http://www.weewebwork.com/2008/10/how-to-survive-on-elance/ Helping you grow your online presence -- one project at a time. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:15:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.weewebwork.com/2008/10/how-to-survive-on-elance/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Emma Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:26:55 +0000 http://www.weewebwork.com/?p=111#comment-793 Hi again Melissa. Target Elance jobs that fit your experiences - namely in parenting and early childhood education. Don't discount being a stay-at-home mom! There are thousands of new moms who search the internet daily for advice on common problems. Your articles could be their answers. If you haven't been published as much as you would like, write articles for yourself and then use them to create your profile. This will show potential clients that you can deliver quality work, and will encourage you to utilize your services. Proposals and profiles go hand in hand: one shows what you can do - the other shows what you can do for them. Hi again Melissa. Target Elance jobs that fit your experiences – namely in parenting and early childhood education. Don’t discount being a stay-at-home mom! There are thousands of new moms who search the internet daily for advice on common problems. Your articles could be their answers. If you haven’t been published as much as you would like, write articles for yourself and then use them to create your profile. This will show potential clients that you can deliver quality work, and will encourage you to utilize your services. Proposals and profiles go hand in hand: one shows what you can do – the other shows what you can do for them.

]]> http://www.weewebwork.com/2008/10/how-to-survive-on-elance/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Emma Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:21:19 +0000 http://www.weewebwork.com/?p=111#comment-792 Melissa, it depends on the job you are looking at and what your hourly rate is. One suggestion is to look and see what others are bidding, then look at the other provider profiles and see how you compare. This can also give you some ideas for your own profile. Don't sell yourself short. Underbidding, or putting a low price on the job because you want it can often cost you more in the long run. People who want $1.00 an article will get it, but they will also get what they pay for. Decide what you would like to realistically earn for your hourly work, what your current work is worth and then bid appropriately. In the meantime, look for experiences to plump up your profile or volunteer services in exchange for experience. Melissa, it depends on the job you are looking at and what your hourly rate is. One suggestion is to look and see what others are bidding, then look at the other provider profiles and see how you compare. This can also give you some ideas for your own profile. Don’t sell yourself short. Underbidding, or putting a low price on the job because you want it can often cost you more in the long run. People who want $1.00 an article will get it, but they will also get what they pay for. Decide what you would like to realistically earn for your hourly work, what your current work is worth and then bid appropriately. In the meantime, look for experiences to plump up your profile or volunteer services in exchange for experience.

]]> http://www.weewebwork.com/2008/10/how-to-survive-on-elance/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Melissa Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:29:45 +0000 http://www.weewebwork.com/?p=111#comment-790 ALSO....I am new to this, and have been a stay at home mom for 5 years. I have some university education in Psychology and Early Childhood and experience in customer service. My passion is writing but have no professional experience. I have had one article "published" and have a personal blog. BUT it is a passion I would like to pursue. How would you suggest building an effective profile based on this information? Do I instead try to sell myself more with the proposal with less focus on my profile? ALSO….I am new to this, and have been a stay at home mom for 5 years. I have some university education in Psychology and Early Childhood and experience in customer service. My passion is writing but have no professional experience. I have had one article “published” and have a personal blog. BUT it is a passion I would like to pursue. How would you suggest building an effective profile based on this information? Do I instead try to sell myself more with the proposal with less focus on my profile?

]]> http://www.weewebwork.com/2008/10/how-to-survive-on-elance/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Melissa Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:27:33 +0000 http://www.weewebwork.com/?p=111#comment-789 Hi! This was really useful to me as a newbie to freelance. I was curious if you could help with how to go about deciding on a price. I have a job I am currently looking at applying for and all it tells me is it is a fixed price job. This means nothing to me! Do I offer $50, $200, $500? How do you know, when starting, what is appropriate? Thankyou! Hi! This was really useful to me as a newbie to freelance. I was curious if you could help with how to go about deciding on a price. I have a job I am currently looking at applying for and all it tells me is it is a fixed price job. This means nothing to me! Do I offer $50, $200, $500? How do you know, when starting, what is appropriate?
Thankyou!

]]> http://www.weewebwork.com/2008/10/how-to-survive-on-elance/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Marianne G. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:44:17 +0000 http://www.weewebwork.com/?p=111#comment-781 Thanks Emma. I have been invited to submit a proposal on Elance and didn't know how to do it...until I read your post. Thanks so much! Thanks Emma. I have been invited to submit a proposal on Elance and didn’t know how to do it…until I read your post. Thanks so much!

]]> http://www.weewebwork.com/2008/10/how-to-survive-on-elance/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Denise Sat, 22 May 2010 10:51:41 +0000 http://www.weewebwork.com/?p=111#comment-107 Just wanted to say thank you for having this available, it was just what I was looking for. Denise Just wanted to say thank you for having this available, it was just what I was looking for.
Denise

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