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The Flea Market That is Elance
00.19 // 0 komentar // Lisa Stanford // Category: elance , flea market elance , freelance , freelanncing , solo business , solopreneur //I was the Elance service from autumn 2004. At that time I was director of marketing for medium software companies, and is getting really tired of the corporate grind. I researched the site, figured out what my cost will be for 6 months, the period of time that seemed right to a trial, and what revenues would need to bring in from Elance break even. proposal seemed reasonable, so I joined and started bidding.
within six weeks, I had booked $ 20,000 in projects. It was a no-brainer: I leave work, and from 1 January 2005, I was the owner of 4R Marketing, copywriting and marketing consulting. Revenue has been six-figure mark before the company was two years old, to a large extent on my participation on Elance. I have now earned more than $ 100,000 on Elance, and even though today I have a second more pronounced revenue channels, I'm still paying about $ 1,000 a month from Elance Project Award.
I am convinced that Elance may provide a good revenue stream for a freelancer, and I'm also convinced that it takes a special approach and the right to the expectations of that happening.
and this is where things start to break down. There are some pretty icky outside perceptions of Elance, including but not limited to:
and I hear people piss and moan that they tried to Elance, but did not get any job, so he decided that it was a bust.
I'm not going to deny any of these observations. They are perception, after all, and is valid for people to perception. I just do not agree with them. Of course, there are customers looking for low and sellers are willing to be paid next to nothing for their work, but this phenomenon is not limited to Elance. And if it is taking too many resources to work on Elance, it is a performance problem, not a problem with the board.
Here my take on Elance: This is like a flea market
.flea markets are full of junk. Table after table, cabin after cabin-that's crap piled up and strewn around. Amazingly, there are people who buy crap, and there are more people make the crap to sell. But .... but ... but ... in amongst all the junk gems, antiques and collectibles that are worth a good (even great) money. It takes the right experience, good eye, and a little "spidey sense" to see the gold among the dross.
So, Elance is a flea market, and you're an expert or at least professional-in-training. walk more tables and stalls, the more trained your eye becomes and the better you will find projects that have a good chance of winning and will pay a fair.
and people who piss and moan that they are not getting work? Do not pay attention to them. They are either trying to do the work using Elance for free membership (which it never will), or they did not publish the number of bids they need to win the award (Rule of thumb: 20 deals will get 1 prize), or kidney 't give enough time to experience Elance to make realistic decisions about its effectiveness (the minimum probationary period: 6 months ).
Bottom line: Look at Elance as the flea market. Look past the crappy stuff (so-called low-ball projects) and hone your eyes to see the gems. Learn how to get assigned to these projects, and you will be Elance winner!
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