The best 12 websites to find Freelance Jobs online
Do you possess a great skill and looking forward to work?
Are you sick of not getting replies for applied jobs?
I know Australian employers prefer to work with someone who has got local experience. It is sometimes hard to get the first career break. Do not worry! We should thank the technology and internet which is giving us more opportunities than ever. There are some freelance jobs waiting to use your skills. There are some good websites that fetch you a job to work in your own timings and at your preferred location.
Freelance jobs are basically when a company or person hires you to perform certain amount of work. For example, a person would like to have some advice on managing his/her cash flow to run the business. This person might be looking for someone who can provide expert advice at a reasonable cost. If you are good at cash flow management, you can reply to his/her request with your bio-data. Once accepted by him/her, you will be offered a time to complete the job and be paid on its completion. Sometimes, they hire to perform smaller tasks and if they are comfortable with your work, they might give you bigger jobs to perform. This adds an incredible value to your resume.
Here is the list of the websites to find freelance work from home:
This was previously known as oDesk. There is a massive range of online jobs available to apply with all pay scales. There are some jobs which require only administration skills and some requires specialised skills in some areas. Its quite interesting and worth trying.
As you can see from the picture above, it has jobs in the categories of web development, mobile development, design and creative writing, writers, financial and accounting, sales and marketing.
You need to create a profile with all your skills. Profile is nothing but a resume listing all your education and skills. Highlighting the skills you have is the best idea to secure a job. This best suits for students. One better thing is you have many websites to register with, after trying Upwork, try the following sites which have similar features:
This is another place to work as a Freelancer. I have browsed this site and found quite interesting too. This is great for people with a quick and easy service to provide like voice over for some cartoon shows, singing or website testing. I have observed that every service was quoted for $5. Don’t get discouraged; when I went to find more about a profile, $5 seems just a minimum price for the service. People demanded more money for add on services. I found an interesting info on this site as this has got interviews of people who have earned high income for their services. One of them was a student earning money while studying post-graduation. This is a great website for you to gain confidence and earn more money. Types of jobs were categorised into Graphics and Design, Online marketing, etc.
If you don’t like the concept of $5, here are some sites that operate like Fiverr but give you more freedom with the pricing:
LinkedIn is a powerful networking website. Most of us have an account in it, if not, try to create one immediately. This is more useful to expand your networking and let your networking colleagues or friends know that you are looking for freelance work. This might fetch you a job quickly. Try to create a profile highlighting your skills and experience in a professional manner. This helps the recruiters to analyse your personality and enthusiasm.
Where there is a will, there’s a way. If you have intention to work, there are many opportunities waiting for you on your laptop or computer. Try to use them as quickly as you can.
All the above you can try when you are studying degree or Masters. You never know this may place you as a subject matter expert in the field you are interested in. Initially it might be hard to get an opportunity, once you get it; you can work on 2 to 3 projects at the same time.
