| Freelancing e.g. working as a freelancer means | | | | for communication between freelancer and the buyer |
| working something you want to do, using your skills | | | | and provides the buyer abbility to monitor the |
| and expertize. If you have skills in writing, programming, | | | | freelancer's work. This is so, because on oDesk the |
| graphic and web design, data entry jobs, consulting, | | | | jobs are classified as fixed (with a fixed price per |
| tech support, marketing and promoting etc. freelancing | | | | project) and hourly (buyer is billed hourly, depending of |
| is the right opportunity for you to make an extra | | | | the lenght of the work freelancer is payed by hour). |
| income online. | | | | Payment is thru escrow and a freelancer have |
| What do you need? Almost nothing - just your skills (a | | | | several options to withdraw his money just as on |
| computer and internet if needed) and after a | | | | Freelancer and ScriptlancevWorker (formerly Rent A |
| registration (which is free) you'll be able to apply for | | | | Coder) is one of the oldest sites of its kind. Have |
| jobs and projects and get paid for it. | | | | simmillar functionality but a litle bit old look. Althou its |
| Some of the best places to start as a freelancer are: | | | | very easy to search for projects and bid on it, |
| (previously known as GetAFreelancer) is one of the | | | | providing samples if necessary. All conversation |
| largest sites of its kind and growing. Its very easy and | | | | between buyer and the freelancer including files is thru |
| intuitive to use, so I recommend you to start on this | | | | the site' s interface. |
| one. Several hundred new projects in many categories | | | | Other sites worth to be mentioned but some additional |
| are posted every day and possibilities are many. | | | | rules may apply: |
| Registration is free and you can use it to bid (apply) on | | | | Get a Coder - simmilar to above |
| projects. In the start you are limited in the number of | | | | Guru - is a great place to find computer related jobs |
| bids you can placed but that number will grow with | | | | (20 bids quota) |
| every month and with every project you'll win and | | | | EU Freelance - a division of FreelanceriFreelance - |
| successfully completed or you can upgrade to Gold | | | | good place to search for jobs but think it requires paid |
| member and avoid this limit. For every successful job | | | | membershipeLance - offers many different job |
| you'll finish you get a review from a buyer and a | | | | categories but requires monthly membership fee |
| payment thru the site's escrow system which money | | | | TIPS for a good start as FREELANCER: |
| can be transfered from your account at to your | | | | - Bid only in categories you have good skills and you |
| PayPal, Moneybookers, or a debit card issued thru the | | | | can finish the project as required, getting the customer |
| site which can be very handy because its accepted | | | | satisfied so you might be hired from the same person |
| online and on every ATM worldwide. | | | | again in future |
| is another great site for a freelancer's start. Very | | | | - Provide mock ups and examples if you can. This will |
| simmilar to previous and with almost same functionality | | | | help you winning the project and build a portfolio |
| and even easier to use. You're not limited in bidding | | | | - Build a portfolio website promoting your skills as |
| quota.oDesk is another great freelance site, a bit | | | | freelancer and examples of your work (if the buyer |
| different from the previous two. Beside the weekly | | | | agree to allow you to use it for your portfolio only. |
| quota of 20 bids the site offers its custom software | | | | |