How to get first feelance job

If you are one of those persons who have lost their jobs due to recession than it's best time to say good bye to your old job and start working as a freelancer, so you have decided to join the world of freelancers but still don't know how to get your first job??? Don't worry!!!

It is a difficult task to get your first project on the freelance sites, but it's not impossible. You just would have to keep working until you get your first project and after that you wouldn't have to work that hard as you had to do for the first time. I have provided all those steps that are required to hunt your first job on freelance sites. Just follow them for winning your first project.

What have you got??

This is the first question that every employer would ask from you before giving you the job. It would be best if you asked that question to yourself before applying for the job. You would have to find the best in you to get the best. This is simple rule that would lead you to the success. If you have good English skills than you can do writing jobs while people having other area of expertise should apply for the job according to their skills. Apply for the job only that can be done easily and perfectly because after the great job completion the employer would give you the great feedback and in future he would prefer you on many freelancers.

Create a unique portfolio

Portfolio is the sample part of your work that tells employer that how much efficient you are. Before applying for the project prepare a great looking portfolio for the employer keep in mind that "First impression is the last impression" so, you would have to impress the employer by showing your portfolio.Try to make a short but worth seeing piece of work. If you are hunting for freelance writing jobs than create some excellent article on your favorite subject. Research your subject before writing to make it more attractive. If you are applying for web developing work than create some excellent and error free websites to show as your portfolio.

Be creative and confident

When you apply for the job on freelance sites or anywhere, try to be more confident and creative. Show some unique qualities to the employer. Let him/her know that you are best suited for this job and you can do it in better way than others. Let you employer know that you can give money back guarantee on your work and you are so much confident about your skills. Confidence and creativity is only the key to unlock your first freelance project. Keep in mind the great saying "Be confident but not over confident"

Be positive in interview

If you are called for an online interview with the employer than don't hesitate to talk because it's the chance to tell your employer about your ideas. Show your sample work, let him/her know that you really want to work on this project and you would do best work. Try to keep yourself positive during the whole interview. A positive communication would help you to get your first project so easily.

Offer great work on low price 

It would be difficult for you to provide your service on cheap price but once you succeeded in getting your first project than you can increase your price. After completing your first project you would be given feed back on your work. If you get excellent remarks than it would be easy to find job in future. You can use this feed back to increase in your payment.

In last i would just advice you to keep on trying until you get your first project. Don't give up in the middle when you are so near to the success. Be patient and wait for the fruit of your efforts. Your efforts would never go in waste.

freelance work guide

If you are looking for sites where you can write articles and earn money  as a freelance writer there are many sites that offer both upfront pay  and residual earnings. They offer resources for aspiring writers  including links to sites that pay upfront for articles, revenue sharing  sites as well as sites that connect clients and writers.

Types of jobs

You can do different type of jobs depending on your area of expert. If you think that you can write well than you can become a writer and you can write useful stuff for the people to get paid. There is also a big opportunity for the designers and they can get many jobs on the freelance sites. You can also get the translator jobs if you are fluent in specific language with excellent writing skills. You can also work as freelance interpreter In countries like the UK, US, there's great demand for interpreters because of the vast number of people from all over the world migrating to these countries every year. This results in great need for translation services in immigration, healthcare, education and other public bodies.

If you are not very well in anything than you can do data entry jobs which are so simple and can be done without any knowledge. There is a list of some great sites where all these jobs can be done. They are all tested sites.

Get jobs on Guru (USA, started August 2000) 

Guru is one of the best place to find different sorts of freelance jobs. They provide both free and paid membership. They have very positive remarks from different freelancers. They take a commission of 5-10 percent of your earning on each project.

Work with Elance (USA, founded in 1998 )

Elance is a freelance market place that offers jobs in several categories. Whether your skills are in programming, design, writing, translation, sales, finance, engineering or more, you can find a job on Elance. Membership accounts range from free to $39.95/month for large businesses. Elance charges a service fee of between 6.75 % – 8.75 % for paid jobs.

Find jobs on scriptlance (Canada, started in 2001) 

This is one of the great place to get the jobs that pay well. They have very well reputation among many freelance sites. The best thing about this site is that this is the building block of many successful freelancers. They provide free membership without any money. They charge a commission of  5 percent on any project you complete.