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ADVICE TO
CLIENTS
What's it
going to cost me?
The good news is that
Freelance-Proofreaders.com don't charge clients any fees or
commissions at all. The only fees that you will pay are the
ones that you agree with your chosen freelancer.
I
don't live in the US. Can I still use the site to find
a suitable freelancer?
Yes, of course. Distance and
location is generally not a problem for the majority of
projects. The Internet and e-mail.make communication and the
sending/receiving of work very convenient indeed.
How
the sites work?*
There are two basic methods
of sourcing a freelancer:
- Search the
directories:
- by
Location - for
example you may wish to search for a freelancer who
lives in Worcestershire.
- by
Service
Provided/Required
- eg you may be looking for a secretary who can
undertaken presentation work, a copywriter for a
particular project, proofreader and/or editor for a
novel, etc.
- Post details of your
project on the site (Post
Project)
- You'll complete a
small online form where you can tell us about your
project.
- Your project is then
posted on the site and all freelancers are notified
accordingly. Your contact details are not displayed on
the site, except for your e-mail address,
unless you specifically refer to them within the
Project Details section eg "I'm looking for someone to
complete this project today, can you please telephone
me on XXXXXXXXXX to discuss as soon as possible" or
"visit our web site at.......... for more information
on our company".
- Any interested
freelancers will then e-mail you.
- You would then
contact the freelancers directly to negotiate your
project further.
- No fee or commission
is charged by Freelance-Proofreaders.com for you to
use this service.
Approaching freelancers
When approaching
freelancers, to the benefit of all parties concerned, it
would be helpful if you could provide the following
information:
- Who you are, in terms of
whether the work is for you, whether you are acting on
behalf of a third party person, or the company that you
work for.
- What type of service do
you require?
- Editing
- Ghostwriting
- Proofreading
- Describe your project in
detail:
- The nature of your
work eg legal, medical, small business - building
contractor, online magazine, unpublished
author.
- Is the project
ongoing, or just a one-off task?
- State your budget or
request a quote for your project.
- Timescales:
- What date are you
looking for someone to actually start working on your
project?
- What date would you
like your project to be completed?
- Provide contact
details.
If you follow the above guidelines it will enable the
freelancer to evaluate your project fully, check their own
availability and provide you with an accurate quote for your
project. Often, much time is wasted by several e-mails being
sent back and forth whilst the freelancer is trying to
establish the full extent of your project.
Freelancers are
self-employed and therefore responsible for their own taxes.
The majority of freelancers use PayPal, a safe and
convenient way to receive/send monies by debit/credit card,
and convenient to all.
Please feel free to contact
freelancers direct. When you do, it would be appreciated if
you could let them know on what site you found their details
- many thanks!
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We hope you find this
information useful.
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