Freelance Guide

A short, illustrated guide showing you how to start working on one of the popular freelance sites and get a freelance project on various categories.

REGISTRATION

Firstly, you need to signup to GAF. Click here to sign up.

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Complete form register. Enter your username (1) and email address (2). This address will be used to communicate with the site, so it has to be a valid one. You will receive an e-mail containing the link which will allow finishing the registration process. then Select “i agree to term and condition” to agree (3). If you want become a gold member, select box. If not, do not select (4). Then click “next” to step 2

In step 2 you must enter code verification (1). check you email. you will receive e-mail from getafreelancer. open email from GAF and copy code from that email. Then click next step 3

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In step 3. Setting-up your profile. Complete you profile, because from profile is buyer project knows your ability and trusting your to work project

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The Last step, check you email. you will receive email from getafreelancer to activation you account and Congratulations! You’ve just registered your account and can start your work as a freelancer.

The Biggest Freelancer Mistake Why They Cannot Get Project is

They Just Register, Do nothing, No browse project, No. Action Bid, No make communication with buyer.

To get project you must active to look for project that you can work. In this site a lot project can you follow. to detail how to follow project you can read in “get your job project IT ”

GET YOUR JOB PROJECT IT

After setting up the account you can take part in an auction or even in a few ones. To get project you must active browse project. On the main page you’ll find the list of projects and make bid project then you must active make communication with buyer project (PMB buyer), ask detail project and convince buyer if you can up to project on time.

Step By Step to Get Project

After complete registration. open Getafreelancer. First you login in your account. click menu login (1) then enter you username and you password (2).

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After login. In you account, you can see “main menu” (1)

  • Edit account info : in this menu you can change you profile. You profile is very important to trust buyer project. so complete you profile
  • Provider activity : this menu to use check following project, you won project and make communication with you buyer project
  • Buyer activity : this menu use if you reserve project. You can check your project and make communication with your provider project.

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To find project click menu “browse project” (1) and will be show list project (2 & 3), or you can browse project in this site.

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Once you see the interesting project, click on its name and enter the project auction page, with the project description and providers’ offers (1). If you want follow project. You can place your bid (3) or send a Private Message (PM) to a buyer using PMB (2). You can see competitor (4) and they bid, so you must convince reserve project if you are is the best and you can finish they project on time.

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After you click “Bid on this project”, will be show form bidding condition. with budget buyer project (1). so place you bid appropriate with the budget (2). and you must finish that project on time (3).

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The details of the project can be discussed using the Project Message Board (PMB). You’ll see the list of the private messages sent by other providers and you can send your own message by clicking “Post Reply” .

WARNING! You can’t post any form of contact (e-mail, IM, etc.) – it is possible only in case of the Featured projects.

Now the work on it starts, then – there’s handing the finished work and finally – the payment for the work done (using the Escrow deposit is highly recommended).

After finishing the work and receiving the payment, both sides should write the reviews. It’s the common practice that it is a buyer to be the first to write a review, then a provider does it.

Tips : Every month you will get 10 chance to bid project (for free member). So use all you chance for won project. Never dare to try.

The 2 Biggest Freelancer Mistake is:

“No Communication” and “No Bids Actions”

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