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Freelance Data-entry Projects / Jobs Many companies around the globe, small or big, hi-tech or non-tech, seek freelance data entry workers who can work from their own place as it would cut down their company cost and resources much.These kind of jobs require only basic computer skills, a personal computer with internet connection. It gives the freelance workers the convenience of working from their place / home at their convenient times of the day / night. Most of these companies requiring freelance workers post their requirements on freelance websites like freelancefree.com and buy their work. The company / buyer would ask you to bid providing their project details, budget and sometimes the timeframe within which they want their work to be done. A freelancer can get himself registered with the freelance websites like freelancefree.com and bid for these jobs / projects. You can mention the amount you expect to be paid for the work and also how effectively you will be able to deliver it. The company / buyer would contact you if you win the bid and if he decides to take your service. There are a whole lot of advantages for the buyer or company to outsource the work to a freelancer than to hire a staff-full time or part-time. The freelancer also has his own advantage of working remotely from home. There are a wide variety of data-entry projects like: • Form filling - where the freelancer would be asked to fill in simple forms with data provided by the company and the freelancer would be paid on a per form basis by the company. • Typing - where the freelancer would be required to convert printed materials like books into computer word sheets. • Editing and Proof-reading of online materials and books where the freelancer would be required to spell check, align, sort, organize and present the word documents and publish them on the web. • Online secretarial work • Writing articles for online magazines and websites • Writing contents for websites • Data collection work as a research assistant • Online sign-ups and submissions on forums and classified sites • E-mailing people on the mailing list provided by the company. These kind of online data entry work is done through one of the three ways: 1. Keyboard entry 2. Scanning 3. Voice recognition using software These jobs require minimal computer and data handling skills. However some companies / buyers provide the freelancer with the necessary guidelines and documentation on how to do the work. The greater the accuracy and speed of data entry the greater are the freelancer's chances of winning more and more projects and money.