Here is some tips, so you can gain success at Freelance Resource Sites:
- Make a bid for every projects that you think you can handle it
- After you bid for a project, send your private message to the buyer. Communicate to the buyer with firm but friendly communication
- You must know the buyer's character by examine how they write their offer. Whether they are serious, easy going or funny person ? With knowing their character, it will be more easy for you to communicate with them
- If you serious to become a freelance for a freelance resource site, it would be better if you join their VIP member. Because, by joining their VIP member, usually there is no fee for each of your finished projects
- After you had received your payment, would be better if you withdraw your account into your payment processor
- You must told the buyer how your ability as is, do not lie. If you lie, there will be no more buyers that trust in you
- Convince the buyers about your ability, by showing your portfolio, such as your websites, your CV, etc
- Make sure that you have fill your profile, so buyers can decide whether you fit to their project or not
- You must complete the project according to the time schedule. The faster the better
- After the project has been complete, sometimes you might want to offer an after sales service for the projects. As a start, you might give it for free. And after a few times, you might want charge it for a fee
- You MUST use Escrow if it's available at Freelance Site Resource.
How it works ?
The buyer sets aside a specific amount of money into an escrow account on Freelance Site Resource, for a specific coder. Both users can then view the payment in the escrow account, but only the buyer can complete the payment, from the escrow account to the coder. The coder is the only person (other than Freelance Site Resource staff) who can cancel this escrow payment. This gives each party half of the control over the money in the escrow account.
If the project gets completed, the buyer can transfer the money from the escrow account to the coder. If the project is cancelled amicably, the coder can cancel the escrow payment and the money will return to the webmaster's account. If there are any disputes over a project, Freelance Site Resource staff must be contacted before any money can be moved from the escrow account.
Benefits of the escrow account:
- Buyers protect their investment. The funds are released when the project is completed.
- Coders can be sure software buyers will make payment. The money is on Freelance Site Resourcer ready to be transferred.
- It’s a great way to protect buyers and coders and to make sure each party gets what they want from the project.
- Here is the flow diagram that display how this system really work
Notes:- At some freelance resource sites, the escrow system is optional, so freelance must ask client to deliver payment to escrow system, to secure the payment when the project is complete.
- If you see at the diagram above, after sending payment to Escrow, Client can't cancel it, only Freelancer can. This make the system is a win win solution for each party. If there's a dispute between Freelancer and Client, they can send the problem detail to Freelancer Resource Site and the final decision will come Freelance Resource Site
