By now, we all know how important it is to follow the potential client’s instructions in their freelance job post when applying to a project. Today, I will show you how the client sees our freelance application on oDesk and how easy it is to filter the candidates because they failed to follow instructions or don’t meet the requirements. It is also as easy to report freelancers as spam due to obvious mismatch or for sending a recycled cover letter.
Marketing Our Freelance Services on Social Media
Internet and the world in general are changing every day; so is social media. More importantly, it gives endless opportunities for marketing one’s business. For that reason, it’s of crucial importance for freelancers to start leveraging these opportunities early – in the beginning of their freelance careers, while they still have time. Here are a few quick and easy tips to get started.
LinkedIn Endorsement – When Is Right to Do It
Last week my post about LinkedIn connection message proved useful to most, if not all of you, so today I decided to blog about another feature on the same social network – LinkedIn endorsement. It too can get annoying sometimes… here’s why and how to make the most out of it.
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.
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