How To Find Freelance Work Online

I think freelance job is the best opportunity, if you want to make money from home or start your own business. This is a risky career choice, so choose only if you love risk and challenge. Getting a freelance job is not easy as submitting a resume or going for an interview.

If you are a self-employed and not working for a particular company, known as freelancer. As a freelancer, you are not an employee of a company but do work for them. You may have many clients and no bound to working for one company.

Freelance Post :

• Part 1 : Freelance Work : Introduction
• Part 2 : Current Page
• Part 3 : Important Tips For Freelance Contract Work

Basic Need :

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1. Computer – You must need a computer to start your freelancing.
2. Internet Connection – You need to register for getting the project on the website. Today clients are more likely to use the Internet than the directory to find a vendor or freelancer.
3. Telephone or Mobile – Some clients want to discussion with you on the phone.  This is a good idea to set up a separate telephone or Mobile number
4. Bank /PayPal A/c – Most company will deposit your earnings directly into your Bank/PayPal account.
5. Website or Blog (Optional) – Your Website or Blog is a mirror of your skills.  Now, website has become a necessary component, many clients are searching on the internet for freelancer that can provide the services that they need.
6. Letterhead (Optional) – Professionally printed letterhead plays a great role when you try to get job from local area company.
7. Business Cards (Optional) – This is good idea to keep your business cards, you don’t know you will meet someone who need your services
8. Phone Book Listing (Optional) – If you wish to get project from local area than you may pay for listing in your local business phone directory.

Ways To Get A Freelance Job:-

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Step 1: Develop The Professional Skills:

You need a profession in interested field you choose. If you have no knowledge, then you are not eligible to get a freelance job. You know company pay you for your service and without any profession you are not able to provide any service.

Common freelancing field:

Writing: Bureau of Labor Statistics, which estimated nearly 200,000 people, classified themselves as freelance writers in 2009. Most flexible, creative & open fields of freelancing work.

Website Design & Development: Many companies do not have a professional staff to handle their website.  Since, website is often updated; you may find that you can get a continuing contract.

Data Gathering: This is the process of addressing existing customer needs and preferences.

Photography: Number of sub-specialties is the biggest benefits of this field. There are journalistic photography and work available by assignment or on a contract basis.

Consulting: Investigate issue of interest, whether in personnel or project management, or for decorating, shopping, even style and fashion.

Marketing: Another popular field with having grown significantly in the economy.

Step 2: Find Freelance Jobs Online:

Here are some popular freelance website where you can find your interested freelance job. Register and complete your profile with up to date information. Read their rules, agreement and payment option.

Odesk.com – oDesk is a global marketplace that helps employers hire, manage, and pay remote freelancers or teams.

Project4hire.com- Place for Freelance Programmers, Web Designers, Graphic Artists, IT Professionals, Translators, Writers, Consultants & other Freelance Professionals.

Ifreelance.com- Projects for every talent range from graphic design and photography to bookkeeping and data entry.

Guru.com- Biggest site, more than 30,0000+ freelance programmers, web developers, graphic designers, writers & more.

Elance.com- Outsource to expert designers, writers, programmers, marketers, researchers and admin contractors with tested skills.

Step 3: Obtain the equipment

Obtain the equipment you will require for your freelance job. If you plan to write, you probably need a computer/laptop, a word processor. For web designing you will require some software like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash etc… You should collect your previous work as a sample to show your client if needed.

Step 4: Start Bidding On Freelance Projects

Search project related to your profession and start bidding. Some project is hourly basic and some are monthly basic. Most important things, think double before apply:

Client Requirement – Read requirement carefully, and if note sure then don’t apply. Ask if for any confusion or question. If you can describe how you can achieve client goal and how are you different from other freelancers, then you have 50% chances to receive their response.

Bid Price – Compare your service from other freelancers, know market price. Set a specific price for your each service.

Schedule Time – Don’t forget to mention your schedule time. Read requirement and draw a time line.

Step 5: Give Your Best

Give your best to your clients.  This way you will make a reputation in the market. Clients may offer another projects to you, they can refer a reference.  They will leave a positive feedback that will help you to get a freelance job easily.

Company Job : Quick Methods

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1. If you are just starting out, all you need some experience, some title of works you have produced that can be put on your resume. It is better that to get your experience published online than anywhere else.
2. Create resume of your job experience. You should include name of companies for whom you have worked, the project you completed for them and anything else that is important.
3. Deciding what type of project want to do.
4. Depending on the project you have chosen, make a list of companies where you might find the work. For example, if you want to web developing, you will want to list web development companies.
5. Depending on your degrees, experience you will begin to apply for work which you are qualified by making calls and sending out resumes. If you can put together list of email address, you can send resumes over many companies and website. The more resumes you send out there, the more chances to get a response.

Tips and Warning

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• Do not apply if you do not fulfill all of the required qualifications.
• Have a website that serves as a portfolio, best for client to show your previous work.
• Don’t provide fake identity, fake profile or fake portfolio.
• Read freelance website’s term carefully, don’t ignore this.
• Try to provide a demo of the project.
• Regular update your knowledge.
• Don’t bid for every project. Don’t spam and don’t apply if you are not sure to complete.

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