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Companies worldwide are looking for people to perform a variety of freelance professional services away from their own premises. Outsourcing business operations makes sense for companies that do not have the funds to take on additional employees, yet have more work to do than their existing employees can do.

Online subcontractors work from the comfort of their own home, or small office if they have one, and have access to an international market. The majority of the work subcontracted through job auction sites are one-off projects, for example the writing of a report or the programming of an application. Still, these sites allow freelance service providers to establish a profile and sustain a web presence through their website. Such a system makes it possible to get repeat clientele and progress towards procuring full-time subcontracting jobs. For the best chance at work from the outset, lots of freelancers use one of the following established, reputable websites: oDesk; Elance; Get A Freelancer.~}

Working through an online auction website, freelance business services suppliers are solely responsible for their professional reputation. Clients have the option to leave feedback and ratings on the profile of the provider. Providers must be able to maintain their own books, market their own skills, seek out their own opportunities on the web, and manage their own scheduling and deadlines. Nobody will assist and finish a job if the provider has an emergency.~} Those considering joining any job auction websites, are advised to note the following steps to to give themselves the greatest chance of succeeding:

– Be clear on the rules, etiquette and processes of the site.
– Spend a couple of days a week looking through job listings to see if the sorts of project you’re interested in is available and whether your experience measure up.
– Take the time to build a strong profile page. A neglected profile is a sign to others that a freelancer isn’t serious about getting work.~~}
– Pay visits to freelancing forums or blogs, to learn more regarding the website.
– Create an online portfolio of samples of whatever type of work you do. Refer prospective clients to your online portfolio.
– Make a contract or use a sample work order from the job auction website. It’s best not to simply trsut online clients to pay you; have a contract and use escrow, if it is available.~}

Source : India Outsourcing

Some time ago I was savagely attacked by a bee while innocently enjoying a tipple of sherry in the living room. In the process of battling it (flailing my arms about frantically and screaming like a lunatic) the front door SLAMMED shut so hard that the lock broke instantly.

I had to call a locksmith to fix it and do you know how much he charged? £90! That’s about $160 if you’re across the atlantic by the way. He didn’t change it. He didn’t even change any of the parts. As far as I could tell he simply twiddled at it with some metal thingy (i think they call it a screwdriver) and then stuck me with a ridiculous bill. I had no option but to pay it.

The thing is I checked, and that’s the going rate for a locksmith in London. And do you know WHY they get away with charging such high rates? Because it’s a SPECIAL SKILL. Most people can’t do it.

What does this have to do with you? Absolutely everything. You see, YOUR specialist knowledge is absolutely priceless online. If you happen to be an internet business entrepreneur (like me) you can make an absolute BOMB simply by knowing more than most, and having more skills than most. Because people will pay (sometimes exorbidant sums of) cash for your specialist skills & knowledge. And the potential is even more potent in the internet arena where new techniques, systems, methods & technologies are born almost daily.

Think about that the next time you’re struggling with trying something new online. Because once you sort it out, you can probably write your own ticket by having that skill or knowledge. Here are just a few examples of the type of online specialist skills & knowledge I’m talking about:

* Creating simple websites.
* Understanding & penetrating new niche markets.
* Installing scripts.
* Creating information products & software.
* Creating graphics.
* Pulling in traffic.
* Building Opt In Lists.
* Setting up membership sites.
* Creating Audio/Video.
* Creating podcasts & RSS feeds.
* Creating high-ticket courses.

You see, just this small list of topics require SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE too. This means that like the locksmith, once you start to master them, and know where to find customers who are looking for them, you can start charging those high market prices for them yourself.

A lot of people want to earn a massive amount of money online. They want $5,000 or $10,000 online. There’s nothing wrong with that at all but if you’re starting out from scratch then it takes some time and application to develop your skills & knowledge online.

Perhaps you already have a SPECIALIST SKILL? If so, start to think about how you can market that skill online. The next section of this article looks at how and where to freelance your skills for immediate gains.

Freelancing – The Opportunities For YOU Are Endless. Here’s What To Sell, Where To Find Work & How To Set-Up A Freelancing Business Selling Your Skills Online!

It’s almost startling the way that the entire world is rushing online to conduct business. Did you know that there are an estimated 8 billion websites floating around on the world wide web? That number is going up as we speak.

It’s good news. Because as more and more people and businesses come online it creates one thing – opportunity. As the internet evolves, so does your scope for marketing your skills and services online.

So what type of skills can you market online? The answer is just about ANYTHING that you can do for someone else. I’m going to be focusing largely on online business skills today but it could just as easily be something completely different (for example making hand made crafts or creating some kind of trap that would keep Cyril and his teeth at bay for a few days).

Here are just a sample of your skills and services that you could offer to the exploding internet business market:

– Content creation.
– Website creation & maintenance.
– Graphics creation.
– Copywriting.
– Information product creation.
– Software creation.
– Search engine optimisation.
– Pay per click campaign management.
– Affiliate program management.
– Joint venture marketing.
– Market research.
– Opt in list/leads services.
– Audio/Video production.
– Accounts/Excel/Word skills.
– Access database skills.

I could just as easily keep going for AGES with additional services & skills that you could charge for (and that are in great demand). For now, lets talk a little about the sort of prices that you could charge for your skills. Here are some averages I found for you:

For WRITING Services (copywriting, transcriptions, reports) – Average price of $376 per project.

For DESIGN Services (book/cd covers/photo editing) – Average price of $264 per project.

For PROGRAMMING Services (C++ and other geeky type languages) – Average price of $1,030 per project.

For OTHER services (including lead generation, video editing, word processing, excel skills) – Average price of $780 per project.

Do YOU have any skills that could be used by the billions of businesses seeking them? Why not find out? Visit the elance site below:

www.elance.com

You’ll find out exactly what skills are sought after – and if you happen to have them you could start bidding on projects and start creating an additional stream of in come by offering your services.

To your immediate success,

Tuks Engineer.

For freelancers, the very first impression is the most important. When you first meet a new potential client, its important that you provide them with an impression of you that allows them to relate to you on a personal level other than on a purely professional/business level.

The most important paramater for successfull entrepreneurs is the human relations you generate. It is important that your clients or potential clients you meet feel you are more than capable on a professional level, but you also need to generate a human contact. Focusing on the business at hand is easy, and can impress the client with the knowledge you have. It’s all about caring for the customers.

Before meeting, be sure to do some homework first. Look them up on the homepage, they are sure to be on the companys homepage or have a personal blog somewhere. Try to locate them on LinkedIn, and if there is a connection, you can research further details about them. Make a search for their name on google and see what you can come up with. There are several things you can research to learn about your potential customer. This knowledge is very valuable in knowing how to treat them, or with interesting talking points during the conversation.

When you first meet a potential client in person, be sure to smile a lot,  and try not to focus on the actual business you’re there to discuss with them. Present small anecdotes and do not be afraid to tell anecdotes from your personal life either. You are not there to tell them about yourself, but be sure to open the lid, and shed some light on yourself.

After a period of time, focus the attention back to the reason you are there for. That will show the client that not only are you easy-going and talkative, but also professional, and you will set yourself in the drivers seat, and guide the conversation. The client is interested, so make sure that they feel confident in you as a freelancer.

Send an e-mail as soon as the meeting is over, at least before the end of the day. In here you briefly outline what you talked about and what you agreed upon.

Remember, if you can expand the professional level you are on, you can perhaps expand the business side of things, but its also a good help if something goes wrong with the project you are working on.