Questions tagged [project-bidding]
The bidding process is used to select a freelancer for subcontracting a project, or for purchasing products and services that are required for a project. The client sends the bid to a group of freelancers for response. The freelancers analyze the bid and calculate the cost at which they can complete the project.
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How do I make a fair bid for my freelance lawncare and landscaping work?
Is there some secret place I can search for that will help a new freelance lawncare guy with bidding new lawns? I'm told that my prices are way low, which I concur, as I find myself still stuck in the ...
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Ways to sell and share invention design, before filing provisional patent app?
I have an invention that i am interested in selling (a hydraulic/direct drive continuously variable transmission, which can be used as a quasi-clutch/torque converter), and wonder what ways are ...
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How to say "How long will the interview process take?" without being rude?
I have 1 year of experience working as a freelancer and on average, the jobs that I find are usually very fast in the communication and bidding process. An average communication goes like this:
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How to reject a project that does not fit with my skills or goes beyond my skills in order to keep your client for future projects?
I am having problems with how to reject this kind of project for my clients. As an example, a recent client that weeks ago I did a C Project for him arrives again days ago needing help in a project ...
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Does bidding early on a project increases the rank of the bid on freelancer.in?
If a freelancer bids on a project as soon as it is opened on freelancer, does it increases the rank of that bid?
I have noticed this but I am not hundred percent sure. While viewing my bid insights I ...
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Better option for bid on projects, Hourly, Milestone or Fixed Price
Hello I am new to freelancing. I have accounts on freelancing sites (Upwork, Freelancer). My skills are in the field of Machine Learning and Data Analysis.
My question is while bidding for projects, I ...
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How to handle bids over project budget
As a Client, I posted a project I needed done on a freelancing site (Upwork, Freelancer, etc). I have had a few bids that go over the listed budget (30% over). I did mention in the description that ...
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Risk assessment of remote assistance project with high expectations
This question is about fixed priced projects where one or more of the following characteristics are part of the project description:
The entire project needs to take place over a form of remote ...
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Ask for a preview of the job before awarding a bid or after?
In the case of needing a certain amount of articles, let's say 50, is it better to ask for an example of how the freelancer would write a single article before awarding the bid or after doing it?
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What is a 3-quote process?
I am quoting for a potential new client, and she has said that they need to go through a 3-quote process... does this mean that they are looking for a quote from me and two others?
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How to write a Proposal on a Graphics Design bid as a newbie(in freelancer.com)?
I am a newbie to freelancer.in and want to bid in here.
but the main thing is that to write the proposal on the bid. i heard its the main thing that we could impress the Client. i am an UX/UI designer....
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Test project asking for too much to get a job?
I bid for a project on upwork.com
The invitation is for a test project. The test project includes my having to have an AWS account, mysql, ansible, etc, etc.
My question is: Is this much investment ...
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Get a project to work on
I would like to work on a project for free. I am willing to help someone. I have very good skills but I haven't worked for a while. I want to get into the freelancing business and I would start with a ...
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How do we bid on freelancer's sites?
Freelancers' sites request that you bid for the projects upfront, and sometimes schedule the project in phases. But most of the time, the project descriptions are rudimentary (like "I urgently need an ...
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Is it safe to start working on project without any milestone?
Let say employer has awarded you a project on Freelancer Website.
Employer has not created any milestone for this project and didn't have verified their payment etc.
If you will accept this ...