Digital Point

Awhile back I had posted about other sites that are good for getting freelance writing jobs.  The Digital Point forum was one of them.  At the time, I wasn’t sure if I was ready to try freelancing jobs yet and since then I have gained some confidence.  I realize that as long as I pick a request that I am confident I can do, then there is nothing to be nervous about.  I signed up for a bidding freelance site and the going rates are ridiculous.  Usually by the time I’ve looked around and found a job I believe I can do, I’ll look at the bids put in and there will be at least 10 all for much cheaper rates than I think quality work is worth. 

So, I’d heard from a fellow freelance writer about how she had earned the majority of her money and jobs (almost all to be exact) from the Digital Point forum.  There is no bidding involved.  You can just comment in the forum or send the requester a PM with your information, questions, rate, and samples of work.  The downside is you  must become a member (for free), be a member for 14 days, and make 25 posts before you can post in the Buy, Sell, and Trade forum.  I thinks it well worth the wait.

I have heard that many people are wary of going there to get a job done because of so many non-English speaking people offering to write for cheap, but I figure since I am as English speaking as you can get (born and raised in the midwest) I might have a slight advantage.  I have seen some quite a few requests that I’m sure I could accomplish.

However, I have only been a member for 3 days so I cannot attest first hand to how great this site really is.  I will update the second I am able to get a job.  Oh, and another great thing is you can advertise your services there if you don’t want to wait around for a request to fit your expertise.  I will probably take full advantage of that.

Happy writing!