Freelancing: How to

Step 3: Creating Profile to attract Buyers.



It is very much simple and straight forward approach but very much important and extremely the deciding factor in gaining/Losing bids on projects because your profile is your desktop as the buyer don't know you personally.

As said earlier, I’ll going to discussing how to create profile with Odesk in detail. It is also recommended that you follow the same strategy for Elance and GetAFreelancer as well.



Now, Follow the steps to create account:



1) Log in to your Odesk Account.



2) Click on ‘Profile and settings' button on the top right.



3) In the my provider profile subtab just follow the tab to fill with the information wanted.



4) First of all you have to choose a title for your profile which'll be best suit your talent and skill.



5) As per your expertise and types of jobs and quality of deliverables, you need to enter an approximate ‘Average Hourly Rate’. This will usually depends on projects.



6)You have to denote how many hours you are able to work in the weekdays.



7) In the ‘Portfolio project' field, you have to provide details of the projects if any.You can add url address if you post any project in any site, this will enhance your credibility to your buyer.



8) You are also asked to provide your employment history, Education, any specialized certification or skill set you have.You can have the option to write something about yourself. This could be something like this: “I am a Hard Worker and I have always been punctual in delivering my projects. I would like to communicate with my buyer during the work to let him informed the status of the project and is there any update to follow. I believe in doing what exactly required by the jobs in hand and am fully confident in my ability to deliver the best possible results.” This how to convince your buyer by writing what actually you can do but don't over-write. you will bocked down if not performed what you wrote.



9) Upload your photo (optional) and choose your Email Notification Types.



10) Save your settings and if needed you can update by clicking ‘Edit’ whenever you are updated.



After you are done please take a tour to the site to know more how to, what to do to get best of it. Complete your profile similarly for GetAFreelaner and Elance . Don't be worried if any difficulty arrises but solve it with the online help of specific site.

 
Look how easy that to have a complete profile, Now its time search the buyer for jobs. How to.............................

Take rest for a while, We’ll discuss this topic shortly.


Be in the pink ............as you are closer to your goal.