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List of Consulting Jobs PAGE 2 : 160+ Freelancing Contract Job Boards for Finding Consultant Projects

PAGE 2 OF THE LIST OF Consultant Jobs : 160+ Freelance Contract Job Sites for Finding Consulting Projects

Consultant Jobs 160 plus freelance contract jobs sites and job boards for finding freelance projects
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This is Page 2 of the Consulting Jobs Page List … Please Find Page 1 of Our Consultant / Freelance Job Boards Here.

I realized that my article : A Huge List of Freelance Job Boards and Sites had a lot of stale links and hadn’t been updated for over a year. I decided to hit the web and do some research to update the list. I was amazed to see how many sites had gone under. I think it was around 15 of them. But the good news is that there at least 30 new freelance job boards listed here and I plan to add more soon. Now there are over 160 job boards to help you in your job search for consulting projects. I am starting a new series called Where to Find Freelance Jobs for [fill in occupation]…so for example, ‘Where to Find Freelance Jobs for Illustrators’ or ‘Where to Find Freelance Jobs for Graphic Designers and Web Designers’…etc. So Subscribe to All Freelance Jobs Blog so you can be notified of new articles.

GigaOM Jobs : (NEW! for Hi-Techers)

Giga OM Jobs

The GigaOM Job Board provides info on job opportunities for hi-tech professionals at notable technology-focused startups and companies around the world.

Go Freelance : (NEW!)

Go Freelance

Now it’s easy to market your freelance services and find all the business you need to succeed. They have many jobs in our database, with fresh contracts and projects being added daily. So kickstart your work-at-home career by signing up for the free edition of The Freelance Job Report.

Guru.com

Guru

Freelance non-auction jobboard. I’m not crazy about Guru, but you can take a look for yourself.

GuruLance

Guru Elance

Are you a web developer or web designer? Offer your services on this freelance site.

Hire Coders

Hire Coders

Connecting technology professionals to project managers providing both programmers and project managers the opportunity to expand their business and reduce their costs. Feel free to post a project for bidding or bid on current open projects.

iFreelance

iFreelance

Post your profile today and 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.

I Can Freelance : (NEW!)

I Can Freelance

If you have a skill there is sure to be a demand for it. You can make money while you are home and best of all its easy. Be your own boss and make money on ICanFreelance.com

Indeed : (NEW!)

Indeed

A job aggregator that I have added the word freelance to … check it out.

IT Match Online : (NEW! for Programmers and IT Professionals)

IT Match Online

An IT professional marketplace.

JobServe US : (NEW!)

Job Serve US

This is a job site that has been around forever but I didn’t think of adding it until now. You can search for freelance jobs, by choosing ‘Contract’ from ‘Job Type’ drop down list. JOB SERVE UKJOB SERVE AUSTRALIA

Journalism Jobs : (NEW! for Journalists, Editors, Designers)

Journalism Jobs

This is a great job board for journalists and they also have many freelance jobs which are posted.

Krop : (NEW! for Creative & Tech Jobs)

Krop

This is a great job board with a gazillion (like my made up word?) freelance jobs, just type in ‘freelance’.

LancePost : (NEW!)

LancePost

A new freelance job aggregator.

Lingo Tip : (NEW! for Translators)

Lingo Tip

Freelance job board for freelance translators.

List Bid

List Bid

Listbid offers web design and development projects

Mac Freelancer : (NEW! for Mac IT People)

Mac Freelancer

Freelance jobboard for Mac project outsourcing.

Meta Filter Jobs : (NEW!)

Meta Filter Jobs

MetaFilter Jobs is an area for sharing job openings among members of MetaFilter. Some Freelance jobs are listed here.

Monster Contract

Contract Monster

Monster’s Contract and Temporary Work section

Monday Works : (NEW!)

Monday Works

Another freelance job board. Registration is free, no obligations. Only pay when you earn - There is nothing to lose but a lot to win!

MyTino : (NEW!)

MyTino

One of the leading outsourcing sites.

No Agencies Please

No Agencies Please

Fee-Free direct recruitment for new media freelancers

NUJ Freelance Direct

Freelance Directory

The NUJ Freelance Directory is the biggest and most reliable listing of media freelances in the UK and Ireland, covering writers, editors, sub-editors, designers, illustrators, photographers, broadcasters, scriptwriters, web designers, translators, trainers and researchers

NY Freelancers

NY Freelancers

We can help you find freelance programmers, Web Designers and Copywriters. Outsource projects your web design and programming project and save. Find out why we have hundred’s of successfully outsourced projects.

ODesk : (NEW!)

oDesk

oDesk’s payment system charges buyers each week for hours worked, and generates detailed timelogs to give literal visibility into the underlying work activity of providers. the oDesk Workplace lets buyers assign tasks, track progress, manage source code, and collaborate. Providers login to work each day at the oDesk Workplace.

Offshore Experts : (NEW!)

Offshore Experts

The Premier Directory of Global Outsourcing Service Providers. Network with over 20,000 Outsourcing Experts from Around the World.

OnForce : (NEW! for Computer Repair and IT)

Onforce

The freelance marketplace for Computer Repair Services and IT Professionals.

Online Writing Jobs : (NEW! for Writers)

Online Writing JObs

There are tons of freelance writing jobs here.

Open Ad : (NEW! for Designers, Writers, Marketers)

OpenAd

We are the first online marketplace for buying and selling advertising, marketing and design ideas.

Outsource Today

Outsource Today

OutsourceToday.net is the online market place where buyers / procurement managers can post their projects. Businesses and freelance service providers such as freelance programmers will bid for the work you outsource and you can select the best one that matches your requirements

OsLance

OSLance

Provides an online business community for Open Source Developers and Project Managers. We aim to fund OpenSource applications and enable a positive experience for all concerned. As a user and admirer of Open Source applications, this is our way of saying thank you. osLance.com has the ability to provide open source with an income. If you have ever used Open Source applications this is your chance to give something back!

Outsource Your Logo Design : (NEW! for Logo Designers)

OSYLD

A freelance job site for logo designers.

P2W2 - (NEW!)

P2W2

It is a new web 2.0 freelance site where you can both check out eachother (employer and freelancer)…and there are also freelance projects of course.

People for Business - (NEW!)

People 4 Business

Sell your skills to UK businesses

People Per Hour : (NEW!)

People Per Hour

Market your services, Reach new clients - win work online, and Stay protected - earn money securely.

ProBloggers - (NEW! for Blogers / Writers)

Jobs at Problogger

The ProBlogger Job Board is where bloggers looking for jobs and companies looking for bloggers to hire meet. Not all of them are freelance, but I am quite sure that most of them probably are.

ProjectLance

Project Lance

Seems like a pretty busy freelance marketplace, take a look around.

PHP Freelancers

PHP Freelancers

Need help with a PHP related project? post your project for free, and have thousands of professional programmers place bids. Looking for some extra Freelance projects to expand your portfolio and put some extra bucks in your pocket?

PHP Quote

PHP Quote

Where PHP Programmers and PHP Projects meet.

PinoyJobs : (NEW!)

Pinoy Jobs

Pinoy Jobs is a FREE job posting/listing for employers or companies which aims to reach Filipino job applicants.

Post a Position : (NEW! for Graphic Designers)

Post a Position

Many freelance graphic design jobs listed here.

Pros to Go

Pros to Go

Assists clients and freelancers in meeting their needs. While clients need freelancers to complete their projects, freelancers need the income these clients can provide. ProsToGo is where the two meet. Our service specializes in handling projects and freelancers in the writing, editing, proofreading, and other text-related fields.

Projects Pool

Project Pool

With the energy of the executive team and staff at Projects Pool we will support your needs in the new and exciting world wide business outsourcing process.

ProjectSpring

Project Spring

This is the site to visit if you are a computer programmer. Tons of freelance programming projects, and it only will cost you $5 per month if you want to bid on projects.

Programmer Meet Designer (NEW! for Programmers)

Programmer Meet Designer

This is a site for programmers, web developers, web designers, entrepreneurs, and writers to find each other and work together to create websites that look and function great. Not a freelance site but there are freelance job sites on there.

Programming Bids

Programming Bids

Great freelance auction site for programmers and web developers. There are a large number of open projects.

Programming Outpost

Programming Outpost

A great resource to have freelance programmers bid on your programming project. All project posting and bids take place on our forum.

Project4Hire

Project 4 Hire

Find jobs for Freelance Web Designers, Graphic Designers, Programmers, Coders, Writers and more Project4Hire.com is the place to find Freelance Programmers, Web Designers, Graphic Artists, IT Professionals, Translators, Writers, Consultants & other Freelance Professionals.

Project Simple

Project Simple

Bid on web design, graphic design, web programming, flash, database, and search engine projects posted by Project Managers.. Search open projects by keyword or catagory. Sign-up to receive e-mails when projects have been posted in your area of expertise. It costs project seekers nothing to bid on projects. If you are accepted for a project, you pay a flat $5.

Project Worm : (NEW!)

Project Worm

Market your skills by submitting your profile, get projects and earn money doing what you like

ProZ : (NEW! for Translators)

Pro Z

ProZ.com is the leading site for interpreting and translation jobs. Jobs listed in these pages have been posted by outsourcers seeking quotes from language professionals.

Rentacoder

Rentacoder

Best site out on the internet for programmers and web builders. Check this freelance site out if you are in the web business.

Remote Gurus : (NEW!)

Remote Gurus

If you want to provide a service, RemoteGurus will help you find customers with job postings.

RFP Database - (NEW!)

RFP DB

Everybody needs Requests for Proposals (RFP) or wants to publicize theirs so they get enough competitive bids. Register for free and have instant access to RFPs and the ability to upload your own. Get the bids that your project requires and deserves!

Script Plaza

Script Plaza

Freelance jobboard for programmers.

Script Lance : (NEW! for programmers)

Scriptlance

Over 200 freelance programming and coding projects posted every single day.

Search Web Jobs : (NEW! for Web Workers)

Search Web Jobs

Many freelance web design and development, web managers, etc jobs listed here

Simply Hired : (NEW!)

Simply Hired

A great job aggregator and this is the freelance section.

Space Master Interiors

Space Master Interiors

A virtual marketplace matching Clients and Designers through the process of free bidding. Interior design and space planning services, commercial interiors, home decoration, 3D renderings and perspectives.

Smarterwork

Smarterwork

A freelance auction site that has changed quite a bit in the past year. There are much fewer jobs posted now than I remember.

Smashing Magazine Jobs : (New! for Web Workers)

Jobs at Smashing Magazine

I am sure that you have read many articles from Smashing Magazine, well now they have a freelance job section on their site for web designers, developers, animators, bloggers, writers and other web working jobs.

SnapLance

Snaplance

Snaplance is an online project outsourcing service designed to bring freelance professionals together with employers ready to buy. Through our online bidding system freelance web developers, freelance graphic artist, computer programmers and server administrators are able to bid on projects submitted by employers from around the world.

SoloGig

Sologig

Sologig was created to connect freelance and contract professionals with qualified employers. Through our project and job seeker databases, freelancers can find their next great project, contract or part time job and list their qualifications so employers can immediately find them. Employers can post freelance, contract, or part time jobs and quickly find the talent they need. It’s fast and easy and can work for you.

SunOasis

Sunoasis

Freelance Writing Jobs

Support Universe

Support Universe

Earn money for your programming and design skills: View and bid on existing projects for the price that you want, deliver and get paid. Firms and freelancers are welcome. Join now.

The Freelance Nation : (NEW!)

The Freelance Nation

The Freelance Nation is the umbrella website for 119 city-specific freelance job boards where companies post freelance jobs, freelancers find work and recruiters and staffing agencies source quality candidates.

ThemWired : (NEW!)

Them Wired

ThemWired is a project which will help you meet some talented freelancers from various fields so you don’t have to go hunting elsewhere. So go there and fill out your information so that you can be found by potential customers.

Total Freelance

Total Freelance

Whether you’re a professional looking for freelance employment, or a company looking to find the perfect freelancer for your project, your search is over.

Translators Cafe (NEW! for Translators)

Translators Cafe

You can create your own profile and track your job applications in your personal translation agencies list. Registered translators will be notified about all new translation jobs in their language combinations posted on the Job Board.

Trally

Trally

Latest Freelance Translation Jobs, updated in Real Time.

VFX Jobs : (NEW! for Digital Artists)

VFX Talk Jobs

A handful of jobs are posted every day so this one is a good find for digital artists.

Web Walas

Web Walas

Freelance Jobboard for Customised Portal Solutions, Multimedia, Website Designing and Development

Webmaster Workforce : (NEW! for Webmasters and Web Workers)

Webmaster Workforce

Webmaster Workforce is online marketplace that connects buyers and providers of webmaster related goods and services as well as some adult site projects.

WhizoLove : (NEW!)

Whizolove

A new web 2.0 freelance marketplace for freelancers and employers to meet.

Wise Scout : (NEW!)

Wise Scout

Find the right contract for you. Our unique job search and alert system makes it easy to find contracts in the right location, for the right day rate, at the right time.

With Cake : (NEW! for developers)

With Cake

If you are a developer or a development company looking to work on CakePHP projects, then add your name to the site. Your link will reside on the site for 30 days. No jobs are listed, but jobs might find you.

Work at Night

Work at Night

We’re a brand new employment site and are excited about building our database of employers and helping you to find the perfect night-time or work from home job.

Worldwide Freelance Writer

Worldwide Freelance Writer

Freelance site full of information for writers, including information about writing markets. I didn’t see a jobboard on this site, but I could have missed it.

Writing Career : (NEW! for Writers)

Writing Career

A great listing of freelance writing jobs.

WriterFind

Writer Find

Work for freelance writers…some jobs are only listed to their fee-paid subscribers.

WriterLance : (NEW! for Writers)

Writer Lance

A freelance biddings site for content writers.

Writers Row ( Now Called Freelance Writers Weekly)

Freelance Writing Gigs

Here are listed leads to freelance writing projects…written in a blog format.

Writers Weekly

Writers Weekly

A newsletter with new weekly freelance job posting

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Consultant Jobs : 160+ Freelance Contract Job Sites for Finding Consulting Projects

Consultant Jobs : 160+ Freelance Contract Job Sites for Finding Consulting Projects

Consultant Jobs 160 plus freelance contract jobs sites and job boards for finding freelance projects
Photo by Aaron Edwards

I realized that my article : A Huge List of Freelance Job Boards and Sites had a lot of stale links and hadn’t been updated for over a year. I decided to hit the web and do some research to update the list. I was amazed to see how many sites had gone under. I think it was around 15 of them. But the good news is that there at least 30 new freelance job boards listed here and I plan to add more soon. Now there are over 160 job boards to help you in your job search for consulting projects. I am starting a new series called Where to Find Freelance Jobs for [fill in occupation]…so for example, ‘Where to Find Freelance Jobs for Illustrators’ or ‘Where to Find Freelance Jobs for Graphic Designers and Web Designers’…etc. So Subscribe to All Freelance Jobs Blog so you can be notified of new articles.

All Freelance Work

A huge resource for freelancers, with over a thousand projects posted every day. It is Free to apply for jobs and to post jobs. Additionally, display your portfolio / career profile in order to allow employers to find you.

Contracted Work

Contracted Work

A freelance site that has grown in great leaps and bounds. You can do a search and find a great number of projects. I think that there is a monthly fee in order to search for projects, but it might be worth checking out.

Elance

Elance

The largest freelance marketplace on the internet. Freelancers have to pay a hefty amount in order to search for projects, which is quite a lot to pay out if you don’t end up winning any work.

12Freelance

12 Freelance

A very new freelance site. You guys will need to let me know what you think about this one.

2 Pop Forums : (NEW! for Digital Filmmakers)

2 Pop Forums

A nice set of freelance projects for digital filmmakers.

37 Signals Gig Board : (NEW!)

37 Signals Jobs

Need some help on a project? Looking for a freelancer, contractor, consultant, or company to give you a hand with development, design, copywriting, or something else? Meet your match on the Gig Board.

About Freelance Writing

About Freelance Writing

Small list of current freelance writing jobs found on the net.

Agave Blue

Agave Blue

Agave Blue is a resource for recruiters to find the Talent, Project Managers to find projects and freelancers, and Contractors to find Contracts. The end result? Great match-ups of experience and skills, with quality projects, contracts and full time jobs. Agaveblue had the IT Professionals in mind from the get go - that’s why we’re better.

Agent Solo : (NEW!)

Agent Solo

Agent Solo launched this English version of their formerly only French freelance job board.. It’s aimed at Canadian freelancers and small business.

AggieLance : (NEW!)

Aggie Lance

Agricultural freelance jobs.

Aquent

Aquent

A freelance recruitment agency. Aquent sort of works like a temporary agency for talented professionals.

Animation World Network Jobs : (NEW! for Animators)

Jobs AWN Animation World

A few freelance jobs for animators are listed here.

Adveres

Adveres

A freelance job system that will enable freelancers and employers to be efficiently matched based on skills requirements and project needs. Web professionals can search for projects using skills categories finding only projects that they have the skills to do. Employers can post projects with advanced options to ensure that the right candidates respond to their project posting.

Alt Pick (NEW! for Illustrators, Photographers, Illustrator Reps)

Alt Picks

There are jobs here for Illustrators, Photoraphers, and Illustrator Representatives.

Authentic Jobs : (NEW! for Web Designers and Developers)

Authentic Jobs

Authentic Jobs is a targeted destination for freelance and full-time standards-aware designers and developers and the companies seeking to hire them.

Bid-Job

Bid Job

Bid-Job.com is an Asian Freelance, Project Outsourcing & Professional Services Marketplace. The principle is “matching high quality services with Lowest price”.

Bid it Out - (NEW!)

Bid it Out

A new web 2.0 site. Have the security of being paid on-time with their escrow system for payments. You can even work at home and tap into a global pool of suppliers across a huge range of industries!

Bid Radar

Bid Radar

BidRadar finds, sorts, and delivers business opportunities to you by email every weekday — for just pennies a day!

Biz Reef : (NEW!)

Biz Reef

BizReef is not a simple message board, it is a fully functional online marketplace.

Blogger Jobs : (NEW! for Writers / Bloggers)

Blogger Jobs

Finally a site for just blogging jobs - many of them are freelance if not most.

Blog Post for Sale : (NEW! for Blog Writers)

Blog Posts for Sale

Get paid for blogging. Write about web sites, products, services, and companies and earn cash for providing your opinion and valuable feedback to advertisers.

CareerJet

Career Jet

Just type in freelance on the job aggregator and you get tons of results.

CGI Lance

CGI Lance

CGI Lance is an online auction for all kinds of CGI projects. It’s a one-stop solution portal for professionals, which currently offers service in many categories. Use CGI Lance to efficiently post projects, receive and evaluate competitive proposals, review detailed profiles of providers that include references and client ratings.

ChinWag Jobs : (NEW! for Jobs in New Media)

Jobs at Chin Wag

Chinwag Jobs, started life in late 2000 as a small, yet perfectly formed email announcement list of jobs in new media.

City IT Jobs

City IT Jobs

CityITjobs is a Services Marketplace. Employers / Buyers can search Resumes and find talent to do their projects or to fill full or part-time positions. Employers / Buyers post the job as a project. Service Providers who wish to do the project place bids, indicating the asking price for completing the project. At the end of the bidding, Employer/Buyer can award the project to any Service Provider who bids for the project.

CG News : (NEW! for CG Artists, Filmmakers, Digital Artists)

CG News

The CG News job board.

Code Lance

Code Lance

CodeLance was started in 2001 and has grown steadily since then to provide a custom software development solution to both buyers and freelance programmers all over the world. Our goal has always been to create a fair and open marketplace for all parties. In addition we strive to be the friendliest web-based service around and are always happy to help answer any queries or concerns.

Coder Cafe - (NEW!)

Coder Cafe

Web design and web development / coding freelance projects.

Coder for Rent : Freelance jobboard for freelance programmers

Content Central - (NEW! for Writers)

Content Central

Content Central, the focal point for buyers seeking to commission original content for websites, articles or press releases. Create your project and have freelance copywriters quote for delivery. Free to buyers and low commissions for providers.

Coroflot - (NEW! for Designers and Creatives)

Coroflot

Coroflot has been around forever but I didn’t even think of listing them here as a freelance job board until now. They get a freelance job added a few times a week so it is worth it to take a look.

Creative Freelance Web Designer Marketplace

Coswap

CoSwap connects businesses with creative freelancers who specialize in freelance website design, flash design and graphic design work. Outsource your web design project and let web designers bid on it under watchful eye of CoSwap expert professional designers.

Creative Heads : (NEW! for Creatives)

Creative Heads

Freelance jobs in Video Game, Animation, TV & Film, and 3D Technology.

Creative Hotlist : (NEW! for Creatives)

Creative Hotlist

Not very many freelance jobs listed here but I would look every once in a while.

Creative Niche : (NEW! for Creatives and Developers)

Creative Niche Canada

Creative Niche is a job board for designers, proofreaders, writers, programmers, developers, artists, etc and has a number of them that are freelance.

CSS Beauty Jobs : (NEW! for Web Designers with CSS Knowledge)

CSS Beauty

No listings at the moment, but maybe there are usually some.

Design Quote

Design Quote

Where web designers and web design projects meets.

Design Crowd : (NEW! for Web Designers & Developers)

Design Crowd

A forum for freelance designers and has a great freelance job board listed on there with freelance web design and programming jobs.

Developreneurs

Developreneurs

Developreneurs is an online marketplace where buyers looking for web development services can receive bids from dozens of qualified service providers by filling out a single request form. Buyers realize a maximum savings by having their request viewed by hundreds of providers competing for their project based on specific expertise and availability.

Direct Freelance : (NEW!) Directfreelance.com allows to quickly locate writing, graphic design and programming jobs. Freelancers can find jobs and get paid directly from clients posting projects.

eTeq : (NEW!)

eteq

eTEQ.com contains auctions, job postings, and freelance ads all for free. Project owners can post their projects for free and have the site’s competent freelancers bid on it while freelancers, on the one hand, can also sign up for free and begin browsing for various projects up for bidding posted in the site.

Filter Talent : (NEW! for Creatives on West Coast)

Filter Talent

FILTER is a full-service creative resources company that connects industry-leading companies with the very best creative talent throughout the West Coast. Offering both creative staffing services and interactive media design and production, FILTER helps clients to make their ideas a reality and complete their projects with more speed, flexibility and cost efficiency.

Flay : (NEW! for 3D Artists)

Flay

Just a few jobs listed for freelance 3D Artists.

Freelance Auction

Freelance Auction

Are you a web designer? Do you work part-time as a freelancer or as a contractor? Do you provide web site design, graphic design, logo design, flash, database development, related services? Get a freelancer account at freelance auctions to bid on jobs.

Freelancer Jobs Net : (NEW! for web developers)

Freelancer Jobs Net

They provide developers and webmasters the opportunity to expand their business and reduce their costs. There are no setup fees, no monthly fees, and it’s free to post a project or view projects.

Freelance Auction Network

Freelance Auction Network

The Freelance Auction Network is designed to bring affordable high quality services to small business owners and provide freelance contractors from around the world a better way to market their services.

Freelance BBS

Freelance BBS

“Freelance BBS” is a free web site connecting freelancers and businesses that outsource projects.

Freelance Center

Freelance Center

FreeLanceCenter is an online destination for quality freelance work at a low price. Our wide range of categories includes everything from Accounting & Finance to Web Design & Programing! FreeLanceCenter aims to be a leading destination for freelance work. We’re making it easy for quality individual and business freelancers to make extra money while provide buyers a way to get quality work at a low competitive price!

Freelancer Map : (NEW! for IT Professionals)

Freelancer Map

A job site for IT Consultants.

Freelance Central

Freelance Central

FreelancCentral.net is the ultimate resource for businesses to find top freelance and contract talent. Connecting Project Managers with Programmers to form a lasting relationship to benefit everyone involved through a competitive bidding process.

Freelancers.net

Freelancers Net

A great non-auction freelance job board for UK residents.

Freelance Job Search

Freelance Job Search

A directory of freelance designers

Freelance Law : (NEW!)

Freelance Law

A freelance job site for freelance lawyers and other legal professionals.

Freelance Global : (NEW!)

Freelance Global

A simple freelance job board.

Freelancer Store : (NEW!)

Freelancer Store

There are no charges to post projects or charges after accepting a freelancer. They also don’t take any commission from freelancers. No sign-up fees, No monthly fees, No commission fees. There are some negative comments about Freelance Store online so check it out before using them.

Freelancers Union : (NEW!) Freelancers Union is a nonprofit organization that represents the needs of America’s independent workforce though advocacy, information, and service. Check out their projects.

Freelance-Work

Freelance Work

Freelance Work was created to connect freelance and contract professionals with qualified employers. Through our project and job seeker databases, freelancers can find their next great projects and list their qualifications so employers can immediately find them. Employers can post jobs and quickly find the talent they need. It’s fast and easy and can work for you.

Freelance.com

Freelance

Soon freelance.com will be available in the US, so you can leave your email with them if you visit their site.

Freelance Groups

Freelance Groups

Christian Freelance Joboard. Need Work? Need a Job? Sign Up today and have unlimited bidding on ANY Posted Christian projects or search through our posted Christian Job Opportunities. No Limits. Full Access.

Freelance Mom

Freelance Mom

FreelanceMom is not associated with the companies offering these jobs - although we do our best to be sure they are legitimate work at home opportunities… still, use your own best judgement, and good luck!

Freelance Forum UK : (NEW!)

Freelance Forum UK

Check out the Freelance Forum UK - they have a freelance jobs section on there. You have to register to see the forum posts.

Freelancer Listing : (NEW!)

Freelancer Listing

Find the latest freelance job postings and bid on them.

Freelance Local Tech : (NEW!)

Freelance Local Tech

A site dedicated to helping connect businesses with local freelance consultants.

Freelance Ireland

Freelance Ireland

Freelance Ireland.ie is a new completely FREE, online trading portal for Irish customers, businesses and freelancers.

Freelance Pool : (NEW!)

Freelance Pool

Freelance Pool was created to help self-employed professionals - designers, photographers, programmers, accountants, marketing consultants and many more - find new clients, expand to new markets or discover the ideal talent for the job at hand.

Freelance Quotes

Freelance Quotes

Freelancequotes web-based applications provide access to a network of high-quality service providers and sourcing tools. Freelancequotes consultants offer expertise in every aspect of buying and managing services.

Freelance Q : (NEW!)

Freelance Q

We do the searching for you. Tell us what type of freelance work you want to find, and we’ll deliver it right to you… right when the jobs are posted.

Freelance Success

Freelance Success

Freelance Success is a community of professional, nonfiction writers who subscribe to a newsletter that guides them toward well-paying markets and editors. There is not a jobboard located on this site.

Freelance Switch : (NEW!)

Freelance Switch

Known for their amazing articles, now they have an amazing job board as well.

Freelance Free

Freelance Free

Why pay fees to bid on project? FreelanceFree.com offers you the true means to reduce the total cost involved while expanding or launching your new business.

Freelance Web Projects

Freelance Web Projects

This a great freelance site for web developers and web designers. There are an impressive number of projects open and I believe that ths is one of the better freelance sites out there.

Freelance Seattle (NEW!)

Freelance Seattle

This is for freelancers in the Pacific Northwest US. Any hiring company may post project requirements via e-mail. Full-time freelancers may subscribe, and respond to their e-mail. There are no commissions or rate markups.

Freelance Seek

Freelance Seek

Freelance jobs for web designers and programmers.

Freelance Job News

Freelance Job News

Great freelance site for finding out information and they also have available a jobboard.

Freelance Web Developer

Dev Bistro

Freelance Developer is a resource dedicated to connecting web developers and available jobs/projects. Employers post jobs for free.

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Fresh Web Jobs : (NEW! for Web Workers)

Fresh Web Jobs

A job board for web professionals such as web designers, digital artists, web developers, writers, etc. As a registered job seeker you will be able to save and mark job postings on FreshWebJobs.

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Geek Bidder

Free IT Freelance Service. No closing, registration, or monthly fees. Inquire within.

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Get a Coder

Huge number of freelance coding / programming / development jobs.

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How to Make a Good Impression on Your Clients When Meeting Them in Person

How to Make a good impression on customers when you are meeting them in a person at a meeting
Photo by Nicolai Kjærgaard

How to Make a Good Impression on Your Clients When Meeting Them in Person

By Christy Tanner

When you are meeting one of your customers in person, you will want to make a good impression (unless you are trying to lose your job with them that is). When trying to make a good impression you will want to focus on your personal image and how you will come off to your client. The impression that the customer will leave the meeting with will be made up of the follow factors : the way that you dress, your body language, and your attitude.

You will want to ask yourself how conservative your clothes need to be for each particular customer. I always wear professional attire when I am meeting with a client. Unless there is some information that you have gotten from the customer that makes you believe that he is against professional clothing, I would say to go with a professional appearance. In other words, wear a suit if you’re a guy, and choose a conservative color as your choice, such as dark gray or black. If you are a woman, then you should wear a conservative colored business suit as well. You can wear a suit skirt or slacks, as both are just as dressed up as the other. Make sure you wear a white shirt, female or male, and your tie (for a male) should be something that is a plain color (no neon please) without a pattern.

Here are some more hints on what is considered professional attire:

Your Pirate Costume Freaks People Out Stop wearing them to meetings
Picture by Canadian Veggie

Your pirate costume freaks people out so kindly don’t wear it to your client’s meeting.

Don’t wear anything with large or bold prints, or that have glitter and shine, or even trim. This includes shoes, accessories, and clothing.

Don’t wear sandals, white shocks, fishnets, shoes that need to be shined, tennis shoes, gaudy looking makeup, too much jewelry, and skirts that are not knee length.

No tight clothes or overly revealing clothes. You don’t want to give the wrong idea.

Do not wear more than one earring in each ear; only wear two rings per hand.

Make sure that your colors coordinate and match.

Don’t put on heavy perfume or cologne as your client might be allergic or just offended.

Your body language is watched by others, and it will convey a lot about you and how you feel. Be aware of that language and try to show that you are happy and confident, not fearful or nervous. Your clients will watch closely to figure out your body language so that they can respond in the correct manner as well.

Here are some tips on how to make sure that your body language is conveying the correct message to your customer:

Don't Do This
Photo by dsevilla

Yeh, You might Not Want to Put Your Feet up On the Table, Especially with Low Skirt.

When greeting your client, make sure that your handshake is firm, and your posture is good, and you have a smile.

When sitting make sure your back is straight, but not too rigid, have your arms and legs relaxed, but don’t keep your feet spread apart too far. Perhaps you should lead forward occasionally to show interest.

Make sure that you keep hand gestures to a minimum.

Keep eye contact with your client, but look away once in a while so you don’t seem to be staring.

Smile once in a while to show friendliness.

Verbal language also helps in your impression, by what you say and how you say it. Below are some tips for giving a good verbal impression.

Don't Talk with Your Mouth Full
Picture by Clint JCL
Remember Not to Talk with Your Mouth Full (Again)

Know your answers, but don’t have them memorized. This will make you feel confident.

Don’t say “you know,” or “um” too much. If you’re not sure what to say relax and think than talk.

Always use proper English, don’t use slang for anything.

When you are asked a question, pause and make sure you know what is being asked. If you don’t know for sure ask again.

Being positive when you answer questions about yourself, but don’t talk too much.

If there is silence, don’t feel like you need to talk for no reason.

Remember that making a good impression on a client is your way to more work. If you get more work you will also build your reputation as a top of the line worker. If you have self promotional items available, make sure to hand them out. This way, you will be giving them reminders of who you are and what you do. Make sure that the business cards you make are professional looking, and perhaps memorable too. Your name may be on the lips of everyone if you make the right impression.

[tags]freelancing, freelance, consulting, freelance clients, freelance customers, client meetings, customer meetings, make a good impression, making a good impression[/tags]

10 Things to Do When a Customer Rejects Your Work

How to Handle Getting Rejected or Fired by a Client WHen You are a freelancer
photo by Chris Lim

10 Things to Do When a Customer Rejects Your Work

Having a client tell you that he doesn’t like your work can break your heart in two. Not only can it affect your confidence, but it can also affect the way that you work on future projects. When a customer tells you the words that you don’t want to hear, you have to try to pull yourself together and put a new perspective on the situation. There are many reasons why the customer might not like your work. Maybe it is something specific that he doesn’t like, or maybe he doesn’t like it because of corporate red type sort of guidelines. If you don’t ask, you won’t know.

There are a few things that you should do to make sure that this situation ends in a positive fashion. Here are 10 things that you must consider if you are in a position where a customer doesn’t like the job that you are doing.

(1) Keep Calm and don’t raise your voice or act in a rude fashion towards the client.

(2) Don’t get over-defensive as you will end up sounding like a child.

(3) Don’t play the blame game. If you need to, politely mention that you weren’t given the proper instructions or information, etc.

(4) Ask the client specific questions to find out what he / she didn’t like about your work.

(5) Find out what you can do to make this situation right.

(6) If this is a first draft, then tell the client. Explain that first drafts are a way to get on the same page with each other and that it is natural not to love the first draft. Ensure the customer that the 2nd draft will be much better and much closer to the final product.

(7) Remember that this happens to everyone. This doesn’t mean that you stink at what you do.

(8) Don’t fall into a depression that leads to a career change. You are good at what you do. You know this. Don’t let one client’s opinion affect the rest of your life.

(9) Learn from your mistakes.

(10) Don’t end it badly with the customer. Make sure that you are professional because acting badly will just make things even worst.

Below you will find many articles online that I have found that will help you with even more advice. You will love some of the articles below.

When a Client Doesn’t Like Your Work - This article caters to situations when you’ve really done all you could…like when a client says “Just write my website…it’s about Topic A and you can research that on the Web,” or “I like pink and black, make a logo out of that.” It’s geared towards circumstances when the client says, “You’re the professional, I trust your judgment,” and doesn’t give you a lot to go on, despite all of your prodding for more information.

When Your Client Hates Your Work – The author had a bad experience with a customer who hated her work. Here’s what this experience taught her…you can learn from her challenged project.

How To Cope With Rejection As A Freelancer - Is there anything more rattling than those few seconds after clicking the “Send” button when submitting an article to a publication? Your heart skips a beat. You briefly live out a nightmare where you envision the editor screaming to himself, “What the hell is this? Is this guy serious? Stop wasting my time!”

Tips for Freelance Writers: How to Handle a Dissatisfied Client - Unfortunately, you can’t always spot them before you spend thirty hours writing something that they’ve requested.

Handling Client-Designer Breakups - Breakups happen to the best client-designer matches. Client runs out of money, client finds someone cheaper, client switches businesses and just no longer needs a design guru. It’s inconvenient and ego-deflating, and but there are ways a freelance designer can come out of the situation more business savvy.

How to Turn an Angry Client into a Loyal Client with One Little Word - An angry client is an opportunity for the smart freelancer. It’s like getting struck by lightening. Don’t panic! You’re human and there’s no way to be totally calm when a client is angry. But you need to keep your head clear. How? By remembering one word: ANGER.

Facing Rejection - Facing rejection can be a bit hard at time. But it does happen no matter where we are and what we do. We will some how face this kind of rejection and we must not forget to learn from it. No no, this rejection that i faced recently wasn’t from any girl, but its from a client.

Handling Client Complaints - As we know, most businesses fail. Don’t do what they do; do something different. The impact that dissatisfied clients can have on your business can be devastating. You need to seek out and deal with every dissatisfied client.

Managing Client Expectations - The following tips should help to alleviate some of this stress, and help to strengthen your reputation as a rock-solid professional.

Fix it if its Broke - So, can this relationship be saved? Indeed, it can. And as the company owner whose a$$ is on the line, you better get started ASAP.

Handling Rejection - Part of any home business is knowing how to handle rejection. Oftentimes, we as business people take rejection personally. Instead, we need to recognize that rejection usually means that it is not the right time for the potential customer. Of course, our attitude, demeanor, and appearance can attract or repel people. But ultimately, rejection is simply a way of someone saying “it’s not the right time.”

How to Think Like a Client - Clients are evil… at least it can feel that way sometimes. They seem to hinder more than help and so often they “just don’t get it”. We can talk enthusiastically about accessibility, standards and best practice but so often we are met with the blank stare of indifference from clients.

Web Design: Managing a Client’s Expectations - Web design can be frustrating without content. Starting a site’s design before the content for that site is fully developed can be a costly mistake. It often leads to designs that are sub par or that don’t fit with the final content. Knowing that is only half of the battle. The other battle is helping clients understand that, which is where this post comes into play.

5 Steps to Improved Client Feedback - From my experience these clients can be a bit more difficult to work with, not because they are hard to please or unreasonable in their expectations, but simply because they don’t always understand how much of an impact they need to have on the process. They hire a designer to create the site and they just assume that the designer can do what is needed.

What to Do When A Customer Wants to Fire You - So, one of your long-established clients calls up and says she’s been told by another business partner that your prices are too high. She wants to meet soon to discuss the future of the relationship. Here’s how to regain your composure and prepare for the meeting to come.

A Freelance Writer’s Blueprint for Handling Rejection - How should a freelance writer deal with rejection? Here is my own personal blueprint for handling rejection.

After Rejection - The Next Step in Freelance Writing - The First Rejection of Your Writing is a Badge of Courage. I’ve said that getting your first rejection is the first step in building a successful freelance writing career. And it’s true; it’s also true that what you do after your first writing rejection is critically important.

Turning Rejection into Success - If turning photography into income has a downside, it’s this: it doesn’t always work. You’ll pitch for jobs you won’t get, enter competitions you won’t win and submit images to stock companies who will send them back encouraging you to try again.

[tags]consulting, freelancing, rejection, handling rejection, customers, clients, freelance customers, freelance clients, consulting, freelance projects, client management, customer management[/tags]

Where To Find Health Insurance for The Self Employed and Freelancers

Where to Find Health Insurance for the Self Employed and Freelancers

Where To Get Health Insurance for The Self Employed and Freelancers

There are many bonuses to self employment and freelancing: pride, unlimited income potential, job freedom, and more. Of course the flip side is that there are far more responsibilities as a self-employed or freelancer, especially when it comes to covering the health and retirement benefits. Health insurance is critical if you are self employed or a freelancer.

The primary function of health insurance, if not all insurance, is to pool the risk among many people, so that no single person is brought to ruin from an adverse event. Anything else that insurance offers is extra to the entire concept of insurance.

The self-employed or freelancer should be very knowledgeable on the subject of health insurance and where to find the best coverage. The following list of links offers tips on health insurance and the best website quotes for the self-employed or freelancer of any business type:

InsureMe - With InsureMe.com’s simple application, InsureMe will get you insurance quotes from top-notch insurance companies. All you need to do is compare coverage and pick which policy is the best for you!

eHealthInsurance - eHealthInsurance has partnered with the nation’s leading online source of health insurance for individuals, families, and small businesses. They have established relationships with over 160 health insurance carriers and offer more than 7,000 health insurance products online. They are the only site that allows a consumer to view quotes, compare plans side-by-side and apply for health insurance.

HealthInsuranceFinders.com
HealthInsuranceFinders is one of the largest sources of online health insurance quotes. The state pages at the far right of the webpage offers access to medical insurance quotes for all insurance types as well as information about the regulations governing individual (family) and group plans throughout all 50 states.

Health Insurance for Self-Employed Article

This article focuses on the topics important in finding health insurance for the self-employed and/or freelancer.

InsureCo.org

Simply fill out the online form and submit to view health Insurance Rates for Individual Health Insurance, Family health plans, Self-Employed Health Insurance, and short term health insurance for any state and plans from over 160 leading health insurance companies nationwide.

Self-Employed Health Insurance Tips

This link offers helpful tips for finding cheap health insurance coverage for the self employed.

AlliedQuotes.com

Allied Quotes provides free online health insurance resources for the self-employed and/or freelancer in all 50 states.

InsuranceValues.com

Insurancevalues.com is the site for individual health insurance quotes and information, family health insurance quotes and information, and information and quotes on small business health insurance plans. Quote process done by zip code.

AssurantHealth.com

Assurant Health provides self-employed health insurance coverage for almost one million people nationwide. Primary products include individual medical, small group, short term and student health insurance products, as well as non-insurance products and consumer-choice products such as Health Savings Accounts and Health Reimbursement Arrangements.

MostChoice.com

Most Choice offers low cost self-employed health insurance quotes for all 50 states and over 140 insurance companies.

InsureLane.com

The online insurance gateway that provides quotes nationwide through major, well-known carriers. Simple online form to fill-out and submit for quotes from various carriers.

VitalOneHealth.com

Vital One is committed to individuals and families seeking to find a one-stop forum to access the most affordable health insurance quotes.

Health-insurance-for-self-employed

Another interesting article link on health insurance for the self-employed and/or freelancer.

Humana-One.com Quote

Humana One offers a wide range of individual health insurance coverage options for both individuals and families including HSA-qualified plans that can be combined with a Health Savings Account and optional benefits such as dental, life, and supplemental accident insurance. The following states include: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

United Healthcare

United Healthcare’s family of companies delivers innovative products and services to approx. 70 million Americans. Their nationwide network includes 560,000 physicians (and other care professionals), 80,000 dentists and 4,800 hospitals. The pharmaceutical management programs provide more affordable access to drugs for 13 million people.

USInsuranceonline.com

USInsuranceOnline.com is your one-stop resource for insurance comparison shopping. Simple online form to fill-out, and quickly get several free quotes from top-rated insurance companies. Such as the following companies: AIG, Alliance for Affordable Services, Allstate, American Family Insurance, American Service Insurance, Assurant Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plans, CNA, Continental, Country Insurance, Dairyland Insurance, Erie Insurance, Farm Bureau, Farmers Insurance, Fortis, Golden Rule, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, Mega Life and Health, Mercury Insurance, Mid-West National Life, Nationwide, Progressive, Prudential, Safeco, Time Insurance, Travelers, The Hartford, Unicare, World Insurance, and over 100 others.

Aetna.com

Aetna is one of the nation’s leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving members with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services for all states. Customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans and government-sponsored plans.

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Finding Work At Home Jobs

Finding Work at Home Jobs

Finding A Work At Home Job

There’s a lot of appeal to working from home but many people who want to get started in this method of employment have trouble actually finding a work at home job. The difficulty lies not in the fact that there aren’t plenty of work at home jobs available but rather in the fact that genuine, quality, money-earning work at home jobs are all mixed up with work at home scams. This makes finding a work at home job that’s legitimate a not-so-easy task for people who are just breaking in to the freelancing business. But don’t worry; once you learn the lingo and know the basics, finding a work at home job gets a lot easier!

The first thing you should learn about is how to avoid the major scams that target people who want to work from home. The basic rule to follow here is that if it’s “too good to be true”, then it’s probably, quite simply, too good to be true. Work at home jobs are not easy jobs that are going to make you rich quick so if you’re finding a lot of work at home jobs that are advertised as such, you’re looking in the wrong places.

Okay, but you’re smart enough to know that. So where should you look to avoid the scams? Your best bet is to put in the time necessary to look locally as well as to look at a broader geographical region but with an eye towards your particular skill set niche. In other words, you don’t just want to type “work at home jobs” into a search engine and see what comes up because these jobs aren’t going to be specific to your area or to your skills.

Figure out what skills you can offer to an employer who will allow you to work from home. As offsite jobs and freelancing become increasingly popular, many employers are happy to work with you in this way. So, determine what it is that you can do from home, create a resume that reflects that and begin the job search just like you would fro an on-site job. Look at your local classified jobs listings for positions which apply to you ad keep your eye out for telecommute options. If you find a job that sounds good for you but doesn’t say whether or not telecommuting is okay; remember that it doesn’t hurt to ask.

As you determine what your freelancing niche is, you can also look outside of your geographic region to job websites which offer the kind of work that you’re seeking to do. For example, if you are a freelance writer specializing in crafting resumes, you can begin looking at the various different bid sites and job boards that are available for finding a work at home job that falls into this specific category. By narrowing down your search, you put yourself at less risk for being taking advantage of by online scams. As long as you approach the job search with a cautious eye (but a positive attitude!), you should find that finding a work at home job isn’t as daunting of a task as it may seem at first glance.

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Pricing and Positioning Amongst Other Freelancers

Pricing and Positioning Amongst Other Freelancers

Pricing and Positioning Amongst Others

When running a business, there will be many factors you will have to consider on a daily basis. One such concern which needs to be addressed from time to time relates to pricing and positioning amongst others. Since there are often a great deal of competitors on the consumer market in a variety of business fields, it is important to ensure that your prices and offerings are fair when compared with others yet still fair enough to yourself as a business owner. There are a few factors you should consider when contemplating pricing and positioning amongst others.

Price Your Services According to Your Level of Expertise

Price Your Freelancer Services According to Your Level of Expertise

No matter what job field you are involved in it is always a good idea to price your services based on your level of expertise. Those who are more well versed in a particular area of business can get away with charging more for their services. Therefore, when pricing your services and determining your positioning amongst others be sure to consider your expertise level when doing so. Although your prices may be a bit higher than other businesses it may be due to your higher level of expertise in the field.

Make Your Prices Fair

Fair Prices

Regardless of what other businesses in the local area are charging, you must ensure that the prices you choose are fair in nature. A business who charges a fair price is sure to rank higher amongst competitors in the eyes of local consumers. Choosing a fair price for services can be dependent on level of expertise, services offered and added benefits which you include with the total cost of your business offerings.

Consider the Size of Your Business

How Big is the size of your business

When contemplating pricing and positioning amongst others, make sure that the size of your business is factored into the equation. For example, if you find that your rates differ from competitors in the area, this may be due to the fact that you are either a larger or a smaller business than your competitor is. Therefore, when considering pricing and positioning amongst others take note of how big the other businesses are with regard to customer base, number of employees and amount of business locations.

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List of Podcasts for Freelancers & Small Business Owners

List of Podcasts for Freelancers and Small Businesses

List of Podcasts for Freelancers & Small Business Owners

Today, there are so many opportunities for freelancers to obtain information on their professions, business matters, and so on. The Podcast is a valuable media to receive such information. A podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players like an Apple Ipod and on personal desk or laptop computers. The podcast can refer either to the series of content itself or to the method by which it is syndicated; the latter is also called podcasting. The host or author of a podcast is often called a podcaster.

The smart freelancer must stay up-to-date on the latest information out there to be successful. The advantages of this new media are endless. The following list of links will present podcast related articles to insure effective and valuable information to the freelancer of any business type:

Freelance Radio
This link takes the reader to Freelance Radio, the place to hear all the tips, tricks and news of freelancing. Subscriptions are available on the main website.

Freelancing Podcast Promotion
This article examines the method to promote skills as a freelancer by the creation of a regular podcast concerning a select topic.

FreelanceAmerica
This link offers podcasts relating to those matters important to freelancers in America.

PodcastDirectory Show
This site link offers a wide variety of podcasts for the self-employed and other categories. Select: by category option, scroll down to the alphabetical list.

Freelance Perspectives Podcast
This specific podcast offers a show on the freelance perspectives out there today.

About Podcasting
This link presents an article on podcasting for freelancers, specifically freelance writers.

FreelanceAdvisor Podcasts
This link offers a wide variety of podcasts related to the topics in freelancing.

Freelance Writer Podcasts
Podcast shows related specifically to freelance writers.

MicroBusinessNewsBriefs
This particular podcast examines scammers and the self-employed. Podcast archives available at the lower left of the web page.

SBA Podcasts Library
This link offers various podcast shows from the library of the Small Business Administration (SBA).

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List of Services and Tools to Backup Your Hard Drive

List of Services and Tools to Backup Your Had Drive

List of Services and Tools to Backup Your Hard Drive

As a freelancer, most of your work is probably saved on your computer’s hard drive. Creating backups of your files and data are essential for any PC owner or business that is serious about data protection. Data backup is the most crucial component in a disaster recovery plan. Re-entering data manually is time consuming, and the important concern is how you or your business would survive when all the data are lost.

The lists below give you both offline and online backups, whether you choose to get software or register to any internet online backup providers. Most of them offer tutorials or getting-started manuals to help you go through the process with ease. Backup automation can also be done by the schedule you prefer.

BackUp PC Open Source Backup - allows you to backup your Windows, Linux and Mac OSX PCs, desktops and laptops to server’s disk. It either uses SMB, tar over SSH/RSH/NFS or rsync.

Amanda Backup and Recovery Software Community Edition - It’s an open source backup and recovery software for Linux. Users can set up a backup server to back up multiple host computers to a single tape drive, tape changer or hard disk via the network.

Microsoft SyncToy v1.4 - It helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers quickly and easily. It also allows you to synchronize your data between two storage locations so that you can keep the latest version of your file in both locations.

Back4Win - It allowas home users to backup and restore the data to ZIP and self-extracting EXE files.

Cobian Backup - It can backup files and directories to another directory or drive on the same computer to another on your network. It also supports FTP backup.

Freebyte Backup - It’s a backup program for Windows that allows the user to copy a large number of files and directories from various sources into on backup directory.

Unison File Synchronizer - It synchronizes files and directories stored in different hosts on the internet. It works on Windows, Linux, Solaris, OS X, etc.

Geek to Live - You don’t need to remind yourself when to backup your files. Once you get this free software running, you never have to worry about losing data again.

SyncBackSE - A world-class in the field of backup and synchronization software. You can find it at 2BrightSparks where you can download both their freeware and commercial software.

Mozy - Use this for your small backup under 2Gb. It will backup on the web with good encryption.

Netdrive - Automatically backup the website to an external hard drive. So easy to use.

TrueCrypt - An open source on-the-fly encryption for Windows Vista, XP, Max OSX and Linux.

NTI shadow - Enables automatic, continuous back up of photo, music, data, video files to virtually any attached storage device.

Subversion - Its goal is to build a version control system that replaces CVS in the open source community. The software is released under an Apache/BSD-style open source license.

FolderShare - Install for free and keep files in sync across computers, share folders with friends and access your files from any computer.

Mirra - It’s from Seagate and was developed for Macintosh that’s compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard).

Karen’s Replicator - Simple and easy to use. It copies selected files from one to another. Has options that can copy files that have changed only.

DeltaCopy - A free “friendly” Windows wrapper for Rsync. It can be used to backup data from a window system, even if the files are locked.

MirrorFolder - It’s a real-time mirroring and synchronization software to backup files from your local drive to another.

Drive Image - It’s a utility providing disk image files creation for backup purposes. This file contains byte-by-byte copy of a hard drive and can be created with various compression levels without stopping Window OS.

Acronis True Image Home - It provides the maximum flexibility to ensure you are protected and can recover from unforeseen events such as viruses and hard drive failures.

Paragon Drive Backup - Offers complete disk backup and restore functionality along with the most advanced set of tools to make backup routine easy and automatic as possible.

Windows XP - A step by step instruction on how to backup your file from an XP harddrive.

MemoPal - It’s an online backup and online storage software that archives the files in real-time to a remote server. You can share with friends and co-workers files that are too big to send through email.

Automise - Offers a quick and easy alternative for automating windows tasks. Once created, anyone can run a project with a single click, keystroke or automatically on a schedule.

Overland Storage - Offers the complete set of affordable data protection appliances that help midrange enterprises ensure data is protected and always available.

DataLink - Datalink architectures are designed to protect against unplanned downtime and provide fast, 24/7 access to information. Enables user to recover data and applications following a disaster.

EVault, Inc. - Offers secure online backup and recovery solutions, reliable data protection with simple and flexible online data backup, and email monitoring.

Storix Software - A pioneer in Linux and AIX-based backup and recovery solutions. It provide full-featured backup management and revolutionary recovery not only restoring data but rebuilding entire systems from scratch.

Storage Magazine - It gives insight to help you set storage strategy, make decisions and manage storage effectively.

NetApp - Creates innovative storage and data management solutions that help accelerate business breakthroughs and deliver outstanding cost efficiency.

Sony Electronics, Inc. - Sony’ Advanced Intelligent Tape (AIT) drives set new standards for reliability and performance in today’s most demanding IT environments.

Dell, Inc. - Dell’s storge portfolio, including Dell PowerVaultTM, Dell/EMC storage and professional services - scales from simple tape backup to complex storage solutions.

Power Recovery - It scans and finds lost partitions, boot sectors and other file system components. It recovers data from deleted partitions, virus attacks, or disk disaster.

AVAX International - It offer the complete range of Rapid recovery Data Protection Units (DPU) and providing backup for more than 20 operating systems with its high speed ability.

NovaStor - Makes online backup very easy with its services that is available anytime.

BackupDirect - Backup Solutions include daily backups for workstations and laptops and comprehensive protection for business servers and applications.

Drive Headquarters - Online backup files and emails anywhere. No device needed and it’s easy, secure and automatic.

AVPSoft.com - It has APBackup software that allows you to backup your data to local or network drives, FTP or LAN. The files can be stored uncompressed or in ZIP format.

SanWorks - A data storage specialist. Let them do the backup for you.

IceBackup - Protect you data off-site and online with its online storage system.

VMN Storage - Provides a backup wizard to ease the process of backing up your files. It also backups data automatically by using the backup scheduler.

Hostway - Hostway’s DataProtect provides an easy-to-use online backup system that ensured data is safe and secure in their Tier 1 data centers.

Data Deposit Box - Share online backup storage with your whole family.

Storage Guardian - A Remote data backup service that’s fast, flexible, and easy with no minimum GB/month commitment.

AmeriVault - Offers the efficiencies of disk-to-disk technology with some built-in economies.

ByteHouse - An online backup that offers easy, fast and secure disaster recovery.

Carbonite - It’s simple and ideal for home PC users, home offices, students, etc. For less than five dollars a month, it will backup your data, whenever your PC is connected to the internet.

Intronis Technologies - Backups all your data at low price depending on the plans you choose that will suit you needs.

NetMass - Backup your important files and data each day to a secure data center with the ease and simplicity of the internet.

Data Protection Services - It ensures that your data is fully protected and can be restored in the case of a natural disaster, server crash or human error.

PerfectBackup - Secure offsite backup, internet based backup and disaster recovery solutions at a low rate per month, for business and consumers.

Intuit Quickbooks - An online backup that you can retrieve your backup history from the data center anytime.

Remote Data Backups - It includes valuable data access and recovery features. Management tools are easy to use that help you work more efficiently and effectively.

DataHealth - Online backup with technical support assistance, automatic access to previous versions and exceptional customer service.

GeeksBackup.com - You can retrieve your backup history from the data center.

@Backup - Getting started tutorials and installation manuals are all available to get you starting before you lose any of your files.

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Remote Backup Systems - RBackup online backup software accomplishes several essential steps that are often overlooked or done improperly by other backup software, especially in the regular non-automated backup systems.

FirstBackup - Provides secure, robust, and reliable online backup for MS Windows PCs and servers.

RSJ Software - It’s free and easy. It backs up all programs, settings, preferences, and documents.

Disk-image - A PC backup solution for all the files and data, including the operating system. The image can be stored on a disc and can be used to recover your computer system.

EaseUs Disk Copy 2.0 - A freeware providing disc partition copy regardless of the operating system. This secto-by-sector method assures a 100% identity to the original.

Drive Image XML - It’s used to backup drives and partitions to image files, restore these images, and copy them from drive to drive. It does automatic backups too.

SnapFiles - Has free backup tools that synchronize files, replicate folders with another location.

BrotherSoft - Download their R-Drive image and disk backup tool to create disk image files on the fly. These image files can be stored in a variety of places, including various removable media.

LiveFile Backup - The user-friendly real-time backup program for your home and business PC.

ID Browser Backup - A handy utility program meant to help recreate any browser extensions. it can make backups to browser files, and bookmarks.

ID Backup Manager - A utility program designed for registering an automatic backup of your vital system files on any media storage type.

OTAM 1.7 - Backup your contacts through gprs on your secured server and view it from web.

Uranium Backup - A software constituted by only one executable file that include all program’s features.

Crazy Backup 1.1 - Backups your selected directories and files.

EZ eMail Backup 1.1 - allows you to schedule regular backups of your email program.

SynchroMaster - performs foolproof synchronization of files and directories with many useful options.

Advanced Email Backup - you can make your own settings and have zipped backup file saved in safe medium at safe place.

Timely Backup - easy to use backup software. It has several backup modes.

Backup Expert - Email accounts are easy to find, you won’t need a separate data compression tool, and you won’t need CD burning software to make backups.

Free Backup Fix - Protects you in the event the system crashes, and files corruption.

Alive Backup - It makes a mirror of your important information and keeps it actual according scheduler.

Langmeier Backup - A network-compatible backup software that can copy files and complete folders to a second hard disk.

Backup4all for U3 - a portable backup software that performs full and mirror backups. Can be configured to automatically run a backup when USB is connected.

Vision Backup Home - designed to simplify home and home office data backups with an easy to use GUI.

1-abc.net - An easy program that includes smart features to do scheduled copies.

NovaNet-Web - A backup software using remote or online backup and restores data efficiently across the internet or dial-up to a NovaNet-WEB server.

Grandbackup - It provides users with an interface for fast creation of backup tasks. It can be done automatically.

Paraben’s Forensic Replicator - Creates backup, drive imaging, or archiving, and restore imaged media in lightening speed.

Acritum One-click Backup - It’s a powerful easy-to-use file backup manager for WinRAR. It has complete automation, 3 archive formats, customizable skins, and many more.

Ahsay Online Backup Support - It’s a popular online backup software chosen by over 1000ASPs worldwide with a total of over 400,000 licenses sold.

Arctor Disk-to-Disk backup - It’s fast and simple at a price of less than $1 per GB.

Backup Chunker - A free backup/synchronization solution and simple to use. Another unique feature is the option to backup into multiple compressed and/or encrypted zip files.

Lomsel Backup Lite - Protects all important data with easy usable program, and with built-in scheduler module.

Global Trust Backup - A powerful utility that allows the users to quickly and easily create backup copies.

Absolute Backup Monitor - A system that starts automatically creating backup copies of your documents after installation. A free version is available.

Remote Back-up Magic Pro - Protects the data by backing it up to multiple locations: FTP, Email, LAN, and Local folders.

Backup Maker - An integrated CD/DVD driver enables you to write backups directly to CD/DVD. It supports writing to both hard drives, internal and external, and in USB devices and ZIP drives.

East-Tec Backup - It’s very easy to use and features intuitive wizards, automatic backups, data compression, and many more.

Just Boot Disc Backuper - A friendly interface that allows every user to copy, backup, restore partition or the whole hard disk easily.

Abbackup 1.1 - Easy backup to DVD and CD for large amounts of files, photos and music.

Titan Backup - An easy and complete solution for home and small offices designed for secure backups of your important data.

ABC Backup Pro - It allows to create backups at various different compression levels. It can do automatic backups.

Maxiorel Copy2Backup - With just one click, it backs up all your files. This software has support for FTP downloading and uploading.

Turbo Outlook Express Backup - It’s an easy to use email backup tool to backup your Outlook Express Emails.

SoftoTec BackItUp - It’s fast and simple and intended to automate your daily backups.

Driver Magician Lite - It identifies all the hardware in the system, extracts their associated drivers from the hard disk and backs them up to a location of your choice.

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Understanding Automobile and Home Office Deductions - A Guide for Self Employed Freelancers

Home office deductions a guide for self employed freelancers

Understanding Automobile and Home Office Deductions - A Guide for Self Employed Freelancers

Taxpayers in the United States are allowed to itemize certain deductions from a specific list of allowable items from the IRS, and thus subtract those itemized deductions from their Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) amount to arrive at an appropriate taxable income amount. Deductions are a very important matter for the business owner as well as those individuals that have freelance businesses. The most popular deductions for freelance businesses are the automobile and home office deductions.

The freelance business owner’s best reference will be their tax preparer and/or the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) itself. The following link list will examine the automobile and home office deductions through articles and other resources to allow the freelance business owner to gain a better understanding of these deductions during tax time.

Home Office Tax Tip from BankRate.com

This link breaks down the basic information and requirements to use the Home Office deduction.

Auto Deduction from IRS

The following link provides IRS information on the automobile deduction, and offers other links to related information at the bottom of the webpage.

Home Office Article from AOL Money

This article from AOL Money examines in-depth the Home Office deduction.

IRS Publication 463 Link

This pdf link offers details on automobile related information as well as efficient record-keeping for freelance business owners.

Car Use Information from the IRS

This link covers the use of a car for business purposes from the IRS website, and includes other related topic links as well as worksheets and schedules to use during tax preparation.

Home Office Deduction for Small Businesses

This link focuses on the Home Office deduction from the standpoint of a small business.

Auto Deduction From TaxGaga.com

This article provides another good basic understanding of the automobile deduction.

Home Office Deduction Tip from the IRS

This IRS tip link covers the Home Office deduction, and includes other related topic links as well as worksheets and schedules to use during tax preparation.

Tax Preparation Review Site

This link reviews the major tax preparation software and companies out there for individuals and freelance business owners.

Deductions PDF Link

This pdf link examines in-depth those deductions available to business owners.

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