How to Start a Freelance Career
October 2, 2007 | Author: Eve Lester | Filed under: Working at Home
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Imagine being able to work from your own home, doing a job you love, and
getting paid handsomely for doing it. Wouldn’t that be great?
Well, the good news is that this is not just a fantasy. It is a prospect that is well within your reach. Today, millions of people worldwide have established highly-successful careers as freelance professionals. Writers, designers, programmers and many other home-based consultants have discovered that freelancing offers the perfect combination of freedom, creativity, flexibility and profitability.
So do you need years of experience and fantastic qualifications to join these lucky people? Not at all. You just need a skill that you can offer to potential clients, and the willingness to learn how to run a home-based business.
Of course, the biggest challenge for new freelancers is finding enough work to justify giving up a day job. How can you be sure that you will keep yourself busy with lucrative work? This used to be a concern, but thanks to the advent of the Internet, things are now much easier.
Now there are a number of job sites dedicated to helping freelancers find work and stay busy. Freelance Work Exchange, for example, brings you hundreds of fresh freelance jobs like these:
Write for Discussion Boards: $1200 per week, plus bonus
A writer is needed for an ongoing writing project. You will need to write copy to stimulate others into joining the discussion board. The writer needs to actively encourage regular and meaningful debate on the relevant discussion board, with some moderating of the content. You must have solid writing skills and good ideas.
Administer a Web Business from Home: $4000 per month
A successful e-commerce venture is seeking a part-time virtual assistant to act as a home-based office manager. You will deal with email correspondence, update site content and deal with general admin issues. You should have your own computer and Internet access.
Transcribe Author’s Notes: $80 per hour, flexible working
A publishing company is seeking a freelance with an eye for detail to transcribe authors’ notes and recordings for a range of ongoing projects. You must have a good grasp of English, be able to edit content into readable form, and be able to submit work from home by email.
I have found and done several of these types of jobs in the last few months from this site, they are by far the site that has given me the most leads. On any given day I can log on and choose a project to work on, much like a paid post, only not on my blogs.
You can sign up for a trial subscription for just $2.95, and get instant access to all the projects in the jobs database. So if you would like to get started on the road to freelance success right now, click here to sign up today.
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3 people have left comments
I m a web developer and i have been looking to jump out of my company. Its one of the biggest companies in the world.
I do not have the desire to leave my company, at the same time, i want to do something more than just working for a company.. I am puzzled..
If only i can see some solid proof of earnings..
Those are good amount of money but I am always hesitant to sign up for any freelance jobs because just like what Barrath have said I need to see proof of income.
I don’t want to quit from my day job and do freelance job. I love my day job but at the same time I also want to try new things.
If I can only see a real proof of income then maybe I will give it a shot.
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