77 Freelance Opportunities to Sell Your Services

Find freelance opportunities to get paid for services and improve your portfolio and work history.

Picture of computer with keyboard, some books pink and white stacked to the side, a rose gold pen, clip and candle on white background. Used on my blog post for Freelance opportunities.

The world of freelance and remote opportunities can be overwhelming, but here are some of the top websites people promote including job boards for remote work and niche related opportunities.

I already titled this post and therefore can’t change the number 77, and I have no idea what number I’m on now so it’s really a useless number at this point.

But I am updating this post so far because I personally reference it a lot. Some sites from the original post are broken so I try to remove those.

What is the difference between Freelance and Remote Jobs?

Freelance usually refers to temp jobs where you get a 1099 instead of a w-2 in the U.S. Where you are contracted and not an employee. But the main thing is they are temporary jobs and the freelancer is a Business.

Remote jobs are actual jobs that can be done anywhere like at home, or at the beach, as long as you have a computer and internet. Ideally, you’d be an employee of the company and it would be a long-term agreement, but now a days you are often contracted instead of an employee but treated like an employee. Often, people list temporary jobs as a remote job. Often, they still expect you to come to the office once a month or once a year.

So a Remote Job could be a regular job, a contract job, a regular pay, a temporary pay, at home, or mostly at home…

For purposes of here though, what we are looking for are jobs where we are a business working for a business instead of a person working for a business. But because companies often look for something very different than what freelancers are, there is now this sea of vagueness between terms and umbrellas. This makes it harder for me to organize this list.

Companies are often trying to find someone to do a job, but sometimes they don’t know how much work is going to be involved or how long it’s going to last. Sometimes they want to test a potential employee on a temp basis before hiring with full benefits. Sometimes they are trying to find a way to pay unskilled wages for a skilled labor. They are always trying to reduce costs.

Meanwhile, there’s people who want to get paid. Right now. And if they are 1099 Contract labor, they are a business according to the IRS. And so they have to do business things like find their clients. It’s just rather unfortunate that potential clients are swimming in the wrong channel of General Job Boards.

What is this list for?

If you got a service you think you could get paid to do, you can look for jobs, or you can try to find clients and start your own business. This list is the hybrid in-between that can…

Get you a quick side gig for that extra money you need for Christmas or Car Repair
Get you started with real professional work to build a portfolio to help you get clients
Get you started with getting paid in whatever it is you do

Power of Networking and FB Groups

I, personally, have found the best freelance work comes from networking, much of which I have gained by joining FB Groups. This concept is a NURTURE to CONVERT system of opportunities. Basically, you join a community or make the right friends. You try not to mess up the social P’s and Q’s, but also try to be cool. You stalk your prey for weeks, months, maybe years, and when the opportunity pops up to pounce, you pounce, “Oh I can do that for you.”

Me, personally, I join FB groups. I connect with other people and when I see them post about an upcoming project, one I’m interested in, or I feel that opportunity, I just talk to them about what I can do. Because it’s so impulsive when you jump on a comment, or a DM, you really want to have your shit together somewhere to link them to if they want to see your work.

I’ve known many friends who got published by finding the name of the editor in charge of the section of their niche for a magazine or newspaper on Twitter and just talking with them, hearting things, atting them with witty oneliners, until the opportunity struck to pitch.

For a long while there, it was the only way to get published on Huffpost.

A great place to find specific employees for specific companies is Linked In. So not only can you use Linked In to help you find temporary jobs and remote jobs, but you can also use it as a networking tool to help you find the people you want to know so that you can find them on other social media that they use regularly. Even better if they are in your town, and you “happen to run into them” at a bar.

No it’s not creepy. It’s called being a Professional.

Gig Readiness Bag – Be Ready

For a lot of these sites I’m about to list, you also could increase your productivity and maximize potential by having a lot of your information all ready put together and handy in one place. Some things you might want include…

Your resume as text
Your resume as a pretty pdf
Your resume link
Portfolio Link
Portfolio in Jpgs (preferably with a cohesive look, for sites that want you to upload your portfolio)
Self-Promo FAQ Jpgs (for sites that want you to upload photos of work, think like Etsy and throw in one or two about you)
A couple testimonials / reviews
Media Kit (if applicable)
Services spelled out with promo graphics (especially if doing sites like Fiverr)
Quick Bio
Elevator Pitch of what you offer
List of relevant social media links
Contract – at least a template to tweak
Means for Invoicing and Accepting Payment (I like Dubsado)

The idea is to have a package of all you need in one place for when you apply for jobs, create profiles, etc. Of course, narrow this list to what you plan to specialize in. For instance, if you just want to post what you can do in places like Fiverr, you probably don’t need a “resume.”

Also, what you plan to specialize in by niche is important. I personally do both writing and graphic design, but when I put a profile on a place like Upwork, I need to choose ONE, and narrow it down, such as Graphic Design >> Product Imagery. Now a days, nobody wants a Jack of all Trades, they want an Ace of Hearts. But the only difference is the way you present it.

While a lot of these sites are similar, some are very unique, and I highly recommend browsing through the jobs they offer, the site structure, and other freelancers on the site to get an idea of what is expected.

GENERAL FREELANCE

Beware of fees…

Workhoppers – doesn’t seem so remote

JOB BOARDS + FREELANCE

JOB BOARDS

Work from Home | Remote Work

Helpful Sites –

Real Ways to Earn

Job Boards – Search by Location or Search Remote Work

CREATIVE

Job Boards that post only Creative Jobs

WRITING

Writing Freelance

FB Groups for Writers to find work and opportunities + writing communities

Content Companies

These places generally hire you to write for them, and then they post assignments that are usually first come first serve.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

PHOTOGRAPHY

Places to Submit Stock Photos

VIRTUAL ASSISTANTS

FB Groups for Virtual Assistants – Buy and Sell Content

FILM PRODUCTION | Video | Entertainment

Actors | Voice Actors

Backstage (about $20 a month membership required)

DEVELOPERS

Read the Best Way to Make Money Blogging for ideas on how to use your blog to transition careers.

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