47 Places to Find Telecommuting Jobs
March 27, 2009 by Deb Ng
Filed under Writing Gigs
So it recently occurred to me that the folks who visit this blog on a regular basis do more than write. Many of them are also designers, virtual assistants, bloggers, and more. Also, most are looking for all kinds of telecommuting jobs – not just freelance writing jobs. In this economy, we need all the help we can get. Which is why I would like to offer you this list of
47 Places to Find Telecommuting Jobs
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(Please note these are listed in no special order and I don’t consider one better or worse than another.)
- Freelance Job Openings: Lists freelance job opportunities just about every day.
- Tjobs - TJobs or Telecommute Jobs is a paid subscription based site offering job leads for all telecommuting professions. I had a paid subscription a couple of years ago and to be honest, I only got one or two jobs from their listings. Plus there were some listings you’d find on the web for free. Not a bad place to look, but not the place to go if you want to save money.
- WAHM.com – WAHM stands for Work at Home Mom, but Work at Home Dads can benefit from the regular listings here. WAHM is a large network for ..well…WAHMs and their job listings offer something for everyone.
- Craigslist – Craigslist gets a bum rap, but it’s a great place to find telecommute jobs. I have a full time telecommuting job with BlogTalkRadio and I found it on Craigslist. Yeah it has some scams, but what job board doesn’t nowadays?
- FlexJobs – Another subscription based service, but features a nice variety of listings.
- Indeed.com – A job search engine.
- Freelance Venue – I just learned about this site, myself. Hopefully you’ll find it useful?
- Freelance Switch - Offers a variety of freelance opportunities.
- Monster – You’ll have to search, but there are listings for real telecommute opportunities.
- About.com - Check out their “Be a Guide” page. They’re always searching for experts.
- Freelance BBS – A BBS offering job listings. Every now and then there’s something good.
- Media Bistro - Lists a lot of in house opportunities, but also some work at home or freelance stuff.
- Telecommute Job List – A blog that relists telecommute opportunities much like we do here.
- Dice - Technical job board lists freelance or telecommute opportunities as well.
- Write Jobs – Has some good freelance writing opportunities but they’re not updated often.
- Career Builder - Though it mostly lists in house opportunities, there are also telecommuting jobs to be found.
- Flip Dog - Lists telecommute opportunities from around the web.
- Authentic Jobs – Job Board for Creative Types
- Behance - Creative and Freelance Opportunities
- Fresh Web Jobs - You’ll find the occasional telecommute job here, but it’s not the norm.
- Triond - Writing site allowing you to earn revenue.
- iFreelance – Freelance bidding site.
- About Freelance Writing - Anne Wayman’s freelance writing jobs site.
- About.com Weblogs – Susan Guenelis features blog job listings each week.
- ProBlogger Job Board – Lists several blogging opportunities each week.
- Rent a Coder – Freelance bidding site.
- Performancing Job Board – Features blogging jobs mostly. Usually one or two new ones each week.
- BlogHer - The BlogHer job board features opportunities for bloggers.
- Journalism Jobs – Has several freelance and telecommute opportunities available each week.
- Elance – Job bidding sites.
- Guru.com – Another bidding site (Careful with these – folks tend to go way too low.)
- Sologig - Lists telecommute and freelance opportunities.
- Simply Hired - A job search engine.
- ProFreelanceJob - I don’t know much about this site, but it appears to be a place listing freelance opportunities.
- Freelance Photojobs - Lists freelance opportunities for photographers
- Jobs and gigs - Lists some work at home jobs.
- Mashable Jobs – Every now and then a telecommute opportunity is listed.
- Social Media Jobs - Lists the occasional telecommute job.
- Twitter Search – You can find an assortment of opportunities using Twitter’s search feature.
- ODesk - Subscription based service. I think they also ask you to download software that allows them to see whether or not you’re working on your projects. Not a fan of that.
- Startup Jobs - Lists some telecommute jobs
- Jobster - Job Search Engine
- Online Writing Jobs - Lists a variety of writing opportunities from around the web. Some are very low payers.
- Beyond.com - Lists nichy jobs. Has some freelance or telecommute jobs.
- Morning Coffee – Freelance Writing.com’s Tuesday list of gigs.
- PoeWar – John Hewitt’s list of leads.
- Hot Jobs – Yahoo’s job board lists freelance and telecommute jobs as well.
Search for jobs in your area on SnagAJob.com
Awesome, Deb! Wow! I’ve seen many of these lists, but not all in one place. Incredible – thanks so much.
Oh, Deb! I hadn’t heard of several of these. So very helpful! Thank you! I appreciate your help.
Excellent resource here, I`ve stumbled it so hopefully more people will benefit.
Yay. Glad you’re finding it useful! Thanks for the Stumble and Tweets.
Great list, Deb! I’ve felt the frustration myself in finding telecommuting jobs, so I know this list will be a great resource for everyone. And hopefully in the near future, my site will be able to make it to the list too! Telework rocks!
Awesome list. It’s so difficult to find a comprehensive list of websites to find jobs. This will definitely cut down on the amount of time I use everyday to search for writing gigs.
Thanks!
- K
FANTASTIC! I find that sometimes I’m spending so much time looking for a paid gig that I don’t have time to work on projects I want to submit for queries to different magazines, etc. Finding BIG lists like this really streamline the process and I don’t worry if I could be doing more. THANK YOU for all you do for all of us. What a blessing you are, Deb!!!
Thanks, Deb! That’s quite a list, even some I’ve never heard of. Just came across VirtualVocations.com this morning. Has anyone researched this place?
@Sonia – VirtualVocations is one of my favorite stops. They have a nice selection of telecommuting jobs across all industries. Plus, they seem to have a higher ratio of full-time jobs then some of the other telecommuting job boards.
Hi guys! Odesk isn’t subscription based, it just takes a low percent of what you earn, and you can set your fee to include theirs. There are a lot of high paying jobs there, and the software is only required for jobs that you charge by the hour. Fixed fee jobs don’t require the software at all. They also have lots of tests that, if you take, will help you in getting clients. I enjoy working on odesk.
Other than that, great list, some resources were unknown to me. Thank you very much.
For Lori – thanks for the advice.
For Deb – what’s up with the freaky little alien dude?
I miss Proz.com in the list. It’s the number 1 stop for freelance translators. There are some copywriting jobs there from time to time too.
VirtualVocations looks nice. However, it is a subscription-based service, charging $15/mo with no refunds.
One site not included is linkedin’s job forum, which comes closest to the real-life job location process: finding someone you know who knows someone who knows of a job that’s open.
I’d like to see more comments regarding which job search sites are actually worth visiting, or joining. Myself, I’ve gotten many hits from journalismjobs and media bistro. If you are not the gullible sort, craigslist also offers some great opportunities. Just remember: to find one diamond, you have to shovel through tons of worthless rocks.
Beyond job sites (which may post opportunities seen by thousands) its always good to stay in contact with past editors and friends in the publishing business.
When I first started freelancing, I found my jobs with Online Writing Jobs. They’ve changed their format in recent years and definitely don’t scan the job ads of the jobs they post because you’ll find non-paying jobs in there, but I’ve also landed some higher paying jobs with them. You just have to be ready to weed through the duds.
I found Guru to be a complete waste of time and money. They offer a free option, but it doesn’t allow you to view/apply for most of the jobs. So, I joined. I found the jobs so pitifully low paying I never bothered to apply for any. And, even with a paid subscription, they also take a piece of your pay for a job. I just never saw anything worth applying for on there. Really low paying.
You missed RatRaceRebellion.com!
Excellent site. Screened WAH leads.
I heard about them on 20/20.
Hi,
This post is great! I’ve just started a freelance writing site, which chronicles my journey from being a completely inexperienced freelance writer to (hopefully) becoming a successful one! I will definitely link this post to my blog for people who, like me, are looking to get into this industry!
Thanks!
Lori
That is quiet the impressive list you have compiled there. I know many writers, both freelance and ones just looking for a little extra on the side that would love this list – consider this bookmarked.
I think it’s important for people to remember too that they need to visit every site and really put the work in bidding until it works out for them. I see so many people who sign up, bid on one gig and then never return!
Thanks guys!
Deb, you really look after your community. Thanks for the list
May all your work dreams come true too, and that you’ll get plenty of ‘me’ time as well.
What a great, comprehensive list. Thank you!!
Just a heads-up addition to this very fine article…I would recommend staying away from Snag A Job.com–even if you’re just looking for a part-time gig to help with the Visa bill, and have steeled yourself to put on a name tag again in order to do it.
I’ve tried using it for quite some time, just to apply to very basic part-time gigs (as in teenager-type jobs that anybody should be able to get) and have gotten NO response, Zero, zippo, nada. And, ’tis a puzzlement, since I’m pretty much a thirtysomething Jane Average with a good work record. And, several friends have reported the same results.
So, before your self-esteem takes an elevator shaft-like plunge, and you start to (falsely) believe you’re not even good enough to clean out the ball pit at Chuck E. Cheese, don’t blame yourself.
For, alas, the site seems to be a black hole: you take the time to submit a resume or fill out an ap (many of them time-consuming and vexing, such as those for J.C. Penney), and you never hear from these people. Yet, the same listings are there, month after month, for ‘basic’ jobs at places like Einstein Bagels, Chuck E. Cheese, Merry Maids, et. al, which presumably need a steady supply of at least warm bodies. So, what’s the deal?
Quite frankly, I don’t know. True, the site seems geared to younger workers, and no, I’m not a young whippersnapper with a backpack full of summer-school assignments,last time I looked. But, they don’t specify that you have to be a teen in order to get one of these jobs (and age discrimination is patently illegal anyway, no matter which way it cuts).
Anyhoo, to cut a long story short (which really kills you when you’re a writer, as you know), if you really want one of the jobs posted, you’d be far better off applying directly to the company’s website, or even downloading an ap and walking it into your local branch.
Peace, out, and continued good luck on your search!