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Posted by Charles Loges IV
Charles Loges IV
8,022 Points

Finding freelance work

Does anyone have any advice for getting some freelance work to help build my portfolio? I am considering trying craigslist and oDesk as options

Cesar Marroquin
Cesar Marroquin
10,520 Points

are you going to be doing freelance web design or something else?

4 Answers

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points
Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

Freelancer, Fiverr ( gotta start somewhere) , Elance , oDesk etc. There is a bunch. Just make accounts on all of them and build a portfolio.

Charles Loges IV
Charles Loges IV
8,022 Points
Charles Loges IV
Charles Loges IV
8,022 Points

Most looking for development work but so far most projects I have done involved design as well.

Cesar Marroquin
Cesar Marroquin
10,520 Points

What ghost said were good resources, i would also recommend doing that and just actually cold calling a bunch of businesses near you that dont have sites.

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points
Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

You will actually be able to compete more on Freelancer etc with a portfolio. Getting your first person off Freelancer etc can be very very challenging. A great thing to do is kick things off with making a website for a friend. Make the friend pay through Freelancer.com or where ever you want to start selling your self. Then that way your friend can give you a kick ass review to get things going which will make it 10x-100x easier to get Freelance work online. Noone likes to order off any website from the person who has 0 reviews so having your friend go through one of the free lancing sites will help you a bunch in the long run. This is from experience.

Bob Sutherton
Bob Sutherton
20,160 Points

Thanks for the advice ghost code. Is this blackhat?

Sue Dough
Sue Dough
35,800 Points

I do not think so. You are just doing an exchange on a site vs in person. The site is getting paid a fee so why would they care? :) Do you work at Freelancer or something? I see your shirt.

Charles Loges IV
Charles Loges IV
8,022 Points
Charles Loges IV
Charles Loges IV
8,022 Points

Thanks Cesar and Ghost I appreciate you advice.