| I know a lot of freelancers who are frustrated lately | | | | of your body section needs to state your extensive |
| by the lack of good job opportunities online. They are | | | | skill set in computers, graphics, telemarketing, customer |
| competing with individuals overseas in the Philippines | | | | services, programming or whatever you are trying to |
| and other locations that systematically underbidding | | | | sell them. This should be the wow factor of your bid. |
| therefore crashing the local US market. I am here to | | | | As in you want the potential client to say wow I have |
| tell you that you can still win big name clients. You just | | | | got to hire this individual. |
| have to be methodical with your bidding methods and | | | | Closing |
| most importantly represent yourself professionally. | | | | Your closing should be 2-3 paragraphs again restating |
| Posting and Bidding | | | | why you are the right person for their company, how |
| Before you even bid on a project you need to have | | | | you are going to go above and beyond to make their |
| several things in order including a great proposal/cover | | | | project special, and thanking them for their time. At this |
| letter. Spend about half an hour really thinking about | | | | point I always close my bid with my name, email |
| what you would want to hear from a potential | | | | address, website address, and phone number. |
| employee if you were on the hiring end. I always break | | | | I guarantee you that half of the people who look at |
| my proposals up into 3-4 sections. Your proposal | | | | your bid and want to speak with you further will call |
| should look like this: | | | | you directly. So it is imperative you include this info. |
| Introduction | | | | Also make absolutely sure that you include at least a |
| Your introduction should state who you are, the name | | | | PowerPoint about your company, a resume, or even |
| of your business, and what your specialized skill set is | | | | some references. You have now done something that |
| and/or why you are bidding on their project. This can | | | | 95% percent of your competition has not. And that is |
| be as little as 2-3 sentences. | | | | set yourself apart from the competition as the go to |
| Body | | | | business in your industry of choice. |
| Your body needs to include a brief paragraph outlining | | | | If you follow these easy steps listed above I |
| your background and why your specialized skill set fits | | | | guarantee you will win twice as many projects as the |
| with the job that they are hiring for. The next section | | | | guy next to you. Good luck! |