Professional freelance seekers usually use five steps to generate a steady flow of work. The five step process is:
1) bidding on work through online services marketplaces;
2) searching for jobs daily on job meta-search engines;
3) browsing online job boards to find jobs;
4) pitching query letters, proposals and article ideas to media outlets, such as magazines and websites;
5) marketing — which includes offline and online promotion, networking and blogging.
This article will discuss how to successfully bid on freelance writing jobs through online marketplaces.
Freelance.com, Elance.com and Guru.com are main popular online Job services marketplaces.
