An effective profile
is necessary to show your skills in front of others. In this post I will
explain how to create your profile at Elance.
b. Click on ‘Register
Now (It’s free)’. The following page appears.
g. After selecting the membership plan, you will be asked to verify your email address. Go to your email account and click on confirmation link. After verification, you will be able to login at elance. Log into your account with the username and your password
Click “submit to log in”. You have now completed your Elance registration.
Step 2. Profile
First of all, set your profile picture.
Step 1. Registration
a. First of all register
at Elance. To register, Click below:
You will see the
following page,
c. Select ‘I want to
work’ and click ‘Continue’. After clicking on ‘Continue’, following page
appears.
d. Fill out the required
information on this page. Select account type as ‘Individual’ and click on
‘Register’. Your account will be created and the following page appears.
e. Click on ‘Skip for now’. You can select your skills later in detail in profile settings.
After clicking on
’Skip this step’, a popup will appears asked you to select at least one
category. Select your desired category and click ‘Continue’.
f. Now you are asked to
select membership plan. As a beginner, I suggest the ‘Basic plan’ which is
free.
g. After selecting the membership plan, you will be asked to verify your email address. Go to your email account and click on confirmation link. After verification, you will be able to login at elance. Log into your account with the username and your password
To complete your login, select two secret
questions and their answers, to help with password retrieval.
Add your phone number,
and you are ready to go.Click “submit to log in”. You have now completed your Elance registration.
Step 2. Profile
Your profile is the key with the help of which you
can unlock the opportunities to get jobs quickly. Your profile must be completed with all required information.
Now I am going to
explain in detail the profile making process.
After registration and logging in to your account,
go to your profile by clicking on your username on the top right corner of the
page and select ‘Profile’.
First of all, set your profile picture.
Now see the screenshot. In front of the name
“Junaid K” there is an option of ‘Get verified’ and ‘edit’. Click on 'edit'. The
following page appears.
Here you are asked to provide the basic
information. The basic information consists of the following:
1. First Name
2. Last Name
3. Display Name
4. Tagline
5. Hourly Rate
6. YouTube video Url (Optional)
7. Overview
8. Service Description
9. Payment Terms
10. Keywords
Fill out all necessary information. I am briefly
explaining some terms.
Tagline: Mention you key skills here. e.g “Writing
and proofreading expert”, "Web designer and Graphics expert".
Overview: Add few sentences about your background.
Add your skills and reasons why others should hire you.
Service Description: Here, mention you services
you want to offer. Mention your experience in your particular category/service
which will attract more clients towards you.
Keywords: Enter keywords that match your skills.
For example, Data Entry Expert, MS Word Expert, Essay Writing expert, editing expert,
typing expert.
Click save and proceeds to next step.
Now edit your portfolio. Building a portfolio is
very simple. You can write 2 or 3 articles and submit them to some article
directory like Wikihow or Issuu or Ezinearticles.com and wait for their acceptance. Once they are
accepted, you can take their screenshot and upload in your portfolio. Beginners
willing to work in Web and Programming and Design and Multimedia category can
make some templates or logos and upload in their portfolio. A strong portfolio
is necessary to get the buyer’s attention.
Edit your skills in your selected category.
Edit your employment details (If any) and
education details. Upload certificates.
Edit your contact information.
Congratulations! You have completed your profile
successfully.
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