Freelancing On The Internet an Industry Review 2010

Market Position There has been little change in the standings of the leading Freelance marketplaces this quarter with the two US giants,Elance andoDesk continuing to lead the field by a long margin.

From the data available it is clearoDesk is leading the packwith billings up 25% on the first quarter of 2010 to $25.6m.Elance is second tooDesk by billing volume in this period, but led the market in terms of innovation, with the inclusion ofElance in Google Apps expected to help the long term market leader regain some lost ground.......READ MORE

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ONLINE BUSINESS TOOLBOX: 230+ Tools for Running a Business Online

Forget useless desktop apps and piles of paperwork: there are now thousands of small and medium-sized businesses managing all their affairs with online applications. After an exhaustive hunt this week, we’ve rounded up more than 230 of the leading online applications for super-productive companies.

Accounting, Billing, Invoicing, Estimating & Contracts


BillingOrchard – Online billing software that maintains hourly billing time as well as flat fee or recurring billing.

Bill My Clients – A hassle-free way to create and print invoices (you can email them too) and send them via the USPS.

Blinksale – Create elegant invoices using professionally designed templates (or create your own) and send them to anyone with an email address.......READ MORE

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CAREER TOOLBOX: 100+ Places to Find Jobs

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Despite the current recession, there are plenty of companies in a variety of fields looking for qualified employees. Here are over 100 sites for job listings, resume reviews, networking and more.

Whether you’re in the tech world, a teacher, translator; in the United States or abroad, these sites will help you launch a modern day job hunt.

What sites and tools have you found most valuable in your last or current job hunt? Let us know in the comments! READ MORE

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Tips for Maximizing Your Freelance Income - Part 1

Working in freelance mode can generate a good turn over in terms of income and freedom of work. However, to make this trend consistent, you have to ride out some rough issues such as being overworked at times and boredom. Therefore, you must apply some techniques to tackle these factors and gain maximum profit.

This article is introducing the 15 freelance tips in a five series article. Below is the initial first two workarounds:

1. Be Selective

Be choosy about which work you should accept and which you should leave out. Because, some clients will have projects that are either way too spread out or they will offer low rate for their projects. In that case it is just a time waste to engage as the project will bring too little of a profit for an extended amount of work.

2. Improve Reusability

When you work for multiple clients at the same time, in many cases you will have two or more clients dealing with similar kind of project. In that case you should do your research in such a way that you can use the information for both of the projects, thus not having to undertake multiple research attempts. Your clients will not be bothered about this at all, in fact they will be happy that you have completed the task faster than they expected.

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Freelancing On The Internet an Industry Review

The world of virtual employees is here, and businesses everywhere are recognizing the benefits of contracting with freelancers instead of hiring permanent workers. What's driving this trend? Business owners are discovering that there's often a better value for their dollar when they hire freelancers. And they're able to choose from an almost unlimited field of skill-sets for each specific project they need help with.

With the freelance industry worth millions of dollars worldwide, as a freelancer, you have the ability to start a profitable business with a very low investment as well as have the flexibility to work almost anywhere, anytime.

But just where do you find the work? At last count, there were 110 freelance sites on the web--and that number's only bound to grow. Out of this large number of freelance marketplaces, there are a few, like Guru.com, Elance.com and RentACoder.com, that are hugely popular. Smaller, evolving sites like GetAFreelancer.com and Bid-Job.com are also starting to make their mark. To help you evaluate your choices, we've reviewed these five sites to determine how each stands out from the crowd....... READ MORE

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