You Got Negative Feedback on Odesk, Elance Or Other Freelancing Sites Then.....

Marikina, Philippines
September 26, 2011 5:20am CST
For example, you got a negative feedback on Odesk, Elance or other freelancing sites then, what are you going to do? For example, in the first try -- the employer was not satisfied at your work so, he gave you a negative feedback. So, what are you going to do? Are you still staying on that sites or better find another work online? -- or better do it next time? -- but how would you bid a project if you have this negative feedback? Is it the end of your freelancing career? I am just curious -- ha ha I have already sign up on Elance.com. I prefer Elance.com than Odesk.com but I am so afraid to take a first step in bidding a project. Ha ha -- I have this mixed of feelings that I really cannot ignore. I am so easily discourage every time I see those old members of Elance that have awesome professional skills. Oh my... I really do not know if I can do it... ha ha
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26 Sep 11
Negative feedback is incredibly rare on the bidding sites: unless you do an astoundingly bad job, disappear without doing the work or take the money and completely screw the employer, you'll get positive responses. The thing is that employers need the positive feedback almost as much as you do - at least, the good employers do. They also want good work so, as long as you're reasonable and offer to solve the problem, they're mostly very conciliatory. I would never let a negative feedback stop a freelance career. You are absolutely going to get a negative response at some time in your career: there's no way to avoid it. It could be a bad week, it could be an awful job, it could be a crappy employer, it could be someone who's totally psychotic and impossible to please... no matter what it is, you WILL get a complaint. You have to just roll with it and carry on. As for the old, professional members, don't worry - they're everywhere. They always charge a lot more than the newer people with fewer skills so things balance out in the long run. Go ahead and bid!
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@varier (5685)
• Indonesia
26 Sep 11
Spike already told great insights about it above. Yeah, just go ahead! Don't let your fear hold you to not doing anything. Just do it! Maybe everything would be better than our expectation.. I learnt that "a regret because you aren't doing anything is bigger than a regret because you fail to do something". And anyway, if you receive negative comment in the end on your first try, it is not the end. You can always bid another project again! Just do it!