How About Starting A Freelance Business


by Jeff Schuman - Date: 2007-02-11 - Word Count: 415 Share This!

When you think about working at home you may not think about freelancing. A freelance business is a great way to make money and work at home if you have a skill someone is willing to pay for.

Freelancing can be anything from website design work to inside sales done in your home. Photography and writing are two other common freelance business opportunities. The internet is a great source for freelance work. If someone needs something done and you can do it then you can start a freelance business.

People who have their own internet business are potential customers if you like to write. Blogging is hot right now if you have writing skills. If you get enough customers you literally can make a full time living writing for people who do not have time.

This may take you some time to get going, so you are going to need a small business growth reserve account to draw money from on the months where your income is down. Another way to get started would be to start part time and develop your business while still working your full time job. Because you do not have a steady stream of work at first you may have to accept jobs in different areas than what you specialize in. A writer may have to write articles as well as press releases. An inside sales person may have to do customer service for an account in addition to sales.

The nice thing about doing freelance work is you can do it around your schedule. The internet is open for business 24 hours a day. If you have more time in the evenings you can work then. Some people have time in the mornings or maybe on the weekends. As long as you can meet the deadlines of your clients you can work when it is best for you.

Starting a freelance business will require you to get an online presence where your customers are. Discussion forums are a great place to find a community on potential customers. Learning how to market your business in a forum can make you a quick client list if you do it right. Two other sources for freelance work are:

1. Tjobs.com

2. Freelance.com

You can Google search freelance and come up with many different ways to get started as well. No matter how you get your customers being your own boss and providing a service makes a freelance business a great way to make money and work at home for yourself.


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