Elance provides many opportunities to develop your freelance business. However, I believe that you owe it to yourself (and your clients) to spend time customizing the Elance settings, establish a work protocol, prepare business documents, and market yourself a little bit. Doing these few things up front will allow you to concentrate on the work [...]

When first starting out, everyone asks: How do you write a successful proposal for Elance? While each proposal should be different and tailored for the job you are applying for, there are some things that you can do to make your proposal stand out.