| As with any job you do, starting out is by far the | | | | might have to dig deep but should be able to find |
| hardest part, but good things take time. Believe me, I | | | | some good information. Also, you can use Boolean |
| started out freelancing web design, and in the beginning | | | | logic and search for 'telecommute+writing jobs'. |
| it was hard to always find a steady flow of work. This | | | | Forums |
| is true in every telecommute job and freelance writing | | | | Forums are great, because there you can find what |
| is no different. | | | | people are looking for. A good way to get a handful of |
| First off if you have no freelance writing experience it | | | | business contacts is sign up for a couple forums that |
| can be very overwhelming to get your foot in the | | | | are related to freelance writing and then ask around. |
| door. You are stuck with no business contacts and | | | | You will be able to find a wealth of resources on |
| really nothing notable to put on your resume. | | | | these forums, as well. |
| Furthermore, a lot of people that are looking for writing | | | | Posting Sites |
| work do not want to intrust a 'brand new' writer to | | | | Another great place to find online writing jobs is to look |
| handle their writing jobs. | | | | at Craigslist, or any other popular classifieds site. You |
| However, as stated it can be very hard to break into | | | | can even look for newspaper sites in your area, they |
| the freelance writing world and finding work can seem | | | | always have a classified section, but you will need to |
| like a needle in a haystack. Here are some | | | | jump on these quickly. |
| suggestions to help increase your probability of finding | | | | You will find that once you have a couple jobs under |
| some good telecommuting (freelance writing jobs). | | | | your belt it really does get a lot easier, especially in the |
| Do A Search | | | | telecommuting field. I always try to keep a network of |
| Before doing anything on the Internet I always do a | | | | clients, and ask for contacts and send them updates |
| search on Google, Yahoo, Bing, ect. A good example | | | | to keep my name fresh in their mind. If you do this for |
| would be to search for 'online writing jobs' and see | | | | several months you will start to get a lot of contact |
| what people are interested in hiring people for. You | | | | from word of mouth which is the best way to work. |