Make Money Fast: Elance

The goal with making money intelligently is creating systems that generate positive cash flow without putting excessive demands on your time. However, these sorts of systems take time and effort to develop, and everyone, sooner or later, will run into a situation where they need to generate some cash quickly. In our Make Money Fast posts, we provide legitimate and honest methods of making money quickly.

elance

Elance is a fantastic place to head to if you are looking to make some quick money. They have a huge marketplace of people looking to hire and sell services of just about any type. Many of the jobs are technologically-oriented, but no matter your background or experience, you can just about always find some sort of freelance job there that matches your skills and interests.

Here are some of the categories of jobs being posted:

Programming

  • PHP
  • SQL
  • HTML
  • Java
  • CSS

    • Design

  • Graphic Design
  • Logo Design
  • Dreamweaver
  • Photography
  • Illustration

    • Writing

  • Editing
  • Translation
  • Fiction, Non-fiction, Creative Writing
  • Writing copy
  • Newsletters

    • Administrative Support

  • Office Admin
  • Data Entry
  • Word & Excel
  • Billing
  • Telephones
  • Event Planning

    • Sales and Marketing

  • Market Research
  • Advertising
  • Internet Marketing
  • Email Marketing
  • Direct Marketing
  • Branding
  • Public Relations

    • Legal

  • Contracts
  • Legal Research
  • Paralegal
  • Negotiation
  • Intellectual Property
  • Records Management

    • Probably the most important thing to know about finding freelance work on Elance is that there is a good bit of competition for most jobs – especially jobs that don’t require a specialized skill set. Having some experience or a degree in the field you’re looking for work in will definitely help, but you can find work in a completely new field if you stick to it.

    Here are some ways to set yourself apart from the competion:

  • Be super professional – You want your potential employer to know you see this as an actual job, not just just something you’re doing for fun. Don’t call him by his first name; proofread every email to make sure it’s not only spelled correctly, but coherent; do things in a timely fashion.
  • Have your resume ready to go – Make sure that your resume is up to date and prepared before you start applying for work. Emphasize experience and skills in the areas that you’re applying for.
  • Do top-notch work – This won’t help you get your first job, but doing high quality work will definitely help with finding more jobs in the same field. If you can get to know several employers and build a reputation for doing excellent work, they will start coming to you when they have a job to be done.
  • Charge less than the competition – While I don’t recommend setting bargain basement rates for every job you apply for, it does help to realize that the person you’ll be working for has a budget of her own to meet. If you can help her save some money, while not compromising the quality of her work, she will definitely appreciate that. When setting your rates, you don’t want to go too low – or employers will skip over you, thinking the low price means low quality – but find out what the competition charges, and then go 5 or 10% lower. It might mean less money in the short term, but can help you get your foot in the door and make more money in the long run.

    • Once you have a job, the list of things to do is pretty obvious: do high quality work, come in at or below your budget, and do things when you say you’ll do them. Two things, though, that I do want to mention in particular. First off, make sure to send regular status updates. It’s a bit disorienting for an employer to send someone he’s never met a job to do, and then not be able to call or walk to their office to see how they’re doing. Make sure that your employer always knows how the project is going and what you’re currently working on. Secondly, if you have any questions on the project, always (always, always!) ask for clarification before you proceed. Your employer will always prefer for you to ask some follow-up questions than do the work incorrectly.

    Now, go forth and make some cash!

    POSTED BY John on Jun 19 under Make Money Fast

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