Learning Outcome

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

1. Differentiate type of Freelancer.com job

(hourly, fixes and contest)
2. Practice project searching and screening
3. Control Pop-up notifications
Type Of Job In Freelancer.com

FIXED PROJECT HOURLY PROJECT CONTEST

• Payment after project • Payment during job • No negotiation

done progress and discussion

• Important to include • Using Freelancer • Payment after

milestone for every Desktop App win the contest
project
• Time tracker app to monitor
job progress
Type Of Job In Freelancer.com

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FIXED PROJECT HOURLY PROJECT CONTEST

• Payment after project • Payment during job • No negotiation

done progress and discussion

• Important to include • Using Freelancer • Payment after

milestone for every Desktop App win the contest
project
• Time tracker app to monitor
job progress
Fixed Project

FIXED PROJECT
• This is ideal for one-time projects or those with
set/limited budgets.
• The bid amount of the winning freelancer is the total
amount to pay freelancer for completing the project.
• The project can be paid through Milestone
Payments (recommended), or by directly transferring funds
to the freelancer.
Fixed Project (Sample Project)

Always have price range depend on

client allocate budget
Fixed Price (Sample Project)

Project title

Price Range

Bidding Duration

Project details

Skill Set

Project ID IMPORTANT

Project Attachment
Hourly Project

HOURLY PROJECT
• This is for continuous work (no specific deadline), or
full-time positions.
• The bids of the freelancers are their hourly rate for client
required work. The amount to pay to winning freelancer is
the price of the total hours of rendered work.
• Milestone Payments automatically generated every Monday
from hours tracked in the Freelancer Desktop App
will be paid every Wednesday. You may read here for more
details.
Hourly Project (Sample Project)

Price range allocate by client

base on per hour
Hourly Project (Sample Project)

Project title

Price Range Per Hour

Bidding Duration

Project details

Skill Set

Project ID IMPORTANT
Browse Project Filter

• Use filter to find specific job and price range depend

on your skill set
• Too many filter will reduce the chance to get proper
job and client
• When browsing projects, you have the option to
filter them based on Listing Types, which are
upgrades that employers use to provide certain
features to their projects.
Browse Project Filter

• Project Listing types meaning :

• Featured : These are projects featured more prominently on the Browse Projects
page to attract more quality bids.
• Sealed : Bids placed on Sealed projects are hidden from viewers except the
employer.
• NDA : Before you can place a bid on an NDA project, you should sign
the Non-disclosure Agreement first, which will bind you to the project’s
confidentiality.
• Urgent : Urgent projects are open for bidding for only 24 hours. These projects
are usually time-sensitive and may require the awarded freelancer to start
immediately.
• Fulltime : Full-time projects involve ongoing or commission-based work. Project
fees will only be charged to you and the employer if your payment exceeds $5000
USD.
• Recruiter : Recruiter projects are managed by Recruiters who assist employers in
the selection of the right freelancer for the job. Preferred Freelancers are most
suitable for these projects.
8 Important Tips for Project Searching

1. Read the job description carefully.

2. Bid for work which you are confident of

delivering only.

3. Failure to deliver any job will leave a bad

review on your profile and decrease your chances
for future jobs.

4. Do not bid for a job which is not at par with

your level of expertise, i.e. Entry,
Intermediate, etc.
8 Important Tips for Project Searching

5. Check the client’s credentials and Lesson 11

reviews before bidding.

6. Good reviews mean that the client is easy to

handle, dependable, good pay master, etc.

7. Do not bid on jobs advertised by clients with

unverified payment method.
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8. If the job content contradicts with the title –

don’t take the job.
Control Pop Up Notification

Project Pop Up Notification

sometime will become
disturbing

Learn to disable it by
following this simple steps
Control Pop Up Notification

1. Click at this ‘project

feed’ icon

2. At the drop down menu,

click ‘gear icon’
Control Pop Up Notification

3. Uncheck the box for

show pop-ups

4. Refresh the webpage

and DONE !
End Of Lesson