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REVIEWING  JOB  DESCRIPTION  
Reviewing  Job  DescripCon  

Be  very  clear  on  the  task  you  wanted  to  do.  

DO  NOT  outsource  back  the  job  you  got  (not  ethical).  

Read  the  job  descripBon  carefully.  Bid  for  work  which  

you  are  confident  of  delivering  only.    

Failure  to  deliver  any  job  will  leave  a  bad  review  on  
your  profile  and  decrease  your  chances  for  future  jobs.  
Do  not  bid  for  a  job  which  is  not  at  par  with  your  level  
of  experBse,  i.e.  Entry,  Intermediate,  etc.  
 Reviewing  Job  DescripCon  

Read  and  understand  the  requirements  of  client.  

If  the  job  content  contradicts  with  the  Btle,  don’t  take  

the  job.  

Check  the  client’s  credenBals  and  reviews  before  

bidding.  Good  reviews  mean  that  the  client  is  easy  to  
handle,  dependable,  good  pay  master,  etc.  

Do  not  bid  on  jobs  adverBsed  by  clients  with  unverified  

payment  method.  
Reviewing  Job  DescripCon  

Number  of  jobs  posted  

and  total  money  spent  
are  a  good  indicator  to  
consider.    

SomeBmes  a  client  is  not  serious  when  

adverBsing  a  job.  
Bidding  on  them  will  waste  your  Connect.  
Reviewing  Job  DescripCon  

Click  Bid  on  This  Project  

Reviewing  About  the  Employer  

Review  about  employer  

for  basic  informaBon  
Reviewing  About  the  Employer  

InformaBon  provided:  
ü  Payment  method  
verificaBon  
ü  Has  made  a  deposit  
ü  Email  address  verificaBon    
ü  Profile  completed  
ü  Phone  number  verificaBon      

 It  is  importance  to  

 ensure  the  employer  is  
 not  a  scam.    
Reviewing  About  the  Employer  

review  the  employer  raVng  star  

from  their  previous  project  
Reviewing  About  the  Employer  

!  PosBng  contact  informaBon.  

!  AdverBsing  other  website.  
!  Fake  project  posted.  
!  ObsceniBes  of  harassing  behavior.  
!  Non-­‐full  Bme  project  posted  
requiring  abnormal  bidding.  
 
Click  the  Report  Project  if  any  
violaBon  project  adverBsed  
Reviewing  About  the  Employer  

Complete  the  informaBon  and  

Submit  Report  
BID  FOR  PROJECTS  
 Bidding  Process  

Two  chances  to  get  a  job.    

 
ü  The  bidding  process    
 
ü  The  client  will  proceed  to  appoint  freelancer.    
 
The  client  can  find  freelancers  who  are  registered  in  the  
plaXorm  Freelancer.com  or  has  ever  been  appointed  by  
the  client  before.  
Bid  for  Project  

Add  your  project  fee  and  

delivery  Bme  

!  Make  sure  your  fee  did  

not  exceed  the  Project  
Budget      

!  Bid  early  in  the  morning  

Click  Place  Bid  buYon  

 Bid  for  Project  

1.  Propose  a  realisBc  project  Bmeline.  Do  not  over  commit  or  under  esBmate  
the  job  scope.  

2.  Prepare  a  standard  proposal  for  each  specific  skill  to  expedite  the  process.  

3.  Read  the  job  descripBon  carefully.    

 The  client  may  leave  a  specific  instrucBon  for  you  to  include  in  the  cover  
 leYer  to  ensure  you  read  the  whole  adverBsement.    
 E.g.  The  client  will  put  “Please  type  HTML5  at  the  bo3om  of  your  cover  
 le3er”.    
 This  is  mainly  used  by  client  to  filter  non-­‐serious  bidders  who  are  bidding  
 on  all  posBngs  without  understanding  the  requirement.  
 Bid  for  Project  

4.  Include  the  crucial  project  informaBon  in  the  proposal  to  show  that  you  
understand  the  job  descripBon.    
 E.g.  “I  have  the  experCse  and  experience  to  develop  iOS  App  Icon  and  
 Log-­‐in  screen”  

5.  Do  not  copy  and  paste  irrelevant  informaBon  in  the  submission.  

6.  Job  posBngs  older  than  1  day  will  have  too  many  bidding  submissions  and  
chances  are  clients  have  already  started  their  interview/recruitment  
process.  

9.  Bid  early  in  the  morning.  This  is  to  avoid  compeBBon  from  India  and  
European  freelancers.  

10. If  the  bidding  is  over  10  need  not  bid  the  job.  
DEVELOP  PROJECT  PROPOSAL  
 Write  the  Project  Proposal  

The  top  two  lines  of  your  project  proposal  are  your  “selling”  lines.    
 Write  the  Project  Proposal  

Hello,  
   
I  would  love  to  edit  your  arBcles  for  you.  
I  charge  $75  per  750  word  arBcle.  This  includes  track  changes  and  any  
revisions  you  may  like.  I  could  handle  at  least  25  arBcles  per  week.  
   
Please  see  my  detailed  proposal  and  samples  aYached.    
You  can  also  take  a  look  at  my  Guru  reviews.  
   
I’m  glad  to  answer  any  quesBons  you  may  have!  
   
Thank  you  for  your  Bme,  
Joan  
 Project  Milestones  

Afer  placing  your  bid  and  wriBng  your  proposal,  go  to  the  Proposed  Milestones  
secBon  and  describe  each  task/milestone  you  will  deliver  for  the  project.    
ACCEPTING  AN  OFFER  
AccepCng  an  Offer  
 AccepCng  an  Offer  

INTERVIEWING…    
 Tips  for  Interview  

•  Be  willing  to  adapt  to  the  client’s  Bme  and  interview  

Be  flexible   requirements.      

•  Research  your  client  and  their  project.  

Do  your  homework   •  Before  starBng,  write  down  a  few  project-­‐specific  
quesBons.    

•  Talk  about  your  accomplishments,  and  ask  quesBons  

Be  professional   about  the  engagement.  

•  If  you  do  not  know  the  answer  to  a  quesBon,  be  

Be  honest   honest.    

•  Ask  if  there  is  a  deadline  for  hiring.  

End  on  a  posiCve  note   •  Thank  them  for  considering  your  proposal.  
 Tips  AXer  Interview  

1.  Provide  addiConal  info  

If  you  promised  to  send  some  extra  details  or  a  link  to  a  porXolio  
piece  during  the  interview,  do  it  promptly.    

2.  Always  follow  up  

Send  a  short  note  and  reiterate  on  the  agreements  made  during  the  
conversaBon  (if  there  are  any).  
 AccepCng  an  Offer  
ü  Afer  you  place  a  bid,  if  the  
client  decided  to  hire  you,  
normally  the  client  will  iniBate  
the  conversaBon.    
ü  Good  communicaCon  is  the  KEY  
to  maintain  good  and  healthy  
relaBonship  between  you  and  
the  client.  
 AccepCng  an  Offer  

Before  you  start  working:  

Establish  a  client  
Consider  seVng  up  a  kickoff  
communicaBon  plan  that  
meeBng  or  wriBng  a  message  
details  how  ofen  you  will  
to  your  client.    
report  on  progress.    

Communicate  with  your  

client,  but  choose  one  
method  and  sBck  with  it.  
 AccepCng  an  Offer  
When  the  client  decided  to  hire  you,  he  will  award  you  with  the  project,  and  you  
need  to  accept  in  order  to  work  for  the  project.  
 AccepCng  an  Offer  

ü  During  the  conversaBon  with  client,  it  is  advisable  

to  discuss  in  detail:  
§  scope  of  work  
§  delivery  date  
§  payment.  
ü  For  the  payment  if  you  are  able  to  request  fill  
milestone  to  be  created,  that  is  beYer.    
ü  If  not,  do  ask  for  half  milestone  to  be  created.    
ü  It  is  not  advisable  to  start  the  work  without  the  
client  pay  or  create  the  milestone.  
 AccepCng  an  Offer  
At  the  milestone  secBon,  the  milestone  request  is  the  milestone  payment  that  you  
request  for  the  client  to  create  or  pay.  
 AccepCng  an  Offer  
When  a  parBcular  task  is  done,  you  can  ask  the  client  to  release  the  created  
milestone.  You  will  only  get  paid  once  the  client  release  the  milestone.    

Afer  the  client  release  the  payment,  the  

money  will  be  reflected  in  your  account,  
which  the  figure  is  stated  on  the  top  
right  corner  of  the  browser.    
 AccepCng  an  Offer  
During  the  conversaBon  session,  be  honest  with  the  client.    
Don’t  give  false  promises.  If  you  are  able  to  do  it,  or  not  able  to  do  the  task,  
do  let  your  client  know.  

Do  menBoned  to  the  

client  if  you  are  
comfortable  with  the  
requirements  and  the  
payment,  and  request  
kindly  for  the  project  
award,  and  the  milestone  
create.    

Example  of  conversaCon  with  client  

 AccepCng  an  Offer  

The  files  secBon  is  for  you  and  your  client  to  share  files  used  in  this  project.  
 AccepCng  an  Offer  

Certain  client  prefer  other  method  such  as:  

Google  Drive   Dropbox,  and  so  on  

You  can  go  for  whatever  the  client  is  comfortable  with.    
But  do  upload  your  work  file  here  in  freelancer.com  as  well,  for  record.    
 SUMMARY  
Bidding  process  
Pay  aYenBon  to  the  bid  entries  and  the  bid  price,  only  bid  project  that  has  less  
than  20  bids.  
Read  the  job  descripBon  carefully.    
Do  not  bid  for  a  job  which  is  not  at  par  with  your  level  of  experBse.  
Read  and  understand  the  requirements  of  client.  
If  the  job  content  contradicts  with  the  Btle,  don’t  take  the  job.  

Check  the  client’s  credenBals  and  reviews  before  bidding.    

Do  not  bid  on  jobs  adverBsed  by  clients  with  unverified  payment  method.  
Number  of  jobs  posted  and  total  money  spent  on  Freelancer  are  also  a  good  indicator  
to  consider.    
For  the  new  freelancer  with  zero  raBngs,  it  is  not  advisable  to  bid  for  the  
maximum  budget.  
Not  advisable  to  go  for  sponsor  bid  or  highlight  bid.  
Make  sure  your  fee  did  not  exceed  the  Project  Budget.  
Bid  early  in  the  morning  to  avoid  compeBBon  from  India  and  
European  freelancers.  
 SUMMARY  

Develop  project  proposal  

Keep  it  short  and  concise.  
Show  your  interest  in  the  job.  
Show  that  you  know  and  noBce  what  the  client  requires.  
Invite  the  client  for  discussion  and  don’t  forget  to  say  thank  you.  

Put  a  normal  default  milestone.  

AccepCng  an  Offer  

Be  flexible  
Do  your  homework  
Be  professional  
Be  honest  
End  on  a  posiBve  note