| About There are several online talent market places | | | | references, certificates, licenses, education and |
| across the globe but elance tops all. Unlike other sites, | | | | employment details (credentials). After submitting all |
| elance assists many organizations to employ and | | | | these things, one needs to take and pass the Elance |
| manage talented individuals online to work for them | | | | Admission Test. |
| and grow their organizations or businesses. Elance | | | | Registering with Elance |
| gives an immediate, less expensive and flexible means | | | | Registering with elance involves very simple |
| of hiring, managing and paying talented individuals and | | | | procedures. Firstly, is to load the elance website and |
| contractors online. Undoubtedly, elance is the best site | | | | select sign in/register links. In the pop-up menu, one |
| into which companies tap to distribute their work. Other | | | | needs to verify that he/she does not have an elance |
| individuals also use elance to connect with clients, stay | | | | account. The next step is to enter the e-mail address |
| independent and to be paid for doing great jobs. | | | | and click on continue after verifying the e-mail address. |
| Elance is therefore the best site to find freelancing | | | | Select the "I want to find work on elance" and select |
| jobs online. Researches have it that elance is ranked | | | | continue. One then needs to choose a plan. Further, |
| number 514 in the world according to a three-month | | | | one needs to compare the two account options (i.e. |
| Alexa traffic ranking. The fraction of visit to the site | | | | basic/individual). Click on continue after comparing the |
| referred by search engine is about 6% and elance has | | | | two options. Enter your account information and then |
| a bounce rate of 20%. is located in the US. | | | | click on "join elance". Next is to create a tagline and |
| How Elance works | | | | five keywords. Enter a summary description of your |
| Elance offers immediate, less expensive and easy | | | | work and a biography. Click on save your profile. Take |
| means to find, hire, manage, employ and pay individuals | | | | and pass the Elance Admission Test. Fill out the skills, |
| and groups on line for work done. Elance is very | | | | employment, payment terms, service description and |
| flexible in that, one gets access to its facilities when | | | | credentials after passing the exam. When one |
| one needs without hindrances. It also lays emphasis on | | | | successfully does this, he/she has successfully |
| real inputs and outputs. Elance also works in such a | | | | registered with |
| way that, cost can be predicted and payment | | | | Terms and conditions |
| controlled. An available communications and the ability | | | | like all other sites has terms and conditions with which |
| to leave public feedback inspire great performance. | | | | all users must abide by. Depending on the type of user, |
| Elance work system also ensures structured | | | | one needs to acknowledge and accept its terms and |
| communication, brings clarity on what should be done | | | | conditions. These terms and conditions have individual |
| and when to do it. It also provides tracking and | | | | contents and a deep knowledge of them is needed |
| regulates work progress, gets feedback during the | | | | before one uses the site. The terms and conditions |
| process and helps deliver payment from Escrow for | | | | include User Agreement, Privacy Policy, Billing and |
| the work delivered. | | | | Payment Services, General Escrow Instructions, |
| Looking for work on Elance. | | | | Contract between Client and Provider, Dispute |
| Before one gets work on elance, there are certain | | | | Resolution Process, Site Usage Policy, Copy Right |
| things that one needs to do. First is to sign up for | | | | Policy, Infringing Content Policy, Provider membership |
| membership. Here, elance offers four levels of | | | | fees and referral program. |
| membership; free basic, professional level, a small | | | | Frequently asked Questions |
| business tier, and large business options. A | | | | Most people who want to or who use do ask many |
| membership type therefore determines the number of | | | | questions to which they try to get answers. Some of |
| jobs one bids. Secondly, one need to post his/her | | | | these questions are centered on how elance works, |
| profile search listed jobs and submit proposals for | | | | how the elance work system puts you in control, |
| consideration. | | | | overview of the general process (i.e. find, hire, manage, |
| What should be in your profile? | | | | pay and rate). Others include how to reach customer |
| Here, one is expected to describe his/her services or | | | | support, how much it costs to use elance, elance fixed |
| work credentials, experience and accomplishment in | | | | price work guarantee, elance work guarantee and |
| the field. The profile should also include e-mail address, | | | | work view. To all these, elance has provided perfect |
| phone number, fax, website and if possible instant | | | | answers on its website (i.e. elance.com). |
| messaging ids. An account information, desired | | | | Concisely, these are some vital information about and |
| password are also needed and one has the option of | | | | how advantageous it is to use the website. |
| uploading picture or company logo. Other things include | | | | |