subject: 5 Tips To Help Freelancers Win More Work! [print this page] In the current recession hit environment, one of the only groups of people that have probably seen a boom in their business is Freelancers. This is because, as businesses across the world aim to reduce their expenses, more and more companies are seeking freelancers and consultants to carry out their various service needs and tasks, with the aim of their work being completed at a lower cost.
In fact, talented professionals may just witness an overload of work in the current economy. However, it is important for freelancers to stay clear of scams or clients who refuse to pay after work-completion and, instead, to focus on doing business with credible clients.
Here are some tips for freelancers to win more legitimate work and to keep themselves protected against any potential scams.
Register on Popular Job Portals
There are several job portals on the internet that contain listings of potential work and project opportunities for freelancers. The key is to join the most popular job portals with the highest membership. This is because the more popular job portals are likely to be safer and more trustworthy as they are likely more established with a track record of providing legitimate freelance projects to consultancts and professionals after all, such persons would not use that job portal and continue to be members, if that was not the case. Bottom line, is that it would be far safer to trust a potential client on an established job portal with a track record.
Search for Projects from Reputed Companies
Companies across the world, whether large business enterprises or SMEs, seek freelancers and consultants for some of their activities. When a freelancer registers on a job portal, they should think about listing the large or reputed companies in their industry that they have done business with. This will add a lot of brownie points to your resume. Being associated with big brand names goes a long way in establishing you as a talented and reliable service provider. Companies also want to outsource projects to freelancers who they feel are safer and experienced with doing projects for other large or medium size companies.
Join B2B Marketplaces
B2B marketplaces are also an excellent platform to advertise your skills and expertise and locate potential clients who are in need of the same. Business to business marketplaces act as a platform for businesses, both buyers and service providers, to come together and connect with one another. When a freelancer registers on a B2B marketplace, you can ordinarily create your unique 'profile page' where you can list your skills and work experience for others to see. In turn, on B2B marketplaces that offer a bidding platform, you can also bid for the projects listed by other businesses and quote your own service charges and other service terms. If it appeals to the potential client, the client can then get in touch with you and proceed with the deal.
E-bidding platforms often serve to be very secure environments to conduct business. Good quality e-bidding platforms have strict administrators and moderators who ensure that all the businesses listed within the website is credible and conducted as per the rules and regulations of the e-bidding platform. If any party, be it the buyer or the service provider, violates the terms and conditions of the contract, the e-bidding platform can often take strict actions and delete the listings of the same.
Many B2B portals also have escrow provisions wherein the portal collects and retains the buyer's money until the service provider makes the final delivery as per the instructions agreed upon by both the parties. Once the buyer receives and approves the deliverables within an agreed time frame, the escrow service sends the payment to the service provider. This significantly reduces the chance of any issues and problems related to non-payment.
Disclaimer : Sabra Easterday is the owner and founder of MatchB2B . Sabra is also a lawyer with a special interest in business issues and e-marketplaces. Notwithstanding that Sabra Easterday is a lawyer, nothing in this article and no services of MatchB2B or its website are legal services and no attorney-client relationship exists between any reader of this article or user, customer or potential customer of MatchB2B, and MatchB2B, its website or Sabra Easterday.
by: Sabra Easterday
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