Comments on: How to get your first job on rentacoder.com? http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/ Open Source, SEO, Work from home, Internet Marketing Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:07:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ian Ippolito http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Ian Ippolito Mon, 23 May 2011 19:06:03 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-660 Thanks for a very informative article, and some very helpful tips! A few more tips: 1)Demonstrate enthusiasm for the employer's project in your bid. 2)Ask specific, intelligent questions that show that you took the time to read the project and aren't a spam bidder. 3) Be smart with your deadlines: If you're going to be late, let them know weeks before the deadline when you start running late so there is time for them to adjust. If you wait until the last minute, there may not be any time and you could end up losing the project and having a bad mark on your record. I posted a few more <a href="http://imtips.co/freelancing-career.html" >informative tips here</a> as well, if anyone is interested in more. Thanks again for a useful article. Ian Ippolito CEO and founder of vWorker.com Thanks for a very informative article, and some very helpful tips!

A few more tips:
1)Demonstrate enthusiasm for the employer’s project in your bid.
2)Ask specific, intelligent questions that show that you took the time to read the project and aren’t a spam bidder.
3) Be smart with your deadlines: If you’re going to be late, let them know weeks before the deadline when you start running late so there is time for them to adjust. If you wait until the last minute, there may not be any time and you could end up losing the project and having a bad mark on your record.

I posted a few more informative tips here as well, if anyone is interested in more.

Thanks again for a useful article.

Ian Ippolito
CEO and founder of vWorker.com

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]]> By: adnan http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-83 adnan Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:41:00 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-83 All points are valid and true. But no. 2 and no. 7 are the most important ones. If you bid high and have no ratings yet, chances are that you're going to be rejected. And if you bid on the project that you cannot do. you'll surely get a bad rating which will make it hard for you to win a project in future. All points are valid and true. But no. 2 and no. 7 are the most important ones. If you bid high and have no ratings yet, chances are that you’re going to be rejected. And if you bid on the project that you cannot do. you’ll surely get a bad rating which will make it hard for you to win a project in future.

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]]> By: Ahmed Hussien http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Ahmed Hussien Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:00:01 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-59 hi there, very nice post man. i can't add anything because of you had explained the fundamentals idea of starting job on RAC, just i'd like to say plz be sure that you doing the job after the buyer chooses you and receiving email titled with "Congratulations! Your Rent A Coder bid was accepted by the buyer‏" happy jobs, thanks. hi there, very nice post man. i can’t add anything because of you had explained the fundamentals idea of starting job on RAC, just i’d like to say plz be sure that you doing the job after the buyer chooses you and receiving email titled with “Congratulations! Your Rent A Coder bid was accepted by the buyer‏” happy jobs, thanks.

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]]> By: William http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-45 William Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:55:05 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-45 Hello, This is a very well written and accurate article. I started on Rent A Coder about a year ago. I bid on probably 100 projects or more before I finally got my first project there. And it was to write an article. Paid $20.00....But now with 57 completed projects and a feedback rating of 9.74, I don't have any problems getting projects with some projects paying $1000.00 +. One of the biggest factors to my success with RAC has been in reading the requirements and making sure that I understand what needs to be done and that I have the skills to do it prior to bidding on a project. Keep up the good work with your blog. I am bookmarking you now. William Hello,
This is a very well written and accurate article. I started on Rent A Coder about a year ago. I bid on probably 100 projects or more before I finally got my first project there. And it was to write an article. Paid $20.00….But now with 57 completed projects and a feedback rating of 9.74, I don’t have any problems getting projects with some projects paying $1000.00 +.
One of the biggest factors to my success with RAC has been in reading the requirements and making sure that I understand what needs to be done and that I have the skills to do it prior to bidding on a project.
Keep up the good work with your blog. I am bookmarking you now.

William

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]]> By: admin http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-43 admin Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:51:43 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-43 Sometimes we do learn from our mistakes, There was a client for whom i did few smaller projects on rentacoder. He asked me about a website in asp to be duplicated, and agreed to get that project done for him. The project cost was 850$ and i took 2 months from him for this project. Later found that the project was way too big and was very difficult to finish it off in 2 months. What happened, the project went into arbitration but luckily i have convinced the buyer to use Self Mediation as i agreed to pay 3.5% cancellation charges. So my advice dont bid on projects which you think you cant complete them as it will only put you into trouble. Sometimes we do learn from our mistakes, There was a client for whom i did few smaller projects on rentacoder. He asked me about a website in asp to be duplicated, and agreed to get that project done for him. The project cost was 850$ and i took 2 months from him for this project. Later found that the project was way too big and was very difficult to finish it off in 2 months. What happened, the project went into arbitration but luckily i have convinced the buyer to use Self Mediation as i agreed to pay 3.5% cancellation charges. So my advice dont bid on projects which you think you cant complete them as it will only put you into trouble.

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]]> By: zain http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-40 zain Tue, 26 May 2009 22:40:08 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-40 i never used rentacoder but i think instructions you mentioned above are applicable on other main freelance websites like odesk and getacoder too , nice post keep it up !! i never used rentacoder but i think instructions you mentioned above are applicable on other main freelance websites like odesk and getacoder too , nice post keep it up !!

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]]> By: Anna http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Anna Tue, 12 May 2009 06:50:13 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-32 Hi Usman. Your blog looks great and I think you are providing some very valuable information for future Coders. Thank you for putting me on your blogroll, I am honored :) And thanks for your help moving my blog to its new home. Looks like you are off to a great start here! Hi Usman. Your blog looks great and I think you are providing some very valuable information for future Coders. Thank you for putting me on your blogroll, I am honored :) And thanks for your help moving my blog to its new home.

Looks like you are off to a great start here!

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]]> By: Jahanzeb http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Jahanzeb Sun, 10 May 2009 05:32:14 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-26 well you are alrite in mentioning these points. i got my first work of $5 and then $7 and now i got $30 work. i started from the lowest bid and my first two jobs were related to data entry and forum posting. very easy jobs. another thing which really matters that i bid on a project of article writing i didnot look the topics at first so when buyer accepted my bid then i saw the topics which were not related to my field and i need to put into arbitration. so i suggest you aswell to please donot post bid without reading the project fully. well in my first 3 jobs i got 10 excellent ratings. well you are alrite in mentioning these points. i got my first work of $5 and then $7 and now i got $30 work. i started from the lowest bid and my first two jobs were related to data entry and forum posting. very easy jobs. another thing which really matters that i bid on a project of article writing i didnot look the topics at first so when buyer accepted my bid then i saw the topics which were not related to my field and i need to put into arbitration. so i suggest you aswell to please donot post bid without reading the project fully.
well in my first 3 jobs i got 10 excellent ratings.

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]]> By: HASEEBBALAGGAN http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-25 HASEEBBALAGGAN Sat, 09 May 2009 22:44:15 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-25 AOA HI I GOT AWORK TO EARN MONEY PLEASE HELP ME HOW I WAS EARN MONEY AOA HI I GOT AWORK TO EARN MONEY PLEASE HELP ME HOW I WAS EARN MONEY

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]]> By: ketan http://techies-blog.com/how-to-get-your-first-job-on-rentacodercom/comment-page-1/#comment-19 ketan Sat, 09 May 2009 15:05:51 +0000 http://techies-blog.com/?p=35#comment-19 Yes, man you are 100% right. i am also follow same tricks to get a Project. When i start i try to give minimum bid amount and i have got two project initially With 300$ and 180$. And also try to concentrates on provide quality work.Because if you are provide quality work then you defiantly get next job from same buyer and this going on. And by providing Quality work you receive good Comments and it help to get new Job. Yes, man you are 100% right. i am also follow same tricks to get a Project. When i start i try to give minimum bid amount and i have got two project initially With 300$ and 180$.

And also try to concentrates on provide quality work.Because if you are provide quality work then you defiantly get next job from same buyer and this going on. And by providing Quality work you receive good Comments and it help to get new Job.

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