Any time there is a desperation level in a life area, such as the burden of trying to make ends meet, during a down economy, the effect is like blood in the water, and all kinds of advisors, planners, kit-creators, and learn-how-to packages start showing up. I like to keep an eye on these when they come into the Freelance Writer area.
This morning I stumbled upon this article which was published on the Examiner’s web site. Quick ways to make money at home… is the title.
- Sell Products
- Freelance Work
- Garage Sales
These are the Quick ways to make money at home?
Selling off your stuff, in a Garage Sale, or running it down to the pawn shop, certainly has a level of speed to it, though it isn’t an easy way to get together the house payment, and certainly not a renewable resource.
Selling products from home, isn’t a quick way of doing anything, as anyone who is successfully running an eBay, Yahoo, or Amazon store will tell you. There is nothing quick or easy about that kind of work — although it can be done and done successfully.
Freelance work, is neither fast, nor easy, nor without a risk factor. As with any area of life, from the outside-looking-in, it is impossible to see all the details, or plan for all of the eventualities. Until you get inside, speculation, is at best, based on partial and incomplete information.
I try to post tips and hints on doing freelance work, as much as possible, but do your research and learn as much as you can, especially if you are up against the wall financially. Reading articles like this from a source like the Examiner, make freelance work sound like this is simply something you over looked, like that $50 you forgot you put inside the cover of the family bible, and can lead you to invest in some gimmick package you can’t afford, and can’t help you over the hump of getting into freelance work anyway.
Elance is a pretty good place to check out. I don’t like GetAFreelancer, because of the cost and lack of support they have. Guru.com is a good place to get an account, and RentACoder.com has several writer project requests coming in a day.
Freelancing as a writer is possible and profitable, you can make a decent living or bring in extra income, but don’t go into it with the thought that it is simple, easy or without its problems and risks.
