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Day 31: Compete in the Freelancing Marketplace
To Win On Elance, You Need to Sell Yourself
To win a job bid on Elance – or any other bidding site for that matter – you need to sell yourself.
In fact, to get a job over other applicants, you need to sell yourself.
The question is: do you?
Many freelancers are extremely uncomfortable with the idea of selling or marketing themselves and their services. I [...]
The Importance of Client Testimonials
Products have them. Home TV shopping is filled with them. Online sales pages swear by them. Freelancers need them too.
I’m talking about testimonials or feedback from your happy clients.
If you’re not systematically collecting testimonials from your clients, then you should. Testimonials give prospects a quick reference and social proof of your worth as a [...]
Why You Should Be Choosy About Your Clients
If you’re new to freelancing, you may feel so desperate for clients that you’d almost work for anybody.
But today’s post is all about having to be picky with your clients.
Yes, it may be hard to swallow, but you shouldn’t work with anybody who’s willing to hire you. It may seem counter-intuitive but trust me, you [...]
Open Thread: Do You Elance?
Elance has got to be the largest online marketplace for freelancers and “buyers,” with service providers earning over $200 million to date.
When I started freelancing, I signed up for Elance and tried to find clients there, too. But I was a big Elance failure. I won zero bids. I made zero dollars.
So I soon gave [...]
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