Bolabell:


So very true. You have given many of us something to think about. Thank you for sharing.

That client though..how rude!

Wishing you success in all your future endeavours.

kuyubi:


HI Bolabell,

I understand why the alarm bells. I also hear that "do no free work from the pros".
But these guys are "pros". We are "not" pros yet. They give tips relative to them. I know few guys who even pay for tips from "pros" and they are nowhere yet. Truth is not the same technique works for everyone. There is this Manny guy who markets himself as being the guru of upwork. Problem is his techniques bothers around being arrogant and forceful. People pay $400 for his course. The issue is that while this technique might work for a few client, a lot others will just skip you. I have read clients complaining how rude a freelancer was even while having mediocre skills. Not giving free work will work, definitely, i agree. But I found it helped me tho. There are just too much freelancers competing for little jobs.
I also noticed that clients view freelancers differently. I mean your face and nationality. Most pros will tell you that bid high on a project and the client will take you serious and might hire you. Well that works well for everyone except Indians, Pakistanis, and Africans (Nigerians). They believe that $100 is a big deal to us so they value us that range and below. Not every time, but in most cases (stories from fellow upworkers and myself).
Someone from Ukraine will ask for $300, You are asking for $200. They will rather take him or keep looking. If they really like you the will ask for a reduced rate, probably $100, before you get the job. I do not really blame them because Nigerians and Indians do not have a good reputation in the freelance community.
Do not get me wrong I do not apply to jobs posted by Indians (I use to last year but noticed their jobs never go through. They don't end up hiring anyone). Same vibe I get from their(indians) post is same vibe others get from my proposal when the see my raking and designs. They say if it is too good to be true then it is, and move on to the next freelancer. I understand tho.
You might be one of those very few Nigerians making over $60,000 on upwork tho. My point is different tides for everyone.

So knowing there are so many odds we have to make the rules as we go. The general rule does not always apply to us.

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Warm Regards

hiremyminivan:
This is going to be short:

1. Can you write?
2. Have you written research papers on psychology?
3. Got a sample research paper on psychology?
4. Can you do a 750 to 1,000 word sample on a topic I assign to you so I can gauge your ability to take on a serious research paper in this field? I will pay for this sample if I approve of it!

Then shoot me an email: my nairaland username at gmail dot come

Thanks

PrinceMario:
Hello house, I created an account with freelancer.com and won my first bid yesterday. The client has told me he has uploaded a file for me to get the job done but I can't see those files.
Please how do I go about this as I have just a day to get the job completed.
Thanks.

emmaversity:
Hello freelancers,
This applies to those in the area of data science and analytics.
If you have a passion for:.
- data entry
- data visualization l dashboard l pivot table
- data analysis ( statistical analysis)
- data mining l scraping l cleaning l crawling etc

If you are conversant with :
- Ms excel VBA l Google spreadsheet and scripting etc
- SPSS l SAS l Eviews l Minitab
- Python l R etc

If you are passionate about:
- Questionnaire/ Survey analysis.
- Market research and analysis
- Analyzing business data
- building and analyzing multivariate econometric model ( regression, co- integration, ECM, VECM, VAR. Granger causality, etc) etc.


Forward your proposal to emmaversity@yahoo.com with details of your:

- Qualifications
- work experience
- samples of your previous work
- Area of Strength in the field data Science/analytics
- E-mail l WhatsApp

If you don't have all (but some ) of this criteria, you can still apply, provided you can proof your
Skill. Please fill and attach to your proposal the excel spreadsheet in the link

Thanks.

Onelovetayz:

Hi,
I'm interested, but I can't see the link you are referring to. Better still, can I still use the email to apply?

Thanks

twosquare:
Well, sorry for the late reply, I don't know the type of file, and also the niche you are, but it shouldn't be hard to locate if your client truly uploaded it. Go back to the job posting to see if there is an attached file there. If there isn't, ensure you check your conversation or ask him to re upload it and send it via inbox. Please, before downloading anything via these job boards, ensure you copy the link and check it on [url]virustotal.com[/url] so as to avoid virus and monitoring softwares (phishing).

twosquare:
Well, sorry for the late reply, I don't know the type of file, and also the niche you are, but it shouldn't be hard to locate if your client truly uploaded it. Go back to the job posting to see if there is an attached file there. If there isn't, ensure you check your conversation or ask him to re upload it and send it via inbox. Please, before downloading anything via these job boards, ensure you copy the link and check it on [url]virustotal.com[/url] so as to avoid virus and monitoring softwares (phishing).

PrinceMario:
I am done with the job. What next?
Send back to him before payment is made?

twosquare:
deliver the job and ask him/her to release milestones...then he/she should not forget to rate 5 stars.

emmaversity:


Yes the email is also ok. But I have modified the post you can click on the data analysis xls file to fill in your details.

Thanks.

ophidiophobic:
Is anyone else having issues withdrawing from upwork? The site has been unstable since yesterday.