When I worked as a freelance writer I quickly realized there are several issues to tackle. You must:

1. Constantly develop new contracts
2. Establish a positive, ongoing cash-flow - and cash reserve
3. Keep your skills ahead of the curve
4. Collaborate with a trusted inner-circle of freelancers who complement your expertise with their own
5. Maintain an optimistic approach to all your clients and their goals.

That's a tall order - especially if you work alone, like most of the 35 million freelancers and contractors. To support their efforts, many freelancers belong to associations related to their specialty. There are professional associations for graphic artists, writers, software programmers and many, many others.

The internet offers new opportunities to associate on-line in a way that brings resources from all these disciplines to specialists from any field. One of these "synergy centers" is the Freelance Work Exchange. Freelance Work Exchange: Find work, make money! Click here to start

The Freelance Work Exchange was started by Rob Palmer, a freelance writer who developed a very profitable system of independent contracting. His view is that the successful freelancer must employ multiple tactics at the same time. He launched the Freelance Work Exchange as a "tactical resource hub" for all freelancers - no matter what their specialty.

While most of the jobs available in the Freelance Work Exchange originate in the US, members from any nation are invited to participate if they can work remotely via the internet.

The Freelance Work Exchange offers both free and paid services. If you want to subscribe to their free newsletter, you will also receive these free "extras":

'How to Find Freelance Work' (report)
'The Secrets of Freelance Success' (course)
'The Five Minute Freelance' (eBook)
Job Reports and Project Updates

If you choose to become a Professional Member ($29.95 a month) you'll get a number of benefits, including:

1. Twice-weekly bulletins about freelance jobs, news, advice and information
2. Exclusive access to their "Project Directory," a prescreened index of client requests for freelancers
3. Freelance Job Finder, offers a 'meta search' of all the major freelance job sites to find the latest job postings in your area of interest.
4. Priority resume bank
5. The Big List: over 100 freelance markets organized into skill-based categories.
6. Email advice and information, just send in an email, and they'll respond to your freelance question personally.
7. Full access to the Freelance Work Exchange archives
8. Palmer's eBook, 'Viral Freelancing - How to Explode Your Freelance Profits' (priced at $30)

One of the features I like about the Freelance Work Exchange is the well-designed informative web site. It's full of tips, shortcuts and "how-to's." I've even used some of them on my own web site (see the web-ring on my links page, for example).

If you're serious about freelancing - or already involved - treat yourself to a visit to this web site. Subscribe to the free newsletter and pick up Rob Palmer's four free bonus items. If you like what you see, it won't surprise me if you take the next step and become a Professional Member. Start your work-at-home career today. Get direct access to hundreds of freelance and home-based jobs. Click here to find work now.

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