Great article.

I started years ago on oDesk, which has since merged with elance to become Upwork.

Even with the change I have made some pretty good progress on there and had some very large plants. I think total on that site has made over $10000. It's a relatively easy site to use and it's simple enough to build-up your reputation so that you can get decent paying contracts.

That being said I think some of the most important thing to tell new freelancers, are the habits that will be needed to be a freelancer versus where to find work. Ultimately, while a list like this is helpful for sure and should be bookmarked for reference... work in the end, is easy enough to find... To be successful you need to be able to well yourself, your ideas, services or products, and even ideas.

In many new prospective writers will need to invest in both their business and (sometimes more difficult) themselves. Since developing the habits can take years sometimes, the earlier you start choosing ideal habits the sooner you can incorporate them. :)

In any case, I have to go back through some of your other post and see what else you have here because you obviously have valuable information. Experience goes a long way in this industry! So, thank you for sharing. :)