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Peopleperhour.com/freelance sites?

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Watersign76 · 13/02/2011 15:10

Hello

Has anyone found any success of gaining business on these types of sites? Any secrets you'd care to share!!

As a freelancer (marketing) starting up, I like the idea of trying to gain some quick income (most jobs I have seen are fairly small and instant) whilst I develop my business.

There is a lot of negativity around these sites on other freelance/small biz forums, as they focus on price and not quality. I am not bidding silly rates, so might not get jobs, but I just wondered what others have found.

Cheers
WS

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medeni · 13/02/2011 15:52

Hi Watersign76,
You can check out jobsfor10.com to sell your services for $5, $10, or $20. Design, programming, article writing, social marketing, video producing... anything.
Tip: post offer that won't take you a lot of time to complete (15-20 min max).

overthemill · 13/02/2011 16:18

I posted a thread about these the other week. I've registered on pph, elance (which seems 'better') and skillfair. Haven't got anything from them yet though and feeling all despondent myself!

I wish there was one that felt more 'UK' that focussed on jobs that simply needed doing/finishing rather than weirdos wanting 100 sex tips/top tens/erotic blogs written!

If you have any success let us know, i need to get some virtual income while relocating abroad

Watersign76 · 14/02/2011 08:41

Thanks Medeni, I'll have a look.

Overthemill - I think PPH seems the most UK focused, the jobs I have seen are mainly UK based but I know what you mean.

On PPH I was checked out "my competiton". I flicked through a few profiles of similar people to me and the person who seemed to have have won the most jobs was somebody charging £15 an hour. Yet PPH keep pointing out that it isn't always the cheapest person who 'wins', but I guess the cheapest person could be £5 per hour, so £15 seems like a sensible price, rather than my £35 which is more like market rate.

I'll keep you posted!

WS

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