Twitter is undoubtedly a popular microblogging site that is growing with millions of users right now. With the rates that it is growing, soon the whole world would know about Twitter. While Twitter isn’t useful for everyone, millions of us have found different uses for Twitter and the latest discovery is getting jobs through Twitter.

This is especially true for freelancers who depend on the Internet for work. Apart from bidding sites or freelance advertising sites, Twitter has become a source of freelance work. From design to writing, there is something for everyone.

Whether you’re looking for writing or web design jobs, you can use Twitter as a start to finding the right project. As? It is easy. Since the launch of Twitter, there are many developers who develop tools or applications related to Twitter. Most of these applications are to make the use of Twitter much easier.

However, with an app like Twitter Search, you can search for all sorts of things you want. So to get started, try looking up the word ‘writing’. I’m sure you will get tons of writing related twits. About 50% of tweets contain job announcements. Find the URL so you can apply for the job. Surely the ad includes the URL or at least some information on how you can apply for the job. Follow the instructions and wait for a response.

The easiest way is to use Twitter’s job search app to find jobs. It’s similar to Twitter Search, but this app is more refined for job-related tweets. Twitter Search, on the other hand, is a general search engine for everything. So, just like how you use Twitter search, you can search for a keyword related to your work. Web design, programming or writing work perfectly. You will also find many job advertisements.

So Twitter is more than just microblogging. Twitter is becoming much more useful. Give it a try and I’m sure you’ll love it.