My .02: don't neglect letters to local businesses. If you know a bit about copywriting - which you should, no matter what your industry - you can come up with a solid letter promoting your writing services in an appealing way. Drop that letter in the mail/email it to the fastest-growing business in your area. Target a wide variety of different industries. You'll find many of these places won't have a web presence that's "caught up" with their level of recent success. That's where you come in, write articles for their blog, handle their social media, or whatever else they want you to do. Good way to build long-term relationships. -Corey
FreelanceSwitch has a job board. It seems to have some quality jobs, but it costs $7 a month and not all of the jobs are for writers. I just signed up for it last month. Haven't gotten serious about using it, but I plan on it.
I would recommend iwriter.com , freelancer. Com , fiverr.com And also I have a new one for everbody ratracerebellion.com I have use them to fine alot of jobs in writing and blogging. They send me daily update on new writing jobs.
Elance is one of 'the best' sites to get work from. When compared to other sites which have weekly pay or pay only for approved articles, this is something really different. The competition is pretty low here when compared to other sites and hence you can easily win 'high' budget projects. For those wondering who I am, well, I've been a 'successful' member of this site earning thousands of dollars over the past 4 years (just by writing)