If you are looking for a great opportunity to work from home, a freelance career may be right for you. I know you are tired of searching job around the internet. Here are some sites where you can find a job as a freelancer.
A Freelancer is an independent person who works on a contracted or agreed upon basis, on a by the hour, by the day, or by the job basis, rather than as a full-time employee. A person sells or contracts their work to a client rather than being employed. His or her own boss and has freedom to work independently, usually from the comfort of home.
what kind of freelance career might be right for you?
Writing – are constanly need online, if you a better in write, the better you can do.
Programming – a lot of programming project in a freelancer site.
Data Entry – one of the contstantly need in freelance site
Graphics Designers – A lot of this oppurtunities are there in freelance site
Where Do You Find Freelance Work?
A list of website for a freelancer:
Getafreelancer – Mostly web design and programming projects but also has some listings for other job types including data entry, support agents, virtual assistants, and more.
Scriptlance - big freelance sites with thousands of service providers from India.
Elance – Large freelance site with projects in various categories including web & programming, design & multimedia, writing & translation, admin. Support, sales & marketing, finance, legal, and engineering.
Rentacoder – one of the biggest and reputable freelance sites.
Guru- Many categories of projects available including website design, administrative support, marketing, engineering, writing, translation, illustration, legal, and more.
Writelance – Freelance writing projects. Listings include article writing, blog and forum posting, copywriting, press releases, e-books, instruction manuals, technical writing, and more.
Hirecoders – not only a marketplace but also a general classified for job seekers and employers.
oDesk – Main categories on this site are web development, audio/visual and multimedia, software development, networking and information systems, writing, graphic arts and design, and administrative support.
Freelancewriting – another great freelance site exclusively for writers.
Developreneurs – an online marketplace where buyers looking for web development services can receive bids from dozens of qualified service providers.
FreelanceMom – Offers freelance job listings, community forum, articles, and other resources for professional women seeking work-at-home opportunities.
iFreelance - Many projects available in categories including adminstrative support, graphic design, legal, marketing, advertising, programming, writing, editing, and translation.
May 10th, 2009 at 1:30 am
Interesting article with a lot of sites I am unfamiliar with…but will be able to check them out now. Thanks for the information. It would be so great to be able to work from home while doing something I love to do!
May 27th, 2010 at 5:17 am
Great Article…I am exploring oDesk…tnx