10 Tips For The Freelance

When was the last time a customer turned to you and asked you to work for him?
Your offer was turned down when you bid for a project?

No worries, we’ve got some pointers to help you along:

Stand Out

Only information a potential customer has about you is what he can see in your profile: be sure to impress him. Giving details about your background and skills is not bragging but showing the customer that you are a professional who can be trusted with his assignment.

Get a Rating

One successful project will help to bring along others: rating from a customer will improve your profile ranking so working through the site is well worth it.

Show Interest

Fascinated by a project? Show it to the customer. You won’t be chosen if your message is a brief "I can do it" or "Hire me".

Hook The Customer

Ask questions about the project, or even better, make a tactful suggestion or two and ask what the customer thinks of your ideas.

Google Rules

Bring customers to the site yourself (we are working hard on it but help is always welcome): use the right keywords so your profile would appear in search engines.

Set Up External Links To Your Profile

Don’t leave things up to chance: you’ll find codes of links and buttons to your BizReef profiles that can be copy – pasted to your own website or blog from Freelancer – Self Marketing Tools.

Ask For a Comment

Warm words can do wonders – positive feedback and a recommendation from a customer you worked with is the best advertisement you can ask for.

Show Your Work

You know that you are good. Show it to others, too. Upload samples and set up links to sites where your creations can be seen or read.

Personalize Profile

You can’t have a face to face conversation online so go for the next best thing and upload a picture of yourself. People want to see who’s on the other side.

Don't Let Typos Spoil The Thing

When you bid for a project, your message makes the first impression. Spell checker is a friend and not a foe.

Give it a try: have a look at your profile and think whether you would order from this person.
Not quite sure? See if following our tips would make a difference.

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