| GetaFreelancer is a very popular site for freelancers | | | | contact the support team. The support is very quick |
| and for clients. A lot of Projects for web designer, | | | | and kind at the same time. |
| software programmer, writer, and IT services are | | | | Whether or not you choose to use Milestone |
| available on GAF. For freelance writer, there is more | | | | payments, when you have completed your project |
| than enough work for you to find. Anyone who wants | | | | and submitted it to your employer, he or she will |
| to work from home, part or full time, have the | | | | transfer money into your GAF account. At that time |
| opportunity here to find some good projects. | | | | you will also receive an email that announces the |
| Before the actual articles starts, here another good | | | | transfer of money. The balance of your account will |
| source for information about gaf and other things | | | | be the payment minus the initial GAF commission. For |
| regarding freelancing: Freelance Blog | | | | instance, a $90 bid on a project takes out a $9 |
| There are many reasons why GAF is very popular | | | | commission, leaving you with a GAF bank balance of |
| among freelancer, one reason is the secure payment | | | | $81. This money will stay securely in your GAF |
| system. It protects the emplyer as well as the | | | | account as long as you want it to. You can use this |
| emplyee. No one needs to work for nothing, a | | | | money to pay further commission fees or to pay |
| payment is to 99% secured. A few things might | | | | others who are doing work contracted out by you. |
| confuse you when you are new to GetaFreelancer. | | | | When you are ready to withdraw money from GAF, |
| When you create your GAF account, whether as a | | | | there are many different options from which to |
| freelance or an employer, you automatically get a | | | | choose. You may want to sign up for a GAF debit |
| GAF bank account for yourself. This account is linked | | | | card, sponsored by Master Card, which lets you spend |
| to your profile and your password, but not to any | | | | from your GAF account like a checking account. You |
| external banking system. You begin to place bids on | | | | can also choose to directly transfer money to your |
| GAF and the time will come, that one of your bids is | | | | bank account, however that requires that you input |
| accepted. When this happens you will find your GAF | | | | your bank account and routing number into the GAF |
| account goes into minus if you haven't deposit money | | | | system. While Get a Freelancer is safe and secure, |
| before. Because there are no membership fees at | | | | many people feel uncomfortable sharing their bank |
| GetaFreelancer when you join it, the site makes their | | | | account information online. That is why GAF also |
| money by taking a commission from you for every job | | | | offers transfers to PayPal and Moneybookers |
| you get. However, if you upgrade your account to | | | | accounts, two ways for people to use their money |
| ‘Gold Status’, it costs you $20 monthly, but you | | | | online or transfer it to their bank accounts. |
| will only pay a commision of 3%, which is very little | | | | If you like to withdraw money from your GAF account, |
| compared to other sites. | | | | you have a few different options. One, which is rather |
| You have to negotiate with the emplyer how he is | | | | new, you sign up for a GAF debit card. The card will |
| going to pay you. Some will put the money into | | | | be send to you within a week or so and you can |
| escrow account on their own. Other pay on a weekly | | | | withdraw your monet at any atm machine you find. |
| or monthly basis. Another option is milestone payment, | | | | Another option is direct tranfser into your bank |
| this works as followed: The payment is split into two | | | | account, and Paypal and Moneybookers. What ever |
| or more parts. When reaching one level at the project, | | | | option you choose - the fee is always small and a |
| one payment part will be released into your account. If | | | | quick transfer ist guaranteed. |
| there are problems regarding the payment, you may | | | | |