Remember that day when you came home from your nine-to-five, sat down at the kitchen table, wrote down all of the pros and cons of going out on your own and took the plunge? You became a freelancer. There were a multitude of reasons, but one of those reasons was so that you didn’t have to put up with a bad boss who didn’t appreciate the quality of your craftsmanship or expected you to work for pennies. More…

When it comes to creating the absolute perfect Elance proposal that will land you a job there are many things to take into consideration. First of all, you may want to know what a proposal is. A proposal on Elance is your actual bid for the job. Of course, a visit to the water cooler (the Elance forum where service providers discuss the ins and outs of freelancing) will quite possibly provide you with some great help and quite often many laughs along the way. More…

For those that may be unaware, Elance is a website that offers freelance writers, website developers, graphic artists and other people in the arts and entertainment business a medium where they can create a profile showcasing some of their best work in an attempt to obtain projects that can either be part time or full time. more…

Freelancers all over the world are wondering what it takes to land some of the projects that are available to them on the Elance website. Many people choose to take a very serious approach to this while others choose to entice clients to come back to them because of the lightheartedness that they offer making the clients feel as if they are a real person and not a mechanical machine that solely exists to produce a massive amount of articles. more…

Freelance writing requires much dedication, skill, and the ability sometimes to think fairly quickly. These are the main reasons why it is important not to mess up when you are placing a bid for a job on Elance. It happens many times and there are thousands of people who have messed up a bid at one point or another. If this happens to you the best thing you can do is laugh about it and move on. more…

Whether you are a job seeker trying to find a new source of work or a company looking for freelance help, an internet job site geared directly to freelance engagements is wonderful thing. That is where Elance comes into play. more…