An article on page B5 of the May 29, 2013, edition of The Wall Street Journal, by Geoffrey A.
Fowler and Brenda Cronin, “Freelancers Get Jobs via Web Services”, discusses
how the TaskRabbit website (http://taskrabbit.com)
connects freelancers with jobs.
“TaskRabbit executives hope to tap a shift in the U.S. economy toward
freelance and ‘micro-entrepreneurial’ work. Other similar websites are Elance (http://www.elance.com), Lyft (http://www.lyft.me/), and Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/careers/) which are
growing as they connect workers with Internet –savvy employers and customers.
The article quotes Dane Stangler, Director of Research and Policy,
for Ewing Marion Fauffman Foundation, who estimates that 10% of U.S. workers
are freelancers.
The article provides several anecdotes of individuals who have
found success as freelancers. There are many other websites that provide leads
to temporary employment including: Manpower
Group (http://www.manpowergroup.com/),
Onforce, Inc. (http://onforce.com), Kelly
Services (http://www.kellyservices.com),
and LinkedIn Corporation (http://www.linkedin.com/).
Please share your experience in finding work as a freelancer using
any of the above sites or other such sites by commenting on this blog or emailing
me at glynjordan@gmail.com.
Thanks, Glyn
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