The good thing about freelancing is that its’ a well needed occupation.  No matter what your area of specialty, you can be effective as a freelancer. As the economy gets worse the opportunities for freelancers gets better. 

The reason?  Layoffs. Unfortunately, when the economy is bad the first thing to start going are jobs.  Salaries are the largest expense item on any business budget. So to save money, the people who do the jobs necessary to run a business are cut.  This means the business needs to look for freelances to do the jobs without having the burden of a full-time employee. 

So where are all of these job opportunities hiding? Finding freelance opportunities can be done online or off.  Using the Internet means having easy access to quality freelance opportunities, but this method could also lead to scams. It can also put freelancers in an awkward position of facing potential clients who want a lot of great work out of you without paying you proper feels. 

This means needing to know how to protect yourself.  The next series of blog posts will give some important tips for you to consider when seeking a freelance opportunity online.