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Finding work is the toughest part of being a freelancer by far.  Many freelancers have found it impossible to find enough work, because they just didn’t know where to go to find clients.

The first stop for many freelancers is the various freelancing and outsourcing sites.  There are quite a few of them you can try, but you’ll be facing a lot of competition from all around the globe.  Some people are writing articles for as little as $0.50 each on these sites!  The quality   
 is horrible at that price, but they still manage to get work

Some freelancing sites to try
http://www.elance.com
https://www.freelancer.com/
http://www.odesk.com
A better way to get work is on the various internet marketing forums.  These forums are full of successful marketers who need services like these!  It can be pretty hard to find a good, reliable freelancer, so they’ll be more than willing to give you a chance.  You can also get slightly better prices than you can on the freelance sites.
Some forums to try:
http://www.warriorforum.com
http://www.sitepoint.com
http://www.digitalpoint.com
Don’t go spamming the forums with offers!  You’ll need to follow their rules, and you may need to pay to post an ad to get business.  But paying $10 or $20 is a drop in the bucket compared 
   to the amount of money you can make from a single off

If you don’t have the cash to post an offer, you can try selling something on eBay.  Just find something around your house that’s worth more than $20, sell it on eBay, and have the buyer pay you by PayPal.  Then you can use that money to pay to list your offer
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