silkytouch:
Guys, do you think its sensible writing a 500 worded article, just for sample, to prove i can do the main job? An employer contacted me and is asking i write a sample of 500 words on a topic he chose. How am i sure the supposed sample is not the main job and he"s just trying to con me...please help

Any sample request above 200 words is suspicious. But if you are a newbie looking for reviews, no sacrifice or risk would be too much. Most of us did it.

tonytony208:
Ladywriter is very correct. I also work on freelancer dot com. In fact, that is my only source of income and it is the only viable source through which i personally sponsor my education.

tonytony,pls show me d way too.am a student lyk u.detail me plsss!

Na Indians and Pakistanis just de rule FL, and they are making lots of money off other peoples work. Getting good jobs of big money based on their reviews and outsourcing them for peanuts. I go rise shaa, i go do dem back.

Hello. I need help,pls. A client awarded me a project worth $200,which will be paid in batches, but $20 was instantly deducted from my FL account. What can I do for them to refund my money?

silkytouch:
Guys, do you think its sensible writing a 500 worded article, just for sample, to prove i can do the main job? An employer contacted me and is asking i write a sample of 500 words on a topic he chose. How am i sure the supposed sample is not the main job and he"s just trying to con me...please help

Good. I wanted asking the same question cos i had a similar experience. I think its a new style they now use to get the work done free. I am getting tired of freelance. Com, the slavery there is too especially the Indians.

Sard:
Hello. I need help,pls. A client awarded me a project worth $200,which will be paid in batches, but $20 was instantly deducted from my FL account. What can I do for them to refund my money?

It can only be refunded if your client refuse to pay you the $200. That $20 is 10% freelancer.com fee for the $200 project you accepted. So, put ya mind at rest. Sometimes I wan go crazy at first concerning this until I checked their faqs. That's why in the freelancing world of charging fees for project, I will give it to Fiverr.

yebo36:

Good. I wanted asking the same question cos i had a similar experience. I think its a new style they now use to get the work done free. I am getting tired of freelance. Com, the slavery there is too especially the Indians.

Just like my comment above, I think I will write an article on these freelancing sites one of these days. I will give it to Fiverr in curbing scamming to the barest minimum. You can't give out a project without paying. No slavery economy there. It is either u have money to pay for a gig or u go jump into atlantic ocean. Unlike freelancer.com where any dick and harry can just post a project, not yet certified their payment system and profile and still be asking for one sample. Don't get tired. Be selective in your choice of work and employers too. That site would have been the best if they can emulate Fiverr's payment system. But a big site like that will always be a house for worms due to the lackadaisical attitude of the management.

twosquare:
It can only be refunded if your client refuse to pay you the $200. That $20 is 10% freelancer.com fee for the $200 project you accepted. So, put ya mind at rest. Sometimes I wan go crazy at first concerning this until I checked their faqs. That's why in the freelancing world of charging fees for project, I will give it to Fiverr.

Thanks. I was actually baffled at first, but with this your reply, I will just calm down.

Its a pity that we re here on this forum, castigating the Indians and the Pakistanis of slave labor, while our own brothers have also joined the trend. Imagine a Nigerian brother specifically asking for Nigerian newbie writers, and when i put in a bid, after asking for a sample, which i gave him, he commended it but said he needed a bigger sample, this time 500 words on a topic he would provide. He sent me Contingency Plan for medical and dental offices. A lot of folks have no clue about them, why they need them, what they are., that i should write a sample on that and send it back to him in the next 12 hrs, only then would he give me the supposed job, i declined and he walked. During the course of our chat, he was sounding so mean and unfriendly. Instead of helping each other grow on FL, we are taking advantage of the newbies who happen to be our country men.

silkytouch:
Its a pity that we re here on this forum, castigating the Indians and the Pakistanis of slave labor, while our own brothers have also joined the trend. Imagine a Nigerian brother specifically asking for Nigerian newbie writers, and when i put in a bid, after asking for a sample, which i gave him, he commended it but said he needed a bigger sample, this time 500 words on a topic he would provide. He sent me Contingency Plan for medical and dental offices. A lot of folks have no clue about them, why they need them, what they are., that i should write a sample on that and send it back to him in the next 12 hrs, only then would he give me the supposed job, i declined and he walked. During the course of our chat, he was sounding so mean and unfriendly. Instead of helping each other grow on FL, we are taking advantage of the newbies who happen to be our country men.

Are you surprised? You shouldn't be because that is the business world for you. No brother in the jungle. Do your own thing and help out where you can.

twosquare:
It can only be refunded if your client refuse to pay you the $200. That $20 is 10% freelancer.com fee for the $200 project you accepted. So, put ya mind at rest. Sometimes I wan go crazy at first concerning this until I checked their faqs. That's why in the freelancing world of charging fees for project, I will give it to Fiverr.

Pls, what of if I ask the client to cancel the project and decline the milestone created, will the fund be returned to my account and won't there be any implications on my profile? I really want to withdraw that money.
Any other experienced freelancer can help me solve this problem,pls.

Sard:

Pls, what of if I ask the client to cancel the project and decline the milestone created, will the fund be returned to my account and won't there be any implications on my profile? I really want to withdraw that money.
Any other experienced freelancer can help me solve this problem,pls.

Implications of canceling the project will have effect on your rewards if you pull out. Nothing will affect your rating except the employer gave you a bad review. You can only cancel the milestone he or she created at your end. Contact freelancer. com for a refund or plead with the employer to create a milestone of the amount that was deducted for accepting his project (which I doubt he will do). My question is why would you want to pull out of a job of $200. Which niche is it in? I am willing to take it over if it is my area of specialization.

twosquare:
Implications of canceling the project will have effect on your rewards if you pull out. Nothing will affect your rating except the employer gave you a bad review. You can only cancel the milestone he or she created at your end. Contact freelancer. com for a refund or plead with the employer to create a milestone of the amount that was deducted for accepting his project (which I doubt he will do). My question is why would you want to pull out of a job of $200. Which niche is it in? I am willing to take it over if it is my area of specialization.

I guess I still don't understand how things work on FL. I am not really pulling out of the job, I am just looking for a way to get a refund of the money debited from my account because I want to withdraw this week. By the way, it is an article writing project.

Sard:

I guess I still don't understand how things work on FL. I am not really pulling out of the job, I am just looking for a way to get a refund of the money debited from my account because I want to withdraw this week. By the way, it is an article writing project.

Just as I said, I will still give it to Fiverr when it comes to the issue of managing money and payments. FL is too ambitious, that's why my present account, I have not verified my payment system. I know you have verified it, so anytime you award or accept a project, they will deduct straight from your Nigerian account rather than your earnings on FL. That's how it rolls. But for me that is yet to verify my payment system or I have N0.00 in my bank acct, they can't deduct anything. They will rather give the option of deducting from my earnings on FL which is okay by me than touching the money I have plans for in my bank. That's why. You can only get a refund if you reject the project by contacting them or you have earnings already on FL and implore them to deduct from that rather than your bank acct.

tranxo:
Are you surprised? You shouldn't be because that is the business world for you. No brother in the jungle. Do your own thing and help out where you can.

O boy, I stumbled upon that same Nigerian charlatan named PAOSCA yesterday. I just don't know why some Nigerians like besmirching the reputations of this great country. I have lost out on several projects just because of the stereotypical notion that Nigerians are fraudsters. Newbies, please learn from everybody's mistake by reading every comments on this thread. I feel sad when greenhorns repeat some of the disappointing mistakes that we had made while climbing the ladder of freelancing.

That was how I was scammed by a Nigerian by the name of Lexxyrule when I first started out, I accepted his project without any milestone and wrote 15 articles for him on trust that he is my Nigerian brother only for the bas tard to refuse paying and even ignoring my messages. I learned the hardway. The paosca guy contacted me last night but I just ignored his message.

twosquare:
Just as I said, I will still give it to Fiverr when it comes to the issue of managing money and payments. FL is too ambitious, that's why my present account, I have not verified my payment system. I know you have verified it, so anytime you award or accept a project, they will deduct straight from your Nigerian account rather than your earnings on FL. That's how it rolls. But for me that is yet to verify my payment system or I have N0.00 in my bank acct, they can't deduct anything. They will rather give the option of deducting from my earnings on FL which is okay by me than touching the money I have plans for in my bank. That's why. You can only get a refund if you reject the project by contacting them or you have earnings already on FL and implore them to deduct from that rather than your bank acct.

I should have done that too, but it is too late now. Thanks for all responses, bro. I am grateful.

Sard:

I should have done that too, but it is too late now. Thanks for all responses, bro. I am grateful.

u're welcome.

guys, shey if i finish an employer's job, na just to send am for am via that dialogue box wey men and am use the chat abi? abeg make una tell me make i submit my work.

bros me and u don bid for one job same time before, cos i don see this your moniker for one job wey i bid for!! Ok!! na for that Paosca guy project. lol

jonaboy:
That was how I was scammed by a Nigerian by the name of Lexxyrule when I first started out, I accepted his project without any milestone and wrote 15 articles for him on trust that he is my Nigerian brother only for the bas tard to refuse paying and even ignoring my messages. I learned the hardway. The paosca guy contacted me last night but I just ignored his message.

pls brothers and sisters,i need your help,i just registered with freelancer but i can't bid on any projects.i click on WORK and click on drop down menu,browse all projects,projects with my skills and browse categories but i can't bid.I also tried to put my payoneer mastercard details but is saying error.

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All experts in the house.

silkytouch:
guys, shey if i finish an employer's job, na just to send am for am via that dialogue box wey men and am use the chat abi? abeg make una tell me make i submit my work.

Yes

Are you sure you want to request for the release of this milestone? Make i say yes?

Thanks man

twosquare:
Yes

Hello all, payoneer asked me to verify my identity. Must I scan the I.D and send through a cafe or will a phone snap be okay?

Hello all, payoneer asked me to verify my identity. Can I simply snap the I.D with my phone and send or must it be scanned?

Millionjeff:
pls brothers and sisters,i need your help,i just registered with freelancer but i can't bid on any projects.i click on WORK and click on drop down menu,browse all projects,projects with my skills and browse categories but i can't bid.I also tried to put my payoneer mastercard details but is saying error.

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All experts in the house.

Contact the support desk asap!

guys i am not getting any jobs on FL ooo dont know what i am not doing right.

please any clues on how to get jobs?

Hi guys! I just received my first payment after 2 weeks on FL, it was a transcription job, and the employer was extra nice, although the pay wasn't so good, but for experience sake and for the sake of deflowering my FL account, i'd say its worth it. Its upwards and onward now.

I need a gig on Fl just to build my profile, don't want to give up now

offegas:
I need a gig on Fl just to build my profile, don't want to give up now

Stop screaming "I need a gig, I need a gig". If you really need a task you can easily get one with lots of articles wasting waiting for freshers to come bid and write. The questions are, will you be able to pass copyscape 100%? Will you be able to write many articles in a day? Are you willing to accept $1.25 per 500 words? Can you deliver on deadline?

1Dray:


Stop screaming "I need a gig, I need a gig". If you really need a task you can easily get one with lots of articles wasting waiting for freshers to come bid and write. The questions are, will you be able to pass copyscape 100%? Will you be able to write many articles in a day? Are you willing to accept $1.25 per 500 words? Can you deliver on deadline?

Am ready for $0.00 job just to get started on FL,so if you have any gig contact me ,thanks