__________________________________________ 互户互户互户互互户互)  Merle's Mission Ezine- "The Best of the Net Straight to your Door" Refer a Friend: http://recommend-it.com/l.z.e?s=346394 Sept 30th 2002 Issue #98 ISSN: #1527-3105 Edited & Published by: Merle- Merle@MerlesWorld.com http://www.MerlesWorld.com/ __________________________________________ 互户互户互户互互户互)  NOTE: This newsletter is by subscription only. The only way it could have ended up in your inbox was by your subscribing to it. If you wish to unsubscribe see the details at the bottom of this ezine. __________________________________________ 互户互户互户互互户互)  ______________________________________________ Sponsor ______________________________________________ "FREE report that saved my business and gave me 1000000 hits FREE" For two years I sat at the computer, late every night convinced I could Find the magic formula. 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Amazing! I'm sure most of you who have web based businesses have noticed things picking up lately. This is standard as summer is usually a slump time with more people spending time outside and on vacation. Fall is an excellent time to get busy and launch a new business idea you've been thinking about. I have a few myself just need to take the time to set them loose. Managing my own lists has been great. It's a lot more work but worth it. Just so you know if your email address bounces I will unsubscribe you the very first time. Yahoo and Hotmail are the worst offenders so if you want to keep receiving this newsletter you may wish to use a real "mailbox". No offense but you get very limited space with a free email box and it becomes a big headache to me when they start bouncing back. Please remember to clean out your box from time to time. Hey, it's my dog's birthday today! My Italian Greyhound, Teddy Bear is 4 years old. I have to make a point to give him his birthday hot dog with a candle before going to work tonight. Yes, I even sing HappY Birthday to my dogs. Sick, huh? My boyfriend thinks so but he's right beside me every year singing along. He told me if I tell anyone he'll have to kill me. Do you think that includes all 3,000 of you? Sshhhh, if you don't tell him you know, I won't. I've picked another winner for a free ad in this ezine. The winner is Laurel Lyon http://www.minisitetemplates.com If you're reading this reply to the email I sent to you with your ad copy. If you'd like a chance to win a free ad in this ezine simply fill out the demographic survey whose link you'll find at the bottom of this newsletter. You really can win. Everytime I write a new article I send it out to a list I maintain of publishers and website owners for possible inclusion in their newsletters or on their sites. 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Some charge for membership, some are free, and some take a percentage of each job that is awarded (usually from the employer). Each of these sites requires you to fill out an online profile specifying your experience and skill level. Some allow you to list examples of your work. Let's take a closer look at a few of the bigger freelance sites: 1) Guru: http://www.guru.com This is probably the most popular, likely due to their large advertising budget. You'll find their ads in all of the more popular PC Mags and pasted everywhere online. Like most of these services, you must first create a profile that details who you are and what you do. The site currently claims over 320,00 members with over 7,000 job listings. They also offer a variety of backend services such as articles, and an ezine and other goodies that will help you run your business more efficiently. 2) eLance: http://www.elance.com This site is set up in an auction setting where you bid on projects that interest you. Use of an online rating system allows buyers and sellers to make comments about each other which are then publicly shared. eLance covers all business categories you can possibly think of 3) eWork Exchange: http://www.eworkexchange.com/ Registration includes building your online resume, which can be added to by creating a skill profile to go with it. Searching for projects is simple. When you see something you like you can e-mail the project owner with your comments through the use of a private profile number. You won't receive any direct contact information until you accept the project. eWork boasts they have over 170,000 members 4) Free Agent: http://www.freeagent.com/ Claiming over 100,000 members, this is another one getting a lot of press. Upon registering you have to fill out a lengthy form detailing your skills and qualifications. They don't use open bidding, but you can search for projects by category. 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