Many of us probably check Craigslist when we want to see whether something that we want is available used for a good price from someone who lives nearby. Of course, there are many other ways that people use Craigslist besides buying and selling stuff. Today, I learned that freelance writers can actually use Craigslist to find work. Of course, like any place where freelance jobs are posted, writers must be cautious in responding to Craigslist ads in order to protect themselves from scams and people who are trying to get quality work without paying a quality price. Craigslist is such … Continue reading →

Whether you are new to the world of freelance writing or you are an experienced professional, you may find yourself looking for new jobs and projects to expand your freelance writing business. Elance and oDesk are good web sites to visit from time to time in order to browse available projects for not only freelance writing, but for many other freelance skills as well. Since your goal in using these job finding sites is to get yourself some work, here are a couple of tips for increasing the frequency with which you are awarded the jobs that you bid on. … Continue reading →

If you are a freelance professional, then Elance is one of the online resources that you may use to find, bid on, and complete jobs. When you join Elance with a free or paid membership, you set up a contractor profile that explains who you are and what you do. As you complete work through the site, your clients submit feedback and ratings for you and that gets added to your profile too. Your contractor profile is very important and can affect how successful you are on the site. Potential clients browse through contractor profiles all the time, looking for … Continue reading →

If you are a freelance writer, you may have a multitude of ways in which you find work for yourself. If you do not have at least a couple of avenues that you can pursue to find work, you may be wondering why you are so bored and have nothing to do. I have been keeping busy, busy, busy with my two home based businesses lately and have not had to pause to find more work for quite a while. I do know that a time will come when it is time to go out into the universe (okay, mostly … Continue reading →

If you do freelance writing work, submitting proposals on projects may be a large part of how you get work. By working as a freelance writer, I have learned that there are two very important things to consider when submitting proposals. First, know what you are bidding on. This serves two very important purposes. The first is that you must know enough about what the job entails in order to be able to make an honest assessment of whether you can do the work and for what price. If the project description is unclear, ask questions. Knowing what you could … Continue reading →