If you are contemplating starting out with a freelancing career, the decision is an independent one and is circumstantial of the spate of events in your life or career option you decide to choose.

Many people try to make money online by joining paid surveys, affiliates, mystery shopper or day trader. They all have their own characteristics. Paid surveys and mystery shopper are easy jobs, but they definitely won't make you rich since their fees are low. Affiliates and day trader can make you rich, but they are very difficult to maintain and also very risky.

As I sit surrounded by the chaos that is my living room, coffee within reach, fingers poised above the keyboard, then . . . ugh, what is that smell? A sudden tug on my arm completely breaks my train of thought, "Mom, mom I need a drink." I say okay, then turn my attention back to the computer screen long enough to stick my tongue out at the ominously blinking cursor.

Freelance writing offers the opportunity to make money from home and gives a writer a chance to work on an almost endless variety of projects. A writer can either focus on an area of expertise, or write a greater variety of general knowledge articles. With the internet, there are many more freelance opportunities today than ever before, and the field is expanding daily.

A freelancer is an independent contractor. Have you been looking for freelance employment? Are you thinking you have the skills and discipline to work independently? With a computer, high speed internet, phone, fax and skills you can work from home in almost any field with companies in almost any country.

First, I promise, you won't have to send out one query! If you're a freelance writer, or thinking about becoming one, then you know that writing is the easy part. Finding places to pitch your writing, eg, marketing it, takes up the bulk of your time.