I need some help with getafreelancer.com...
By dummy_web
@dummy_web (176)
United States
December 1, 2006 1:24pm CST
I've been with getafreelancer.com for about three weeks or so. I can't get any of my bids to be accepted, even when they are a rather exceptional bid. I'll put a bid that is half the price of the second lowest bidder and even give them a demo of a very functional program, but no one is accepting. I made a few bots, and I can't even get accepted for data entry. Is there something that I'm doing wrong?
3 responses
@cooldude8889 (2609)
• Singapore
22 Dec 06
Yes.You won't be able to get it.There are too many people from india taking all the projects.I have been there for one month and nope.It's not worth my time AT ALL.I rather get a job.
@dummy_web (176)
• United States
23 Dec 06
Well despite having this "fantastic" factory job, I have some computer knowledge if I could just figure out what to do with it. I was hoping to get some experience on there. I got excepted for one job, but it was lame. Just an automation program for some online game. It wasn't much, but I was happy to finally have a bid accepted.
@bamby1983 (286)
• India
8 Dec 06
It really IS extremely competitive. But then again, you really ARE doing something wrong. When you use bots, you get the same standard message posted again and again. Anyone can tell that it's not really a person but a program. Your messages need to be PERSONALIZED. You need to convince the guy that you're good. A low big simply means that you're not good enough, so a low bid will NEVER get you a project. I've made a decent amount of money on the site and I always bid near the maximum level.. just about 18 to 20 percent below the max limit.
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@dummy_web (176)
• United States
21 Dec 06
When I said I've written bots, I meant I wrote bots for the projects on the freelancing site. I'm not using them for any personal means because personally, I hate it when people use bots. Except bots for data mining, that's alright. But people that use bots on here, or on myspace... that makes me mad, but I was thinking that it could make me money as well.
@thinkingpower (16)
•
18 Mar 07
Dear friend,
In world of freelancing, Bid is not only the matter. It may possible that ur lower bids create doubt about ur capability, so bid as per the work and project. Your bids should be near to average bids.
Don't go for too many projects, be selective in technology and project type.
Once you get reputation then you can bargain for your fees. By the way in which field you r working?
