Using Freelance Websites To Telecommute
ow is your job hunting website is a bit different. Many
going? Have you had times the people posting the
problems finding legitimate projects just want to use your
jobs? I don't know if you've ever services for a short time and for
thought about using freelance a specific project. They don't
websites to obtain work at home, necessarily care if you've worked
but this should be something you at home before. Therefore, it
look into. It might not be for could be easier to get a couple
you, but you never know until you projects like this under your
try. belt and then you can place that
job on your resume! It will look
So what would the benefit be to good to other potential long term
using a freelance website to employers to see that you have
obtain per project work at home? experience working for someone at
The first and most obvious home.
benefit is that you would be
earning money to help pay your You might also be able to get
bills, but the less obvious projects that you don't have a
benefit would be that you are lot of experience in, but want to
gaining valuable work at home do more of to build your resume
experience to put on your resume! up. If you want a full time job
There are many employers out at home with a company, let's say
there that would rather hire a transcribing, but they all want
telecommuter that has worked at you to have experience
home before and if you have no transcribing, it could possibly
work at home experience on your be easier to get projects off a
resume, they may go with someone freelance websites and that way
who does. you can build your experience for
the jobs you really want.
However, using a freelance
So this sounds great, right? What up with someone who wants to use
is the downside? I would have to you on a more part time to full
say that the downside if time and/or exclusive basis. I
two-fold. One, there are going to have a client/friend who uses one
be others bidding on the same of these freelance websites to
project, more then likely, so you post projects often, and she
still have competition and many would be a great person to work
times the winning bid seems to go for! I'm sure there are many more
to the person who is willing to people like her posting projects
work the cheapest. Not always the that would be great people to
case, but it does happen. So you work for.
might not necessarily make what
you'd like to. There are many freelance websites
out there. You can go to
The only other downside I www.google.com and type in
personally see is that if you freelance websites or freelance
want the security of a full time job websites and I'm sure you
paycheck, this might not be the will pull them up. The only two
way to get it. You are usually I've heard much about are
working on a project basis and www.elance.com and www.guru.com.
then when that project is over Now as with anything, you need to
you're done, but you need to make sure that the freelance
remember all the positive reasons website is legitimate and fully
for trying this type of work...I research how you will get paid
choose to look on the bright side and if there are any fees. Here
and I would rather have one is just some very basic
project that paid me enough to information about elance and guru
cover a bill for the month then to help you get started:
no projects and no money. Plus,
you never know when you may end eLance
Subscription fee's (in order to Basic profile/membership is free
bid on projects)
"Guru Profile/membership" will
There are different packages range from $29.95 to $99.95 per
ranging from free to $30.00 per quarter.
month
Transaction Fees
Transaction Fee
It depends on what subscription
There is a fee of 8.75% plan you choose. You will need to
commission on the invoiced read each plan at the Guru
project if you win the bid and website to view this information.
the fee is called a "finders
fee".
Payment
Payment
You have to invoice the employer
You can either be paid through through Guru's billing systems.
eLances online billing and Guru will apparently be handling
payment system or your regular the funds and will send you
client billing and payment payment via check, direct
process. A $10.00 fee applies for deposit, wire transfer,
wire transfer withdrawals above remit2india and paypal.
one per month through their
system. So as you can see, it can get a
little confusing and there are
Guru.com plans in which you will have to
pay a fee, but I would start out
Subscription Fee with the free subscription to get
a feel for the website, for the access a job lead database. There
projects posted and just to is nothing wrong with that and it
decide if this is something you is not a scam. My good friend,
would like to invest time and a Pamela, owns a job lead website
little money into. that is loaded with company
websites and she charges a fee
I want to be clear that you don't for you to access this. Freelance
have to use freelance websites in websites are much like this in
order to get work at home. There the fact that they charge (for
are many job lead websites out the better subscription plans) to
there and lots of jobs for the connect you with possible
taking, but this is just yet employers/projects.
another way to start getting work
at home experience and some money I would recommend having a look
to pay the bills. Freelancing is around for yourself, maybe ask
100% legitimate and many people some friends if they have ever
have been doing this type of work used these freelance websites and
for years. I know you have been get their personal opinion, but
preached at to not pay for a job, just remember this as an option
so how is this any different? to getting work at home jobs.
This is more like paying to
About the Author:
Nell Taliercio is the publisher of a weekly telecommuting newsletter that helps moms and dads work at home. Read more about the newsletter and get your free listing of job links at http://www.telecommutinganswerlady.com - and for more telecommuting and home based business information head over to http://www.mommysplace.net
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