SKILLANCE

     Freelance writing and freelance graphic design are the most common freelance professions online. Most freelance sites deal with only those two. But SKILLANCE encompasses many professions, from accounting to dog training to translation.

http://www.skillance.com/index.php

FREELANCE BLOGS

     FREELANCE FOLDER, by CHRIS GARRETT, a has valuable information and insights for freelancers. Find here the five biggest freelancing mistakes.

http://freelancefolder.com/my-top-5-biggest-freelancing-mistakes/

     FAB FREELANCE WRITING. ANGELA BOOTH has a great deal of good information for freelance writers. Find here the address of her series, “How To Make Money Freelance Writing”:

http://www.fabfreelancewriting.com/blog/
how-to-make-money-freelance-writing-series/

     And find here her “Freelance Basics”:

http://www.fabfreelancewriting.com/blog/category/freelance-basics/

     WEB WORKER DAILY also has good information for those who do online work.

http://webworkerdaily.com/

     HOME.WURK.NET is a blog for those who are operating a home-based business, or thinking of operating a home-based business. Here you get excellent advice from the place where the rubber meets the road.

http://home.wurk.net/

FREELANCING JOB SITES

     MONSTER LIST OF FREELANCING JOB SITES. At the top you’ll find many sites for designers and writers. But, if you’re not either one, keep scrolling down, and you’ll find some for web developers and programmers. Way down I found a few items for translators. In other words, it’s an excellent source of job sites for freelance designers and writers, the most common freelancers online.

http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/
the-monster-list-of-freelancing-job-sites/

     FREELANCE SWITCH also offers its own job board for freelance jobs. The categories of jobs they list are “design, development, writing, illustration, flash, misc.”

http://jobs.freelanceswitch.com/

CARE.COM

     CARE.COM has branches across the U.S. and may help you find a job as: “babysitter/nanny, tutor, senior care provider, pet care provider, housekeeper.”

http://www.care.com/care-provider-p1068.html

FORUMS FOR FREELANCERS

     TALK FREELANCE has a large freelance forum that includes a “Services Offered/Wanted” section, as well as threads for design, photography, SEO, site development, management, marketing, monetizing, and a good deal more.

http://www.talkfreelance.com/

     The forum for FREELANCE SWITCH lets freelancers of all types share their joys and frustrations and ask for help in a number of areas:

http://forums.freelanceswitch.com/

RESOURCES FOR FREELANCERS

     FREELANCE SWITCH also lists “101 Essential Freelancing Resources.” They include timing devices, billing aids, project management and organization, stock libraries (templates, photos, flash files), business and legal tools, job boards, web tools, advertising.

http://freelanceswitch.com/general/101-essential-freelancing-resources/