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ze_spartan
07-27-2009, 05:18 AM
I've been doing full time/part time for a while now, but currently i feel i need to do some side work like logos/icons..etc
so any freelance site suggestions would b great :)

DesignBear
07-27-2009, 05:21 AM
You're not far from one now. Look a few categories down on the forums.

WHT is a good place to get freelance jobs, just keep a good portfolio of solid, recent work and you should be bringing in a couple of jobs per day.

Good luck :)

Adrian Andreias
07-27-2009, 05:23 AM
Check out rentacoder or elance

ze_spartan
07-27-2009, 05:25 AM
Check out rentacoder or elance

i don't know but elance is kinda sucky right now, wouldn't like to go down the route again :S

arty101
07-27-2009, 06:44 AM
getafreelancer.com

Adrian Andreias
07-27-2009, 07:10 AM
Well, I've tried to use rentacoder some time ago without success. Prices are ridiculously low. I have a friend though that is very active on rentacoder and making a living out of it.
From what I've understood it takes some time on these kind of sites to build a good score and reputation.

On development projects we prefer established projects and customers (2-3 developers working more than a year on a project etc.).

mioot
07-27-2009, 07:30 AM
www.elance.com is best .

LoganNZ
07-27-2009, 07:57 AM
Create your own work - Make a portfolio and spend time on forums, get a name running for yourself and before you know it you will have plenty of development work.

Positive attitude is required :P

The-Pixel
07-27-2009, 10:49 AM
I would suggest creating your own company. If there is something you don't know how to do then you would need to outsource but you can offer a wide range of services that makes it hard for any individual or company to say no to you. Have a solid portfolio with unbeatable prices that gives you an edge over other competitors.

Try http://www.youthedesigner.com/graphic-design-jobs/

superbrain
07-27-2009, 01:22 PM
you can try www.superbraintech.com

Its in somewhat of a beta mode right now but there are projects there to bid on.

DesignBear
08-03-2009, 10:08 PM
superbrain, looks good so far - i'm sure it'll catch on.

leahmarie
08-04-2009, 04:59 AM
Thanks for the tips. I've been looking for side jobs for a long time. Keep the fire burning. :D Thanks. And Good luck to you all.

skullbox
08-05-2009, 06:21 PM
I do my freelance work under and LLC. I never got anywhere with the rentacoder sites. I always ended up losing out to someone who bid some outragously low price.

Eoin_
08-10-2009, 07:36 AM
There is also 99designs.com, which I have used on two projects.

The problem is that it's a competition system - i.e. you enter your submission and the contest holder picks a winner from all the submissions. This means that you can enter a good few competitions without getting paid. However, I would imagine that the prizes are higher than the ones on the freelancing sites.

Kinetik Hosts
08-10-2009, 12:43 PM
I've even found a couple of small jobs and contracts on Craigslist.

justin3ds
08-10-2009, 10:03 PM
i have been using scriptlance.com. its clean and has an escrow system, but its hard to find work :-/

KellyThomas
08-17-2009, 02:15 AM
If anyone is looking for information on freelancer can easily go through a site it's call freelancerguru.com/ hope it'll work for you..

bradleymartin
08-18-2009, 01:47 AM
There is a great site for finding freelance work called seeking service. The only downside is that they require you to buy credits to respond to jobs listed. its About $4 per project.

Kelly Thomas
08-18-2009, 07:11 AM
There is a large market from which a freelance writer can choose, and the sky is the limit as to what type of genre or how much work a freelance writer might have at any given time. A freelance writer whose specialty is fiction might dabble in poetry, short stories or e-books, or he might have an ongoing novel in the works. Many publishers will accept fiction but most freelance writers agree it is a much harder market to break into.

natay
08-28-2009, 04:51 AM
U can also visit a Russian free-lance website free-lance.ru.They often need English native speakers to check out translations or write articles in perfect English for websites.

dotflyer
08-28-2009, 11:57 AM
found a very useful link about list of freelance sites

http://www.myseoblog.net/2008/04/07/lists-of-freelance-sites/