If you have been reading around looking for ways to start making money online, you may have come across the term “freelancing”. So, what exactly is freelancing, and, more importantly, how can you earn money from it?
Freelancing is basically doing jobs for someone. This covers everything from designing to writing to data entry jobs - it really is that diverse! The great thing about freelancing is that it’s so versatile and can be suited around you. All you really need to get started is an open mind and a PayPal account for people to pay you with!
Content Writing
There are always webmasters out there that need fresh, unique content for their blog or website. Writing for these webmasters is probably the easiest way of making money through freelance work, as all you need is to write down some words and form a unique article. Obviously the higher quality article you form, the more you get paid, but there are webmasters out there willing to pay for very low quality articles, so it’s definitely worth a try.
Forum Posting
Another great way of making money by writing is forum posting. Forum posting is fairly self explanatory - you go and post on someone’s forum. People will pay you to do this as it makes their forum look more active, which will in turn make the forum look more appealing to new members who will sign up and post for free. It will also get them ranked in search engines. Prices for forum posters are generally quite low (around $0.10-$0.20 per post), but it really depends on the webmaster and what sort of posts they are looking for.
Designing
If you have a talent as a designer, this is definitely for you. It could involve designing logos or websites, depending on your talent. If you are a designer, there are loads of ways to get work as there are loads of designing contests around the web as well as lots of jobs that you can get directly from different people. The main thing for designers is to have a good portfolio that will really show off your best work. This will bring in new customers and also lets people see what they’ll be getting from using your services.
Other Services
There are loads of services you can provide, but those are by far the most popular. So, what are these other methods? Well, there are:
- Copy & Paste work, which pays awfully, but is extremely easy as you only have to copy and paste text.
- Data Entry Work, which is similar to copy and pasting in terms of pay, but again is incredibly easy as you’re only inserting some text and maybe numbers.
- Advertising other people’s websites is also a great way of making money. This usually pays quite well, but if you only do things like submitting their sites to directories you probably won’t earn too much.
Any talent you have will be picked up and there will be someone out there willing to pay for your services, so why not give freelancing a go?
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April 17th, 2009
Cool and very Informative Post Farrhad.
I’m already looking for freelance work.. Lets see!
Enk.’s last blog post..Using Wordpress as a Website
April 29th, 2009
Thanks and good luck!
April 17th, 2009
Awesome post. When I first started making money online I did it by freelancing, and this article is really true and helpful to the newbies.
Simon | Teenius’s last blog post..Destiny Decisions
April 29th, 2009
Yes, many have started like this
May 2nd, 2009
What kind of stuff did you freelance Simon?
May 2nd, 2009
When I first started I did content writing, but if I’m honest I found it boring, would much rather be writing for my own sites. I then moved onto designing but stopped doing that to allow more time for blogging
May 2nd, 2009
Didn’t know you could design dude. Did you ever get any clients?
April 17th, 2009
Nice Post!
Liked it.
Humayon’s last blog post..Humayon: @Farrhad Hey dear! I just read your post about #Freelancing, I am new to BLOG World. Guide me how one can get work over internet?
April 29th, 2009
Thank you
April 17th, 2009
I use frelance writers all the time and I know they have atleast another 10 regulars. The potential is actually amazing if your good and fast at what you do.
Ardit’s last blog post..CPR For A Blog
April 29th, 2009
If the quality is good and affordable, you can do amazingly well.
April 18th, 2009
Humayon’s Last Blog Post, looks weird.. rofl
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April 29th, 2009
Haha, Yes he has left his Twitter url.
April 18th, 2009
I have never tried to become a complete freelancer. But may be will become soon. Great post Farrhad
Harish’s last blog post..Importance Of Joining A Forum Discussion Board
May 2nd, 2009
I don’t think it’s for the lighthearted, you have to be really dedicated to what you do.
What kind of things would you freelance Harish?
April 18th, 2009
Lovely post!
Freelancing is the ‘in’ thing today
The Blogging Park’s last blog post..5 Tips To Rejuvenate Your Blog
April 29th, 2009
It sure is. Thanks for the comment Richael.
April 18th, 2009
Freelancing is a good way to fund your startups.
I’m not too keen on it, I don’t need to spend time on doing something I can outsource. Plus, it’s not automated. More like a regular job.
It’s an awesome post.
April 29th, 2009
For biggies like you-> Outsource!!
Thanks
April 18th, 2009
Nice article Farrhad.
Want it in newspaper tomorrow? xD
April 29th, 2009
Very funny wong.
April 18th, 2009
I am a freelancer, it is hard work and is risky but I work on my own terms, which is the best part.
April 29th, 2009
Freelancers do have a lot of freedom
April 18th, 2009
Great post. Freelancing is a great way to make money on the web. Thanks for giving me ways to do it.
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April 29th, 2009
Glad you liked the post, Teenwebguru.
April 19th, 2009
Freelancing great because it lets people earn money from the internet w/o the need of knowing internet marketing geeky stuffs… So it’s really a nice way to earn
April 29th, 2009
Yes, earning without geeky stuff haha
Thanks for the comment.
May 2nd, 2009
Well, you do need to know marketing to get your services out there. You can’t just get clients, there is some of that geeky knowledge needed!
May 2nd, 2009
Agreed, but not too much as much blogging and doing WP development related stuff.
Thanks for commenting!
April 20th, 2009
Would like to see Post on Tips for Freelancing or getting Freelance work for noobs or newbees.
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April 29th, 2009
I’ll try and do that
April 21st, 2009
I’m myself freelancing on Go Articles (well I’m starting, with only one article, I’m not that of an author yet :P) and your few tips are very interesting and easy to follow (and they will be!).
And as you may know, I’m also designing a bit.
Nic.
April 29th, 2009
Good Luck Nicolas!!
Thanks for commenting.
April 22nd, 2009
I have started forum posting after reading this post. Wish me luck!!
April 29th, 2009
Good Luck
April 22nd, 2009
Nice, i used to do freelance and it is deffinetely very profitable!
Cool post.
April 29th, 2009
Thanks for commenting
April 23rd, 2009
I have done a lot of freelance designing in the past, and it brought in some nice money. But it’s just so much work because I did full site designs and I just got sick of it. I finished off my clients, got my cash and started other things that I enjoyed more.
Alex | Blogussion.com’s last blog post..Dealing With Blogging Challenges You Just Don’t See Coming
April 29th, 2009
I did the ditto same thing
And your blog rocks dude!
May 2nd, 2009
I think I have actually made the decision to go back into freelancing a little bit. I have already gotten a client within the first day of saying that, so I think I’m off to a good start!