Where to Find Freelance Jobs with Less Competition
Written by Cedric Solidon on January 6th, 2009If you try looking for a freelance job over the internet, you’ll soon find out that you’re faced with stiff competition. It’s especially the case with more popular websites such as Craigslist or eLance.
Let’s take eLance’s case, for example. When you look for a copywriting job there, you’re most likely to compete with around 15-25 providers for every job. That’s unless the job requires a highly-specialized skill such as the knowledge of a foreign language. Thus, your chances of actually winning a job goes down as more providers bid.
So where will you find freelance work with less competition? Here are a few:
1. The good old yellow pages
Using the yellow pages, you can find businesses who may need your services right now or in the near future.
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