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I have discovered a valuable resource for writing assignments and other types of work. The Freelance Work Exchange is an innovative web site that incorporates nearly every aspect of freelance process. It features components with which you are familiar as well as those for which you may not have an accurate understanding, and quite possibly, some aspects about which you have never even heard.

As with most legitimate professional freelance web sites, membership at http://tinyurl.com/3v69r is on a paid basis. In this case, membership is paid on a monthly basis at standard rate of $29.95 per month. You may feel this is excessive especially since you don't know exactly what value of membership is actually going to deliver for you.

Since this is perspective of average person, me included, Freelance Work Exchange has a solution for addressing your questions directly. And no, you don't have to submit an e-mail with a list of questions and then wait for a reply. All you have to do is take advantage of Freelance Work Exchange's valuable test drive.

For only $2.95 you can literally test drive Freelance Work Exchange with a 7-day temporary membership. Unlike most other trial memberships that offer very limited access and no access at all to members' only features, Freelance Work Exchange gives you run of road. In other words, you don't just get to drive it around block; you get to actually make a real road trip with your temporary membership.

Guess what? The Freelance Work Exchange even gives you some souvenirs to make your road trip worth your while. Here's what your $2.95 is going to net you, even if you decide at end of 7-day trial that one trip was enough for you.

* Unlimited 24/7 Access to Professional Members Area

For 7 days, you're going to be able to explore and take advantage of each component of Professional Members Area at Freelance Work Exchange. This doesn't mean that you get to read about them, but that you get to make full use of each member's only component.

* Freelance Job Report

You will receive immediate access to current issue of this Freelance Work Exchange professional edition bi-weekly newsletter, which is a paid subscription. Each issue features career advice and strategies as well as hot freelance job opportunities.

* The Jobs Database

Okay, so Freelance Work Exchange has a freelance job bank, but so do other freelance web sites. However, this site actually allows you to use your test drive to go through process of finding projects and applying for them. This will give you a good idea of how site works for you without an ongoing commitment.

Categories in The Jobs Database include:

* Writing, Editing and Proofreading * Design & Illustration * Programming & Software Development * Consultancy * Administrative & Miscellaneous * Work-at-Home

* Million Dollar Freelancing

The Freelance Work Exchange publishes this valuable freelancer's publication feature in serialized format. A perk that you receive as a temporary member is a free subscription offer. You'll receive this innovative publication in chapter-by-chapter format delivered directly to your e-mail address.

If you decide that Million Dollar Freelancing offers no value to you, you can simply discontinue your subscription anytime you choose. The Freelance Work Exchange will promptly remove you from this subscriber list.

* Featured Freelance Listing

The Freelance Work Exchange offers all its members opportunity to purchase a "feature" listing as a freelancer for price of $50.00 for a 1-month listing or $100.00 for a 3-month listing. This same offer is available to you as a temporary member. If you purchase a Featured Freelance Listing and decide not to continue with a monthly membership, you still have benefit of having your professional profile featured for period for which you purchased it.

* Freelance Billing Rates

A common issue among freelance writers and service providers is how to determine rates for professional services. Freelance Work Exchange has reduced it to black and white for you. Taken directly from U.S. Department of Labor is a chart featuring average rates for various professional services. For some specific freelance services, there is an indicated range of from low to high.

True, you can find this information yourself for free at U.S. DOL's web site, but you will have to dig for it. The Freelance Work Exchange has done digging for you.

* Gold Seal of Professional Membership

As a supportive service to its professional members, Freelance Work Exchange has published a Freelance Code of Practice for which it has also created an image or graphics design. Your temporary membership entitles you to post this Gold Seal of Professional Membership directly at your own web site, provided that you are also willing to link to Freelance Code of Practice.

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