Provided you already know a bit about spotting bad clients, we will make a step further today and see how to learn more about our potential freelance clients by looking at their job posts. For the purposes of this blog post, I will look through random job posts on oDesk and post screenshots from there or illustrative purposes.
Freelance Pricing Guide for Hourly Paid Work
Last week we discussed the questions to ask when deciding our profile rates. And while in most cases we use that very same profile rate as basis when applying to hourly paid projects, we still need some kind of freelance pricing guide when applying for hourly paid work, right? Here are some questions from my freelance pricing guide when working by the hour.
Freelance Pricing Guide – The Rate on Your Freelance Profile
The discussion on my post about freelance trends in Elance indicated that there’s huge need for some kind of a freelance pricing guide. So I’ve decided to share my insights about freelance fees in the next 3 posts in the Freelance Tips category.
Complete Freelance Profile – Your Key to Success
If you have decided to get some work through freelance job boards, it’s a good idea to complete your freelance profile first. As freelancer, you face great deal of competition every time you place a bid and try to get a project. And no matter how good of a professional and expert you are, the clients will never see past your profile if it isn’t complete and done well. So here are a few steps and rule of thumbs when building your freelance profile.
How to Become a Freelancer
The question I get the most from friends and readers is ‘how to become a freelancer’. I will give a lot of tips and practical info about that along the way but wanted to start with a quick outline of what the first and more important steps are.
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