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Topic subjectRE: Freelance job site?
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1100, RE: Freelance job site?
Posted by DanLaBate, Fri Jun-20-08 02:44 AM
Personally I think that Craigslist is your best bet compared to sites like www.elance.com,www.ifreelance.com,or www.rentacoder.com.

Craigslist is a numbers game, so the more posts you respond to the better your chances are of landing a client. If you wait the whole day to respond to a project or even the next day there will be a hundred people who have already sent in replies.

Elance.com type sites etc. usually work on commission or are pay sites, and they tend to have a lot of foreign competition, even though there may be projects for you to do, most of the time you will be competing with someone willing to do a project for much less than you can afford. In my opinion your energy would be better spent using some inexpensive marketing techniques in your local market.

In our experience, even with competition on Craigslist, and people willing to do projects cheap, a good portfolio is what wins over the potential client, not price.

Hope this helps!
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Thanks,
Dan La Bate
Creative Director & SEM - Engines of Creation.com
http://enginesofcreation.com


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