The Internet has opened up many freelance opportunities. What does it mean to "freelance"? That means that you provide your expertise and services for a set fee or rate, usually for short-term assignments. Demand is especially high for website design, graphics design, and business documentation.
Following are resources where you can learn more about becoming a freelancer, and bid for specific jobs. If you are thinking about becoming a freelancer, research each opportunity thoroughly to ensure that you understand their fee structure and policies.

- All Freelance Work - Freelance work and community. Free portfolios, networking, helpful articles, forums, chat, and more.
- Contracted Work - Provides a global outsourcing business center in web design, graphic design, writing, and more.
- Elance - Elance provides an opportunity for everyone to find work and do what they love. Individuals and firms join Elance and create their online profile in order to be immediately connected to businesses looking for their expertise.
- Freelance.com - A leading resource for IT talent. Currently operating in 5 countries, and U.S. in the future.
- FreelanceMom - A support network for women working from home. FreelanceMom can help you locate freelance work from home jobs.
- Go Freelance - Connecting Freelancers and Employers to get jobs done.
- GetaFreelancer.com - Become a freelance programmer, web designer, copywriter or translator. Find customers from all over the world.
- Guru - Use Guru.com to search for and find freelance jobs. More than 160 categories.
- iFreelance - Get access to 1000's of buyers in need of your professional services. Advertise to buyers, bid on projects, and earn money doing what you love to do.
- ODesk - oDesk allows you to set your own hourly billing rates and work with buyers from the United States, Europe and around the world. oDesk lets providers apply to job openings, and buyers search for provider profiles.
- ProjectPosting - Subscribe and bid on jobs for $9.97 per month. No project commission charges.

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