Pimp Your Profile

Book excerpt: So you've set up your outsourcing profiles ... Congratulations! But, are you finding the right clients and landing the right jobs? Or are you struggling to find clients that pay well and work that challenges you? This book came about as a direct result of my success with outsourcing sites - I successfully used oDesk to quit my job in June 2012, a short 10 months after I started freelancing on the side. There's no doubt about it, it's overwhelming when you arrive on these sites for the first time - there is so much to do to create a good profile, understand what skills tests are and what to include in your portfolio; that you can find yourself giving up pretty quick. In this book you will learn: - How to set up your profile so that clients FIND YOU - Skills tests and how you can use these to INCREASE your rating - How to SET your rates to attract clients in the beginning - How to find the RIGHT clients and ongoing work ...plus so much more!