Thursday, July 8, 2010

Can somebody explain a little about freelance


Can somebody explain a little about freelance?
Hi there! I'm looking for a freelance job, and I have 3 questions: Where is the best place to look for a job? What is bidding about? And do you have to pay to get a job? So is it best to make a low bid? :)
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as a freelance person, you get to choose where to participate - ie bid on advertised jobs, call on businesses that may need your service, or just send out fliers/print ads..so the best place to find work is where the work is, and how they find people - this would be part of your business plan....how to market and sell your service - doesn't need to be complicated, just make some bullet points on paper to organize your thoughts - can you join a trade group? Bidding is done in larger companies, or public projects. I have a friend that bids on public art projects - there are multiple stages - an introductory meetings, usually a follow-up with questions and answers, then the bid meeting - you present your solution (or artwork, or project plan) and a price. the plan/price is evaluated - even if you have the low price, they can say your solution does not meet the need, and disqualify you. this is not the end of the world!!!!! if you are good, you'll only win 1 in 10...but once you do a couple, they aren't so much work, because you'll have lots of material. you usually don't need to pay to get a job, unless it is some sort of kick-back, or pay-to-play. unless you like working with less than honest businesses, and have the stomach to deal with the other aspects, best to avoid it. Most likely, the things you are looking at on the internet are schemes that you buy in, then get people to buy-in under you - they collapse quickly. best of luck.
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Chk out this site for details www.freewebs.com/onlinegenuinejobs Uma.
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There are many freelancing websites online besides the ones I am listing below. The only one below that I have experience in using is guru.com Elance- http://www.elance.com/p/providers/index.html Freelance Job Search- http://www.freelancejobsearch.com/ HotGigs- http://www.hotgigs.com/ HitFreelance- http://www.hitfreelance.com/ Freelance Work- http://www.freelance-work.net/#freelanceprojects Freelance Central- http://www.freelancecentral.net/ Go Freelance- http://www.gofreelance.com/ Guru- http://www.guru.com GetaFreelancer http://getafreelancer.com/ *Sometimes you can also find ads online on job websites for companies looking for freelancers as well. Bidding- on these sites you will have to bid for a job. You bid an amount for how much you are willing to do this project or job for. Usually the job description will tell you if a job is short-term or long-term. Sometimes in the description you may also get idea how much someone or a company is willing to pay you for the job. You might be bidding for how much you are willing to do the work on an hourly basis or it can be an amount for the whole project. Do you have to pay- I am sure how the other freelance websites work but this is what I know about guru :if they still offer the free basic membership, then I suggest signing up for this first. You will only be allowed to bid on 10 jobs/projects monthly but this will give you idea if you should pay to upgrade your account. Guru makes their money by acting as the middle man between you and the company for payment transactions. I recommend first trying the free membership because I know many people who have submitted bids and never received offers....for me my experience was different. You didn't ask for this information but feel that this important to add- when bidding on jobs you will have to submit a proposal. Make you sure write a proposal that will stick out



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