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Information for Employers
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How To Hire with Freelancer.com
Freelancer.com makes finding and hiring temporary or ongoing help for any project quick and easy. We provide employers with access to skilled freelancers from around the world and the tools to help you find the right ones for your jobs. Use the guidelines below to see just how simple outsourcing your projects can be. ( read more)
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New Employers – Tips for Posting Projects
Freelancer.com gives service buyers access to freelancers from around the world for virtually any type of project. If you’re new to using our services, you may find the task of posting a project a little intimidating. We’d like to provide you with a few pointers on posting a project that will draw the attention of the right bidders and make the process of hiring your next contractor a pleasant and rewarding experience for you both! ( read more)
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Four Questions to Ask Yourself When Selecting a Bidder
New service buyers may find the process of choosing a freelancer for a project a bit overwhelming. The number of bids alone may be enough to make an employer wonder where to start. Since each project is different, there is no single right or wrong method, but the list of questions and answers below may help narrow the field of choices and make the selection process easier.( read more)
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Contracts for Freelance Work
Contracts are one of the most important and least understood aspects of the freelancing business. Employers and service providers all too often assume that the agreement they’ve entered into on a project is automatically legally binding. ( read more)
Information for Freelancers
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Successful Freelancing with Freelancer.com
Freelancer.com opens the global job market to freelancers in all trades and professions. Our unique platform eliminates the need for expensive advertising and lets you offer your talents and skills to the world without ever leaving your home or office. ( read more)
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Tips for New Freelancers
Freelance contracting is becoming increasingly popular in today’s society, and with good reason. With economic crises and unstable job markets worldwide, it makes sense to use your skills and talents to build a business of your own. Freelancing offers many advantages for motivated individuals, including such perks as setting your own hours and days off. On the other hand, there are a number of ways things can go very wrong. It’s important to know the risks and how to avoid them. There are also a number of things you can do to increase the odds of your success. ( read more)
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Narrowing your Focus for Freelancing Success
If you’re like many working freelancers you probably have more than one set of skills.( read more)
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10 Tips for Writing an Effective Bid
With thousands of freelancers competing for jobs and perhaps a hundred or more bidding on the same job, how do you make your bid stand out from the rest? ( read more)
Fees and Charges
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How much does it cost for employers?
| Item | Amount US$ | Description | | Joining | free | Sign up today! | | Selecting a Service Provider | $3 or 3% | Gold members pay 0%! Project fees are charged on all payments made. | | Posting a Featured Project | US$19 | Get lots more bids and attract higher quality freelancers! | | Hide Project from Search Engines | US$5 | Optional | | Hide Bids from Other Users | US$5 | Users must be logged in to view | | Gold Membership | US$24.95 per month | Project commissions drop to 0%! | | Posting a Full Time Project | US$199 | Workers pay 0% commission. No other fees or charges. Contact details can be posted in the listing. | | * Please note Australian customers are required to pay an extra 10% GST on all fees |
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How much does it cost for workers?
| Item | Amount US$ | Description | | Joining | free | Sign up today! | | Bidding on Projects | free | Get a job now! | | Project fee | US$5 or 10%, whatever is higher | Charged only after you win a project or get paid by an employer! Gold members pay 3%! Project fees are charged on all payments made. (The US$5 minimum project fee does not apply to Hourly projects) | | Gold Membership | US$24.95 per month | Project commissions drop to 3%! | | * Please note Australian customers are required to pay an extra 10% GST on all fees |
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Other Miscellaneous Fees
| Item | Amount US$ | Description | | | Transfer/Escrow Fee(Reason: Other) | Sender: free. Receiver: 10% for regular user and 3% for Gold Members | Only applies for Transfers/Escrows not associated with posted Projects | | | * Please note Australian customers are required to pay an extra 10% GST on all fees |
Freemarket.com - Files
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How to Design Wordpress Themes for Resale
WordPress was born out of a desire for an elegant, well-architectured personal publishing system built on PHP and MySQL and licensed under the GPL. It is the official successor of b2/cafelog. WordPress is fresh software, but its roots and development go back to 2001. It is a mature and stable product. The creators hoped that by focusing on user experience and web standards they could create a tool different from anything else out there. ( read more)
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How to Create Joomla Templates for Sale
Building Joomla templates requires skills in various areas of web development. You will need to have a strong knowledge of CSS and HTML. You will also need to have a basic understanding of PHP. If you want to sell more templates you will need to know some JavaScript as well. Joomla by default uses the Mootools javascript framework, but it is also possible to integrate other frameworks such as JQuery or prototype. You will also need a nice up-to-date design. If you are not so good with designing Joomla templates, you can buy a design on freemarket.com and just build on that. ( read more)
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How to Create HTML Templates for Sale
Building an HTML template requires some basic skills in CSS, Photoshop (or some other image slicing tool), and, of course, HTML. It would also be of use for you to have knowledge of some programming and scripting languages such as PHP and JAVASCRIPT. ( read more)
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How to Create Backgrounds for Resale
Freemarket.com accepts all types of graphics as long as the files are constructed to high standards, have visual appeal and have commercial value. There are no exceptions to this rule. ( read more)
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How to Design Graphics for Resale
Freemarket.com accepts all types of graphics as long as the files are constructed to high standards, have visual appeal and have commercial value. There are no exceptions to this rule. ( read more)
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How to Prepare Flash Files for Submission
Freemarket.com accepts all types of Flash files in any version of ActionScript and any FlashPlayer versions as long as the files are constructed to high standards, have visual appeal, have commercial value, and to which you hold the copyright or licence to sell. We reserve the right to reject any files we feel do not meet these requirements. ( read more)
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How to Prepare Photoshop Files for Resale
PSD is one of the most well-known file extensions currently in use. Twenty-three years ago Thomas Knoll began writing a program to display grayscale images on a monochrome display. Display, as it was originally called, caught the attention of his brother John, who recommended turning it into a full-fledged image editing program that eventually became the Photoshop we know and love today. ( read more)
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How to Prepare Your 3D Files for Submission
Freemarket.com accepts all types of 3D models in any version of 3D application as long as the files are constructed to high standards, have visual appeal and have commercial value. There are no exceptions to this rule. ( read more)
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How to Sell on Freemarket
In order to start selling files the first step is to ensure you have a Freemarket.com account. If you have not got one you will need to register before you are able to start selling. Once you have registered for an account the next step is to upload files that you want to sell. It is important that you upload files into the correct categories as this sorting will boost your overall sales. ( read more)
Freemarket.com - Services
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How to Purchase Services
Services that are promoted through Freemarket allow employers to purchase a service and have their projects completed without the need to advertise and wait for workers. ( read more)
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How to Sell Services
By promoting a service through Freemarket, you can offer your services to employers without having to place a bid! Simply describe the service you will provide, how long it will take to deliver and decide on the price you will charge. ( read more)
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