How to start working on Elance.com. Short recommendations to the system administrator and not only
In general, Habré has enough posts about freelancing in general, and about Elance.com in particular - the post below is an attempt to share experience.
Information does not happen much - therefore let me begin.
If you hear about Elance for the first time, I highly recommend reading the two posts below, serjio gives very good advice about registration, filling your portfolio, bids and other things you need to know:
So you are registered. Do not rush to immediately run to put bids - 99% that you will not pay attention.
Spend time and set up a profile:
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Then you need to pass the tests. Tests presented a fair amount, choose to your taste. The bigger, the better.
When passing the tests, try to get at least 20% of the best - for this they give a die, and potential customers see that you understand this topic.
In general, at the first stage, your profile plays a very important role - especially tests, and the Overview and Service Description fields. I also filled out the Employment field.
Here, for example, what potential clients see in the Skills field with me:
Not bad? And I think so.
For everything described above, it took me 2 full days.
Now you can start looking for customers and make bids. Go to the menu at the top Find Work> Search Jobs, and on the left in the menu configure the filter:
For a free account, Elance gives 15 "coins" - that is, you can put a bid for 15 projects. This is not enough, but in order to find the first client - enough. Look for work that you can do 100% and make a bid.
A couple of tips:
An example of a good bid:
At first, bids should be left only for "fresh" projects that have recently been opened - it is ideal to find a client who needs a freelancer urgently and to offer their services first - the chances of getting a project to increase.
First focus on small projects - site transfer, setting up backups, repairing mail. The more projects you complete, the faster your profile will be filled, and the higher you will be in search results - in the future this will allow you not to search for projects yourself, the clients will invite you to make a bid. This saves a lot of time - it took me about 6 hours at the beginning just to look for / wait for a suitable project.
After receiving the project - do it, get money and feedback from the client, leave your review, buy a professional account and continue working.
Within two months it is quite possible to achieve these results here:
For more information, I also recommend reading the articles below:
Hope the tips above will help you. If you have any questions - you are welcome in the comments, or lichku.
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Information does not happen much - therefore let me begin.
If you hear about Elance for the first time, I highly recommend reading the two posts below, serjio gives very good advice about registration, filling your portfolio, bids and other things you need to know:
- How to start working on Elance.com. Quick guide for web designer.
- Work on elance for beginners. Part 2
So you are registered. Do not rush to immediately run to put bids - 99% that you will not pay attention.
Spend time and set up a profile:
- add a photo
- verify your phone
- fill out the profile
- order a Payoneer card (if not yet)
- read the article Creating a Great Elance Profile and fill up the profile.
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Then you need to pass the tests. Tests presented a fair amount, choose to your taste. The bigger, the better.
When passing the tests, try to get at least 20% of the best - for this they give a die, and potential customers see that you understand this topic.
In general, at the first stage, your profile plays a very important role - especially tests, and the Overview and Service Description fields. I also filled out the Employment field.
Here, for example, what potential clients see in the Skills field with me:
Not bad? And I think so.
For everything described above, it took me 2 full days.
Now you can start looking for customers and make bids. Go to the menu at the top Find Work> Search Jobs, and on the left in the menu configure the filter:
For a free account, Elance gives 15 "coins" - that is, you can put a bid for 15 projects. This is not enough, but in order to find the first client - enough. Look for work that you can do 100% and make a bid.
A couple of tips:
- read the project description fully and carefully;
- Write the text of the bid so that it is clear that you understand the problem and know how to solve it. A simple sentence like "I have enough experience to do this" does not work;
- tell the client exactly what you are going to do to complete the project
- if the project involves any refusal to discuss it - it is worth mentioning, with an approximate estimate of time;
- ask the client additional questions if something in the project description is not clear to you;
- subscribe.
An example of a good bid:
Hi robert
I have all the experience you need to achieve.
It is a person who is looking for.
I think it can be completed in less than 15 hours.
Please let me know if you are interested in this project!
Thanks.
-
John smith
At first, bids should be left only for "fresh" projects that have recently been opened - it is ideal to find a client who needs a freelancer urgently and to offer their services first - the chances of getting a project to increase.
First focus on small projects - site transfer, setting up backups, repairing mail. The more projects you complete, the faster your profile will be filled, and the higher you will be in search results - in the future this will allow you not to search for projects yourself, the clients will invite you to make a bid. This saves a lot of time - it took me about 6 hours at the beginning just to look for / wait for a suitable project.
After receiving the project - do it, get money and feedback from the client, leave your review, buy a professional account and continue working.
Within two months it is quite possible to achieve these results here:
For more information, I also recommend reading the articles below:
- Freelance, such freelancing is about working and communicating with customers
- How a wife can help a freelancer work on how to delegate part of the work to a person far from IT
- Work with freelancers. From the experience of cooperation with domestic remotes, part 1. Problems - a look at the contractor from the customer (or "How not to do").
Hope the tips above will help you. If you have any questions - you are welcome in the comments, or lichku.
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