Laid Off Technology Workers Find Work Online
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Some of you may remember that I left my job at the university a couple months back, I’ve had a lot of people ask me what I’m doing these days and I tend to simply answer that I’m working from home. The trick is, most people have no idea that you can work for yourself from home these days but it’s actually very easy.
Elance – One of the oldest and best sources for online projects, Elance spends a ton of money getting people to post their projects here, all you need to do is compete with offshore agencies. There are also some Elance-like sites you might want to investigate:
LinkedIn – Some of you will remember my Career Management class at the local college, I call it BEER. Beer doesn’t stand for anything, it’s about social networking and using tools such as LinkedIn to cultivate professional contacts. While you’re at it, let people on your Facebook and Twitter lists know you’re in the market.
CraigsList – One of the best sources for work I’ve found, CraigsList and Kijiji easily keep me in 40+ hours of freelance work a week. The trick is to make proper use of RSS feeds to really get a handle on the listings.
Speciality Job Sites – Take a look at sites like jobs.wordpress.net if you’re into building WordPress blogs or moodle.org for Moodle specific work.
There are a couple of posts worth taking a look at if you’re fresh to the freelance market:
- Top Ways to Find Opportunities in Open Source
- 8 Ways to Showcase Your Open Source Skills and Get Hired
- Top Resources for Finding Web Work
