Your Skills Are Wanted More Than You Think 0
As I was browsing through the internet just a minute ago, I stumbled across a few freelance websites. I know there are quite a few around, some are better than others. However, I want to introduce 2 website which caught my attention. Firstly because of their professional set-up, but also due to the fact that around 50% of their members are full-time freelancers, making a professional living. Having browsed through the websites, I am astonished about some of the professional services some people offer.
The first website is Elance.com. Elance offers a platform for employers and freelancers, who are able to find each other through a bid process. Elance freelancers offer anything from web design services, to financial services, writers, photographers, legal consultants, marketers, and much more. The lay-out of the website is clean, and in fact freelancers are able to display their total earnings to the community. Some have earned over $100k with their services, and around 50% of all freelancers do this work full-time. Furthermore, Elance offers an escrow service, so that money is sure to be paid by the employer, and to reach the freelancers’ bank accounts.
An alternative to Elance is vWorker.com. vWorker is built much in the same manner as Elance, with currently offering 2,409 open jobs. Also vWorker guarantees payment via escrow services.
A third website I found, which I thought is pretty funny, is fiverr.com. Fiverr is a platform where freelancers, or workers, can quote a job or the kind of work, any work, they are prepared to do for US$5. Many offers are crazy and funny, such as doing 10 backflips, or a running 7 miles in a gorilla costume. Others have a more serious nature, such as proofreading resumes, or practicing conversational skills in a foreign language for 30 minutes.
All in all, I am surprised about all the innovation on the internet. I haven’t tried out the sites mentioned, but I certainly may. Why not try and make a few extra bucks… the opportunities are there.
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