Comments on: 4 Online Freelancing Jobs You Should Approach with Caution

By: Jay

Jay — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:57:54 +0000

The "Miscellaneous Little Stuff"

Hmmm, I'm really amazed at the number of clients who will include very general tasks in a project and expect a freelancer not to want to clarify. I recently had a potential client who seemed to go out of his way to avoid detailing specific tasks.

No thanks...

By: ibrahim abdulah

ibrahim abdulah — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:36:37 +0000

the main reason why i wrote this letter to the company is that to now about how the freelancer online job was determined her organisation and what kind of achievement the freelancer have since the time it has been createv because some body tell me about the quality of your side but i hope is the same way he told me is the right part your organizationhas it so i was a computer tech student which am finished my diploma in the one institute in my location but i want to apply for this type of job your for all the time ibrahim abdullah…

By: Shirley

Shirley — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:55:51 +0000

Great list. In this economy, many people are just looking for a little bit of supplementary income, and are definitely prey to these kinds of jobs. Hopefully people read this and approach such opportunities with caution.

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By: Flavio

Flavio — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:46:11 +0000

Damn if it’s true.
I’m quite a first timer and i’ve learned all these lesson in about a year now. 8 months ago i took a web design job for a medical instruments maker and my lack of firm in some arguments and they’re ignorance led to reiterated pushbacks to the end of the job, resulting that i still have to finish it and i’d rather cut my veins now than seeing them again.

A thing i don’t understand is why, despite i clearly fixed some milestones, they continue to try adding a new feature or something every time we talk.

Oh, and they made me re-do the frontend graphics because mr. president “don’t like it”, also if they accepted the draft and payed 50% after it!

By: Curio

Curio — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:30:53 +0000

I would strongly argue against working with any client who has trouble understanding/accepting the complexity of web work. Red flags for these types of clients are ones who advertise the work to be “simple”, “easy”, “short-term”, “opportunity” and/or lack any project scope and/or have unrealistically high expectations for the time and cost they’ve budgeted for. Many times you’ll need to sit down with the client to get a better feel of what it is their after – but that hour or so is invaluable in determining whether or not to take the job.

And don’t be afraid of not taking work. Often times walking away is the best thing for both you and a client. You don’t get dragged into a nightmare job with scope blow-outs, and the client learns that they need to reassess their project’s needs.

I can’t tell you how a regular client of mine whom I do project management for has come to a better understanding of web work only when a job is refused by a potential contractor. Often times my recommendation for a pay-rate is initially rejected by the client who is convinced it can be done cheaper. Both my life and the contractor’s are improved by their willingness to refuse a job.

By: Seth

Seth — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:17:39 +0000

I have landed tons of freelance work on http://www.craigslist.org.

Its mentioned in the article above.

By: joe

joe — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:20:43 +0000

http://www.freelancepulse.com

By: Need some freelance project

Need some freelance project — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:46:55 +0000

Hi,

can anybody tell me how do they get freelance project? from which site?
what is procedure?

I need some freelance project to do.

please help,
luucky

By: Dan Glegg

Dan Glegg — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:39:33 +0000

The most worrying paradox with “Audition Jobs” is that the client – who is often quite large and well-respected – wants you hand over the finished product before they have you do the weeks of research, wireframing and discussion that will inform the final product.

I’ve brought this up with people who approach us with this kind of job in the past and have only ever received blank stares in exchange.

By: Cody

Cody — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:22:58 +0000

Most of the people you want to get hired by are looking for two things; 1) proof of your skills and 2) proof your not a flake.

The easiest way to accomplish those is a basic portfolio (can be school work) and a reference or two. The better you can nail those, the less you’ll have to worry about taking these crap jobs.

By: LesArts

LesArts — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:21:44 +0000

The “Family & Friends Discount” Job.

Never take a job from someone who is introduced to you through either family or through a friend (unless that friend is really only a business acquaintance). If the friend is someone you shoot hoops with on the weekend, he he or she has a friend that needs some work done, you are definitely looking at a problem job.

On the other hand, if this new job is referred to you by an existing client, 9 times out of 10, it’s as good as gold!

By: ben

ben — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:08:14 +0000

Recently, in a similar vein regarding Web developers specifically: 20 signs you don’t want that web design project Ten Different Types of Clients