my favorite is networking with people ive worked with at the various companies ive worked for in the past. The companies themselves are long gone, but this actually works out in my favor, since now many of these folks are spread out among many smaller entrepreneurial type companies that encourage a culture of "virtual employees", hiring home based personal for task and projects.
3 Sources for Freelance Work at Home Jobs
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Freelance work at home jobs are easier dreamed about than found, it sometimes seems. Between scouring countless classified ads, fishing out the scams from the legitimate opportunities, sending query letters and follow ups, there’s hardly any time left over to actually find the work. So it’s no surprise that web sites are popping up all over the place listing freelance work at home jobs in one convenient location. Here are three free ones I like to check on a regular basis. (See also: 10 Outdated Job-Search Techniques to Avoid)
Job Prosper
Job Prosper lists job opportunities geared towards stay at home parents, freelancers and retirees, and also coordinates work at home expos with networking opportunities and child care provided. This site is easy to use and the pages load quickly, making this a site you can easily check while having your coffee.
Facebook 4 Freelancers
Facebook4freelancers provides freelance news and writing opportunities posted to Facebook multiple times per day. I like the fact that once you sign up for the group, these gigs post automatically on my wall, allowing me to catch up with friends, colleagues and gig getting all at the same time.
Freelance Job Openings
Freelancejobopenings.com lists paying jobs available to freelancers categorized by type. Search for blogging, copyrighting, graphic design and other jobs according to your interest and ability level.
There are many other resources for searching out freelance work at home jobs online. What are your favorites?
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Another site that I highly recommend is oDesk. This is a online job network site which brings together employers and job seekers together. Since emplores are vetted before registering their jobs you are sure to land on legit jobs.
Excellent list! 2013 is absolutely the year of the freelancer and it's nice to see that I'm not the only one promoting it these days!
I've been doing freelance video production for the last 8 years myself and absolutely love my job. I wrote an article very similar to this in the realm of video production. I typically like to include Elance.com, Guru.com, and even Craigslist.org.
You can check it out here: http://www.jonathanacosta.com/sources-for-landing-clients/
Keep up the great articles, Myscha!
-Jon Acosta
