Finally, I found myself a means of income, that doesnt involve working for somebody, who is always breathing down your neck. Yes, Im talking about freelancing. Its the newest buzz on the internet. Maybe you should try it to supplement your income, or better yet, make it your sole means of income!
How it works :
> Firstly, you need to get yourself an account on any of the freelancing sites such as
Elance [ Pretty good, has been in the field for a while ]
workbuggy [ Extensive ! ]
freelanceswitch [ Good... ]
There are many others, that are better, but these are my favorites.
>Secondly, start trolling for projects on these sites. Generally, they offer a limited amount of "credits", or "connects" to get you started. These are the tokens that you can use to "bid" on projects. Bidding is a process wherein you, the "provider" are going to "quote" a price for a project that interests you. Make sure you quote the lowest price, so that you get the project. Once you get a hold of things, you can quote higher prices.
>Thirdly, start building projects after deciding the means of payment. And remember, the more money you spend on memberships, the better your earnings will be. The site will start listing your name in premium categories, so that customers will be able to easily get in touch with you.
It amazes me that people/companies are willing to spend upto $500 - $1000 for a simple web page project. NO dynamic pages, NO complicated flash, for just pure HTML and a couple of images, that they will provide you.
Well, Im off to freelancing, until I can find myself a suitable job. Im considering it an important career option.
How it works :
> Firstly, you need to get yourself an account on any of the freelancing sites such as
Elance [ Pretty good, has been in the field for a while ]
workbuggy [ Extensive ! ]
freelanceswitch [ Good... ]
There are many others, that are better, but these are my favorites.
>Secondly, start trolling for projects on these sites. Generally, they offer a limited amount of "credits", or "connects" to get you started. These are the tokens that you can use to "bid" on projects. Bidding is a process wherein you, the "provider" are going to "quote" a price for a project that interests you. Make sure you quote the lowest price, so that you get the project. Once you get a hold of things, you can quote higher prices.
>Thirdly, start building projects after deciding the means of payment. And remember, the more money you spend on memberships, the better your earnings will be. The site will start listing your name in premium categories, so that customers will be able to easily get in touch with you.
It amazes me that people/companies are willing to spend upto $500 - $1000 for a simple web page project. NO dynamic pages, NO complicated flash, for just pure HTML and a couple of images, that they will provide you.
Well, Im off to freelancing, until I can find myself a suitable job. Im considering it an important career option.
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