#HowToLance
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Where to start
www.odesk.com
www.elance.com
www.freelancer.com
www.staff.com
www.peopleperhour.com
● Each platform has
rating features.
● Aim for self-branding.
● Take inplace tests
● Experts+ use different
channels.
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Build your stash
● Bookmarks
● Repositories / Projects
● Snippets / Library
● Open Source / Open Source / Open Source
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Be responsive
● Answer your effing emails!
● Be always ON and GREEN on Skype
● Go the extra mile in elaboration
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Learn the tools of the trade
● Team organizing (Trello, basecamp, etc)
● Live / Async Collab (hipchat, slack.com)
● Skype / Google Hangouts
● Google Drive
● everytimezone.com
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Find a time-track solution
That fits your needs
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Never directly ask to get paid
● Protect your work (lo-rez)
● Credit as much as you can lose
● “Find the invoice attached”
● “The total amount due is $120”
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Ask to get paid on time
Getting paid on time is the token of
appreciation for your timely and hard work
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● You are a Company
● Brand yourselves
● Showcase your work
● Contribute / Participate
● Bid - Measure - Iterate
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