Getting Started on Odesk

How 2 Become Successful on Freelancer

Now if you are a serious customer then you should be ok in spending a little time in getting an account at Elance right?

EL is the best in this business: Keep this in mind.

Now let us see how hard it is to get a fully activated account at EL : )

The first step is the easiest of all: simply Sign-Up. Note: users who want to get online jobs at EL are called "Contractor". You want to earn money via doing work for other people right? So you are a contractor. People who will give you work are called Employers

You can see in this image where you should and should not click. Just remember that you are Not an Employer Above picture shows you where to click and where to not. There is one other way to sign-up. At the Top-Right hand side of all pages, you can see this[Figure 3]:If you click on Register, there will be two options I want to hire I want to work .select on I want to work then click continuo Make sure that you select the Correct Account.

After clicking on the correct signup link, you will then see a page where Four different Memberships are available.

Select to Register under the BASIC Membership account. [This is the Free membership.]

After that, you will see a Simple Form. Fill in all the information and then click on Join EL

. After you complete the registration process you will then have to create your Profile. Please note that you have to create a Decent looking Profile. Elance and Odesk are a professional freelancing site so contractors need to be professional too, right? Take your time in creating a good looking profile. You will need to fill-in information in the following form[Figure 5]:

It is also a pretty much simply form. Write in detail about your Experience [If Any]. Show your Qualifications/Degrees [If Any]. Write other detail about yourself: write whether you are working alone or you have a team. Mention whether you are working fulltime online or you are doing this work as part time job...

In the Keywords box you can write about the specific fields/categories in which you are interested to work. For example you can write these keywords: Data Entry, Copywriting, Form Filling etc... During the registration process or during completing the steps to create your profile, you will also have to choose a Category. THIS IS IMPORTANT. You can only apply for jobs in the category which you will select in your profile. Do not select the wrong category. For example, choose Writing and Translation category if you want to do copywriting jobs.

If you want to do data entry jobs then choose this category: Admin Support

Free  members can select only one categary Where PAID members can select more than one categories

Now let us talk about the last step in completing your profile. Look at Figure 6:

1.Pass elance admission test: You need to pass a Admission Test. This is NO Difficult Task. Passing this test is very easily if you are willing to do some research. I believe there are 10 questions in total and passing percentage is 80. 10 questions will be asked you have to answer 8 questions correctly to pass this elance admission test . Questions will be based on the basic concept of elance working, questions will be objective type means questions will have 3 to 6 options and you have to tick on correct answer .If  you fail to answer 8 questions correctly you can retake the test upto five times so don’t worry,

2.Verifying your Phone Number Simply click on Verify Your Phone Number and then click on Continue. Make sure that you have entered the correct Phone Number in your profile. You will then receive an Automated Call. This process is simple but you can only verify your phone number if you have already pass the Admission Test.

 Read the Question carefully and then answer it if you know the answer or quickly search the Help section to get the answer. I suggest you open Guide the Contractor at Elance and open another window with Elance Main Help site

      Once you pass the test and verify your phone number, you can then start to look for jobs. But before applying for any job checke your profile is Remember that you are a new comer who will have to compete with other users. Some of these other users will have HIGH RATINGs. So don't lose Hope and Do Not Give Up.

Things that increase chance of being selected

              

See there are  hundreds of people who apply for the same ,so your profile and skills should be better than others, then only the employer will select you .

Following are the factors which will increase your chance of being selected for applied job.

·         Apply for the given job only if you can complete within the given time.

·         Make your profile looking attractive; you can add your photo , Write in detail about your Experience [If Any]

·         write whether you are working alone or you have a team                         

Skill Test :This is a very important and will increase your chance of being selected .If you want to do Data Entry on these site so should pass skill test for Microsoft Word, Microsoft  Excel, Microsoft  Acces  and Microsoft Power point  and additionally you should also pass skill test for Basic English skill (U.S).These skill tests are free to take .Any skill test would  be consist of 40 questions  and 40 monutes will be given to answer .any questions has 4 to6 options and you   have to tick on the right answer.Remember if you fail to clear the test ,you could retake the test after 14 days (in Elance)and after 30 days (in odesk).so be prepared before taking the test.

Now apply for the Job

In order to apply for a job, you will need to submit a Proposal. At many freelance sites, proposals are known as placing BIDS.As you apply for the job then the given figure will appear These pictures show the required fields that you need to fill in order to submit a proposal. In the Top/First box, write the detail. Try to understand the work which you are required to do in the given job.

write something  like: Hello, I am a new contractor but I can assure you that I will do the given work accurately and within the given time period. Or some thing like this sir, i am ready to your job. sir, I have not any rank, but I want to work. if you will not give the chance how I shall grow my rank. please trust me and give me a opportunity to do this work . I promise you that I will do this job honestly.

        At the bottom of Figure, you can see two boxes: you just need to use the first one only. This box says "My Earnings". In this box, you will enter the amount of money for which you are willing to complete the given work.

As you are a new comer and have no RATINGs, therefore I suggest you agree to work for lowest rates. You are a New Comer. So you have to do work for the lowest rates. Because others are better than you and have more feedback.

          Now when you got your first job complete it within the given time and ask for the payment.

REMEMBER : You need to enter professional looking information in all fields of your profile: people [most of them] will see your profile first before they decide to give you any work. So make a decent looking profile.

Payment options

There are many payment options available at freelance sites.

You can select MoneyBookers [MB] or Paypal . Other payment options are not as cheap and safe as these two.

If you live in a country where Paypal is not supported then you can use MoneyBookers to transfer money to your bank account. It’s cheap and safe:

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