Elance’s profile pages have a brand new look, and with it, brand new features that work hard to put you in the spotlight.A potential client now sees the most important information they need in order to say yes to awarding their project to you. Front and center in the new profile pages are: Percent of Client Recommendations, Number of Repeat Clients, Number of Hours, Milestones Completed, and Earnings per Client. The information you want the client to know.
A new Identity section highlights your important information like verifications and member history, and potential clients can now easily tell if you’re a company or an individual. Elance has removed the guess work for the client and put you, the provider, front and center.
Elance has also introduced a new Level System. Gone are the days where earnings were the only thing differentiating providers. Now qualifications, quality of work, client relationships and earnings all work together to determine a provider’s Elance Level.
The new Levels System gives potential clients a clear picture of a provider’s quality of work and their track record, so they know exactly what to expect when they contract you. It’s based on points that providers build up with each job they do, and ranks them based on Service Delivery, Client Relationship, and Marketing. Outstanding providers finally stand out from the crowd, and now hard earned reputations can easily be the deciding factor in winning jobs.
Levels also determine a provider’s position in search results, so top providers get more exposure. And more exposure means more work.
Elance has also made positive changes to the Feedback System. Providers no longer have a positive percentage number to attract clients that was easily affected by one review. It has been replaced by a five star rating system that better represents actual feedback. Bigger jobs are weighted more heavily, and neutral feedback is much more realistically represented.
And Elance knows that privacy matters. When earnings were the only visible thing separating experienced providers from new ones, it was important that the client was able to view this information, but with all the new changes, that information no longer needs to be made public. New profile settings now give providers the option to keep their earnings private without fear that it will discourage buyers. Buyers now have all the information then need to see that you stand out from the freelance pack. Additionally, details of invite-only jobs are not displayed on either the client’s or provider’s page, so you can confidently display only the information you want out there.
All these changes mean good things for the committed provider. The new Levels System and changes to Feedback translates to clients now having many more search options, and with a good Feedback Rating and a solid Level, you’ll place high in the search rankings. A higher search ranking means more business for you and more satisfied clients, and that is good for everybody.
Take a look at the new profile changes and see what all the buzz is about, and see for yourself why it’s about to take freelancing to a whole new level.
For more information, check out the Elance Profile Frequently Asked Questions Page at http://help.elance.com/entries/156540-profile-and-level-faqs
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