by Amanda on May 13, 2009
You may remember a couple of weeks ago I mentioned that I would be reviewing GetAfreelancer to see what type of service and projects they offered freelance writers.
Well I’ve reviewed the website over a period of one week and now I am ready to give you my honest opinion on whether or not you should look for freelance writing jobs there.
First off let me just say that registering wth GetAFreelancer is free so this is a bonus but probably about the only one as you will see.
Get A Freelancer Reviewed:
Day 1: Sunday 26th April 2009
- Placed bid for weight loss article project – budget $20 to $50
Project to create a 500 word piece using information supplied by client.
Bid placed $20
Other bids – 1 at time of placement
Received PMB from client stating:
as part of the project you will have to do a keyword reaserch (this is the reason for the high payout)
can you with the right keywords get this article to the google top 10?
Project awarded 2 hours after initial bid for the amount of $30 instead of $20 and escrow was funded immediately. Project was completed Monday morning and payment was received within 20 minutes. [click to continue…]
by Amanda on April 28, 2009
This week my series of articles focus on Elance. Elance is a website where you can bid on freelance writing jobs. It is a paid membership website and this week I want to give you the ins and outs of using Elance, why it’s a good idea to have an Elance account, and how to place bids on Elance. There is a lot of information to cover so be sure to check in daily to read more.
First off let me say I joined Elance back in 2004 and have been a member ever since. Is it something I regret, definitely not. Elance was my starting point as a freelancer and I have gained a lot of knowledge and great clients through Elance.
Do I recommend people join Elance?
Yes.
If you don’t have an Elance account then maybe you should get one. If you are just starting out you might think that you can’t afford to pay a monthly membership but I do believe that $9.95 per month is justifiable.
Like most people you have probably heard that bidding websites should be avoided because they pay peanuts and some of this is correct. Elance however have been around long before these peanut paying jobs started infiltrating the markets and my guess is that they will be around for a lot longer too. With Elance the minimum bid you can place on any job is $50 and the majority of people who place jobs on Elance do so in the knowledge that they will have to pay for this work.
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