{"product_id":"using-freelance-platforms-safely-and-effectively-9781880407486","title":"Using Freelance Platforms Safely and Effectively","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany freelancers have built successful, well-paying careers using freelance platforms; others have kick-started or augmented careers. Before jumping in, you must determine: Are you comfortable with the business model? Can you work within their rules? Can you live with their fees? The information in this booklet will help guide your research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUsing Freelance Platforms Safely and Effectively\u003c\/em\u003e by Wes Cowley is a 46-page booklet written by an editorial freelance professional who has successfully navigated and found work on freelance job sites. It contains an overview of this job-search model and focuses on five companies that represent the different types of freelance work sites on the web: Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Guru, PeoplePerHour, Reedsy, and Upwork. Cowley covers terms, types of platforms, and the pros and cons of each.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe provides not simply answers, which might be accurate today and obsolete tomorrow, but questions for professionals to ask and red-flags to look for before creating a profile and signing up with one of these companies to find freelance work. The booklet includes: understanding how a platform works, what kind of communication is allowed with a client, what exclusivity rules exist, how to bid on a job, what types of pricing models are supported, what the fee structures look like, how you get a contract, how you get paid, how freelancer ratings work, and how to manage a dispute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, \u003cem\u003eUsing Freelance Platforms Safely and Effectively\u003c\/em\u003e discusses how to establish and manage your reputation on the sites, how to set rates, how to vet clients and their material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, the booklet contains a list of some of the most common scams perpetrated against freelancers and how to avoid them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14948405\"\u003eWes Cowley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Editorial Freelancers Association Publication\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781880407486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1880407485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS060000\"\u003eSmall Business | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS012000\"\u003eCareers | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN005020\"\u003eWriting | Business Aspects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editorial Freelancers Association Publication","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44701820944621,"sku":"9781880407486","price":23.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_571f3901-e271-4db8-981f-2036c7ad15bd.jpg?v=1703877627","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/using-freelance-platforms-safely-and-effectively-9781880407486","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}