http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/09/10/my-fall-online-class-cultivating-your-client-list/ Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:34:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/09/10/my-fall-online-class-cultivating-your-client-list/#comment-22965 The Anti 9-to-5 Guide » Ask the cubicle expat: Should I pay for one of those fancypants subscription-based freelance-gig websites? Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:22:28 +0000 http://www.anti9to5guide.com/2007/09/08/my-fall-online-class-cultivating-your-client-list/#comment-22965 [...] One of the students in a class I recently taught asked: I have a question about a particular subscription-based website that lists editorial freelance projects. I have not joined (it costs $29.99 a month to do so), but they regularly send me emails about jobs about which I’d receive detailed information and would be able to pursue if I joined. Some sound legitimate (proofreading, editing), some not so legit (work-from-home typing jobs). Should I turn and run in the opposite direction and never look back? Or is this a service that would be worth shelling out $29.99 monthly — especially at a time when I’m trying to make money, not spend it? [...] [...] One of the students in a class I recently taught asked: I have a question about a particular subscription-based website that lists editorial freelance projects. I have not joined (it costs $29.99 a month to do so), but they regularly send me emails about jobs about which I’d receive detailed information and would be able to pursue if I joined. Some sound legitimate (proofreading, editing), some not so legit (work-from-home typing jobs). Should I turn and run in the opposite direction and never look back? Or is this a service that would be worth shelling out $29.99 monthly — especially at a time when I’m trying to make money, not spend it? [...]

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