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How to succeed on bid sites ?
TheCrewDesigns
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11 April 2007
I am stuck with bid sites, I have submitted hundreds of bids and apart from one or two when I first joined I am getting NO work at all. I have people contact me all the time sounding interested etc then they choose someone else. Some even more expensive than me, it makes no sense when I know they liked my work.
Anyone have ANY tips at all as I am all out of ideas.. :indifferent
Anyone have ANY tips at all as I am all out of ideas.. :indifferent
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Rizzo
Messages count : 51Likes count : 0Registration : 5 November 2006I don't have any experience of these bid sites, which ones do you use? It's actually quite hard for me to ponder why you may not be getting the work as I don't know what your 'pitch' is on these sites, who else is bidding etc.. but the people who will know are those that show interest but don't come back. Do you follow them up and ask their reason for putting their project elsewhere?
If bid sites aren't working for you then maybe look at other ways of touting for business? - Contact in PM
TheCrewDesigns
Messages count : 6Likes count : 0Registration : 11 April 2007Well it seems all the jobs on bids sites go to the folks from India. I cant really compete with their bids. They may bid $30 for doing a logo which works out about £15 for me... thats peanuts....
Pretty much lost hope with bid sites.... can seem to win any now - Contact in PM
Rephrase
Messages count : 6Likes count : 0Registration : 3 August 2007I don't really know any tricks for these bid sites... but I guess the best is lowering your prices 🙂 First make people know you, rank well on these sites first. - Contact in PM
Khepri
Messages count : 2Likes count : 0Registration : 17 July 2007Trouble is, I imagine the kind of companies that are likely to source through bid sites are literally going for the cheapest option with little thought for the reputation of the bidder. Even if you built up a rapport with such companies, once they've paid you peanuts for your early work, they won't eagerly up the ante later. Charge them more, they'll just go back to the bid sites and find some Indians...
Either way, it doesn't sound like any kind of a living wage is much of a likelihood. - Contact in PM
TheCrewDesigns
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Very true I am off with my portfolio around local buisness this weekKhepri, post: 2523 a écrit : Trouble is, I imagine the kind of companies that are likely to source through bid sites are literally going for the cheapest option with little thought for the reputation of the bidder. Even if you built up a rapport with such companies, once they've paid you peanuts for your early work, they won't eagerly up the ante later. Charge them more, they'll just go back to the bid sites and find some Indians...
Either way, it doesn't sound like any kind of a living wage is much of a likelihood.