Online Freelancing

Another area of online money making that is growing exponentially is freelancing. There are hundreds of thousands of people who contract their services to the top two or three freelance websites. Some of these freelancers have quit the corporate scene, looking for more freedom to work their own hours or work at their own pace. Nearly half of them claim to be self-taught in their areas of expertise.

The new ones (5 years at it or less) make $45-$50 per hour while the ones who have been at it 5 years or more claim to make $60-$80 per hour. All have the freedom to work from home, from the road, at night when the kids are sleeping, short days, long days, whenever and wherever they want to work from.

With the help of websites like Elance. com and oDesk. com and others, these people are matched up with jobs that they choose to take on, and then are paid the pre-arranged price when the work is turned in.

The most common fields of work range from writers, photo and video producers, software engineers and graphic designers, to illustrators, programmers, administrative assistants, translators, salesmen, and customer support people.

If you have any of these or other skills that are marketable, check out one of the freelancing websites for more information. Whether it be part-time work that you need, or a complete change of pace, there might be an online money making opportunity for you as a freelancer.