Hi all,
elance is a website, where every firm will have registered itself, and their profile will definitely be more impressive to look at, than a freelancer's profile. It is tough to get a project, if one were not paying attention to informing the client about themselves. I read many profiles which had so many superlative terms for themselves. Few started with, You have come to right place, while few began with I am experienced with so and so. But a fair and simple profile would not even get a second glance. So what makes a profile impressive?
Sad things is, there is no standard rule or follow procedure to chalk out an impressive profile, because a good profile for a client may not seem good, for the other. So, is dropping all superlatives the key or using them?
I would say a right mix should be able to get one's profile the needed second glance.
There was this profile, which I liked very much, if I were a client and in search of a Writing project, I would have hired this writer. It was obvious that this person was not taking the other's time for granted, nor was it very weak, in its advertising. It began with the experience that this person had, and since this person had already done a few projects and was rated good, it had a good summary of his or her credentials. Also, there were milestones that were achieved, and this gave the necessary sheen to this profile.
But all this may go waste, unless, one knows what type of client they are targeting. There are few who settle with writers who write well, at cheaper rates, while few do not mind spending few more dollars if they find an author who says he or she can deliver it right and make it look superior to others.
So, if one is looking for clients with small budgets, they better create a profile that is short and sweet, with just enough details about experience and focus on the pricing. A newbie may have to quote lower values, to be able to earn stars and milestones before, hiking their price per article or number of words.
Under writing category alone, there are so many projects available, but so are, many writers and writing firms. It is always safer to join in, as a firm than go separate, unless they have credentials to back their claims.
Will write more about bidding and procedure on elance, in my future articles.
For those of you who have just registered and are expecting full fledged assignments, and depressed they are not getting any, Breathe easy, browse through so many impressive profiles out there and create one good one for yourself. A writer on elance, needs to focus on many things before he or she gets, actual projects to write, with one of them being, ablility to draft a perfect profile.
elance is a website, where every firm will have registered itself, and their profile will definitely be more impressive to look at, than a freelancer's profile. It is tough to get a project, if one were not paying attention to informing the client about themselves. I read many profiles which had so many superlative terms for themselves. Few started with, You have come to right place, while few began with I am experienced with so and so. But a fair and simple profile would not even get a second glance. So what makes a profile impressive?
Sad things is, there is no standard rule or follow procedure to chalk out an impressive profile, because a good profile for a client may not seem good, for the other. So, is dropping all superlatives the key or using them?
I would say a right mix should be able to get one's profile the needed second glance.
There was this profile, which I liked very much, if I were a client and in search of a Writing project, I would have hired this writer. It was obvious that this person was not taking the other's time for granted, nor was it very weak, in its advertising. It began with the experience that this person had, and since this person had already done a few projects and was rated good, it had a good summary of his or her credentials. Also, there were milestones that were achieved, and this gave the necessary sheen to this profile.
But all this may go waste, unless, one knows what type of client they are targeting. There are few who settle with writers who write well, at cheaper rates, while few do not mind spending few more dollars if they find an author who says he or she can deliver it right and make it look superior to others.
So, if one is looking for clients with small budgets, they better create a profile that is short and sweet, with just enough details about experience and focus on the pricing. A newbie may have to quote lower values, to be able to earn stars and milestones before, hiking their price per article or number of words.
Under writing category alone, there are so many projects available, but so are, many writers and writing firms. It is always safer to join in, as a firm than go separate, unless they have credentials to back their claims.
Will write more about bidding and procedure on elance, in my future articles.
For those of you who have just registered and are expecting full fledged assignments, and depressed they are not getting any, Breathe easy, browse through so many impressive profiles out there and create one good one for yourself. A writer on elance, needs to focus on many things before he or she gets, actual projects to write, with one of them being, ablility to draft a perfect profile.
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