FREELANCE JOB REPORT
Make the right business connections in the world’s
fastest-growing freelance marketplace.
Issue #358 Professional Edition
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In This Issue:
1…..Telecommuting Grows in Popularity
2…..Hot Job: Manage a Web Venture
3…..Take Another Look at Guru
4…..Jobs for Freelancers
5…..Don't Forget the Ergonomics
6.....More Jobs and Projects
7…..Getting Started in Consulting
8..…Cool Project: Undertake Medical Transcription
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1. A Career Option for Everyone
Statistics show that over 44 million people now telecommute
in the United States – a significant proportion of the population.
With this approach to working now firmly established, it is now
easier than ever for freelancers to build successful careers from
home, without being labelled as amateurs.
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2. Hot Job:
Manage a Web Venture
A successful Internet venture is looking for a manager to take
over day to day operation of the web site. The business is
related to online marketing, and receives thousands of visitors a|
day.
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3. Take Another Look at Guru
Guru.com is a freelance marketplace that has had a few troubles
in its brief lifetime. But the site has been revamped and offers a
new approach. If you are looking for another avenue for finding
freelance work, here is a good place to start:
http://www.guru.com ********************************************
4. Jobs for Freelancers
Work-at-home and free agent jobs for writers, designers,
programmers and other professionals.
Write About Extreme Sports
Submissions of articles and pictures from upcoming extreme sports
competitions are needed. These include motocross, surfing,
skateboarding and snow events. Also needed are writers for online
journal of every major extreme sports events. Story must be recent
and cutting edge, with emphasis on 'new' happenings in extreme
sports industry. Photographs with your story are preferred. Be a E-Marketing Officer
A busy web design firm is in need of dedicated professionals to work
on e-marketing. This will involve many duties. These are E-mail
marketing, search engine optimization as well as web promotion.
This will be to drive traffic to client web sites. Chosen candidates will
be awarded bonuses for results obtained. eg: page rank, keyword
positioning and traffic augmentation. Write a URL Script
A programmer is needed to develop a script that will post to online
forms. The data to be posted is a pre-defined list of URL's. The script
should fill each form in that list and submit it with the predefined data.
Must run on windows 2000. The payment is on completion and testing
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5. Don't Forget the Ergonomics
With more and more people working from their own homes, problems
such as back pain are an increasing concern.
In the corporate world, erogonomic factors are given a high priority. But
at home, people tend to make do with whatever furniture comes to hand.
Don't underestimate the importance of getting ergonomics right – it can
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6. More Jobs and Projects
The latest projects and opportunities for free agents
worldwide.
Edit a Manuscript
An editor is needed for a new fiction manuscript. The manuscript is 310
pages long. You will be checking for correct spelling, punctuation and word
usage. It will also need to be retyped in Microsoft Word with the corrections.
The book contains a lot of street dialogue as well as street slang.
Write Golfing Articles
A golfing expert is needed by a newspaper. You will need to write 15
articles of 700 words each. You should have a high level of knowledge
on golf. Preference will be given to those who also play. Additional pay
for good quality, high resolution, corresponding photos. Transcribe Technical Reports
A successful networking company needs the help of an individual with
a good eye for detail. You will transcribe hand-written notes into Word
format on the PC. This work can be undertaken from home from any
location. You must be familiar with Word, and be able to turn work around
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7. Getting Started in Consulting
Want to make a career as a highly-paid consultant? This book will show
you how you can make a success of a consulting career:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/dt/assoc/tg/aa/xml/assoc/ ********************************************
8. Cool Project:
Undertake Medical Transcription
A new medical transcription company is seeking a third transcriptionist.
You will be working from home on all contracts. You must be a Certified
Medical Assistant or have education and experience in Medical
Transcribing. You also must be available, and have internet access, at
least ten hours a day. Please send a resume with at least one reference,
along with your phone number for a scheduled phone interview to do
on-the-spot testing of your knowledge.
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Remember
"People just don't land on mountaintops… they had to climb."
Trevor Stienburg
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