I've been working on Elance for about 1.5 years now and I've to say, it's awesome! Unlike other freelancing platforms like Odesk, you don't get 'peanuts' for your hard work. Although there are clients who offer a next-to-nothing budget for you to work with (and surprisingly enough freelancers willingly want to work with them), you'll find here plenty of clients who have a fairly good budget (for the amount of work they ask for) to work with. Bidding on jobs is however the crucial bit. How to convince your employer that you are fit for the offered position / job? Beside your qualifications and experience, you need to play with powerful words to entice your clients to hire you. Positive feedbacks from your previous clients (this could be a bit of problem for newbies) and a good reputation on Elance really helps. A fair bid (sometimes the lowest wins but most of the time clients are willing to pay extra for quality) that's within the client's budget ...
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