More Sites To Help Freelancers Get Started
This article is guest blog by Sarah Lam.
Freelancing is not as easy as it seems. From quitting your day job to finding freelance projects that pay well, you need be careful in everything you do. Since freelancing is rather new in Malaysia, you might not know that there are many sites that you can try your luck in getting the best projects.
Common Malaysian sites such as Lowyat Forum and AsiaPartTime provide local opportunities but what if you want to try international projects that can be more difficult and yet more fulfilling, where do you go?
There are sites that require biddings while others are more flexible in terms of applying for the projects.
If you want to try bidding for projects you never dreamed of working on before, Elance is the best place to start.
Why Elance?
- Elance provides three free bids for you every month. Upgrade your membership if you want up to 20 bids or more. (It is not compulsory to upgrade since registration is free).
- Elance is using escrow to process payment so you are well protected from scammers.
- Elance has a huge database with thousands of projects to choose from so you can browse through the projects and pick the best three to bid on.
- Elance connects you to international clients and if you are successful, you stand a chance to have a long lasting relationship with your clients.
Other bidding sites include:
However, apart from having to apply for projects, you can get potential clients to approach you in a simple way.
By using Malaysia Craigslist, you can advertise your services and potential clients will be able to contact you should they be interested in your services. While this is not a guaranteed way to score freelance projects, but it is worth a try. At least I managed to get a job through my ad on Malaysia Craigslist.
The key is to post your ad in the suitable category and the right country (I.e.: Malaysia).
Wish you all the best form us.
Enjoy this article? Why not subscribe to the full RSS feed? You can also Subscribe by Email and have new job tips and news sent directly to your email.
Comments
2 Comments »
-
Get Latest Updates
Subscribe to AsiaPartTime via RSS Or, Enter Your Email Address to Get Email Updates:
-
Poll of the Month
Loading ... -
Featured Sponsors
-
is this for real or another scam?
I’ve never heard of Elance but Craigslist is pretty legit. Another site for freelancers, is a web-based time billing software that keeps track of your billable time for the client - Bill4Time.com. Time is money, folks!