Bid a Proposal on Elance

Getting in to Elance can seem frightening at first and effective proposals can make all the difference. To get a good start on the process, move on to Step 1.

Steps

  1. Sign up for E-Lance.
  2. Identify your specialty.
  3. Build a profile, including links to your previous work, if possible.
  4. Click on the "Find Work," tab in between "Hire," and "Manage." This will open to a place where you can browse or search
  5. Browse in your specialty, or, if you have something specific in mind, search.
  6. Click on the hyperlink and carefully review the job. On the right hand side of the page is a space for writing your proposal.
  7. Start with a formal salutation: Dear Mr./Ms./Mrs. whatever name they give. If you don't know the gender, just use the ny to restate the terms of the project to show that you understand the project.
    • Give them a brief statement of one or two sentences stating why you would be good for the project.
  8. Present details of your proposal in the second paragraph.
    • Break down your proposal into nuts and bolts. For instance, for a writing project, make your estimate for the total number of words. If they want ten 400-600 word articles, you could average them out for a total of 5000 words, then multiply that by what you want to charge, either hourly or in words per minute.
    • You'll be detailing and justifying how much you will bill the client.
    • Ensure that you do not make a proposal outside of their listed budgetary constraints.
    • You can also explain the delivery date in this section. Make your best estimate for how long the work will take you, and explain it to the client.
  9. Submit the proposal to the client, and await their response.

Tips

  • Early on, it may pay off to accept lower pay, but remember that some requesters will want quality work, and may turn their noses up at low bidders.
  • Make sure to be specific, and pay attention to the details of the request.
  • Don't get discouraged, at the beginning you may feel ignored.
  • It doesn't pay to put all of your eggs in one basket at first, so try applying to several jobs at once.

Warnings

  • This does not pertain to coding or design proposals, but presents the perspective of a freelance writer on elance.

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