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Hi Neduzze5, why did the employer discontinued the project?

Hi Sorry, I did not get the email. Can you resend it again?

Sorry, I receive many emails on daily basis and replying to each and everyone of them will take a lot out of my time. What is your freelancer username? Contact me directly on my email address and we will take it up from there.

Hi Royalads, what happened? When did u join the paid membership and have you been earning so far?

Hi Megamindmaster, it depends on the amount of money that can be withdrawn at once from the ATM you want to use. It cannot be above the atm withdrawal limit. Yes, Payoneer charge for every withdrawal you make, but it is a very negligible amount and No, they don't charge for a failed transaction. What I do is I look for ATM that has the highest withdrawal limit in my area if i want to withdraw a large sum of money (not really that large o). Where i reside, Bank ATM's have different withdrawal limit, but i don't know what obtains in Nigeria. I hope i answered ur questions.

Hi @megamindmaster, It is an order from freelancer. First withdrawals always take 15 days, thereafter, it will be three days. Withdrawals days are Sunday and Wednesday and u get it two days later for subsequent withdrawals. So, don't worry, it will come. It is a normal process.

@Megamindmaster, if you have the money for the one week stuff, why not? Just be sure the address you are using is ok. You can put in your application as soon as possible to ensure quick delivery. Wish you all the best!

@ Megamindmaster, Glad you are making money on Freelancer. Tell your friend to wait till the 6th of September and lets see what happens. It should have come before then. But, make sure you apply for your own through freelancer.com, it is easier that way and make sure you have a traceable address and do it on time. Thumb up for you!

@Pwitikween, so sorry you came late. We have rounded up the training. You can register on Freelancer.com, then read the thread and the contributions from other freelancers. You can also read the help section on freelancer.com. However, if you need any personal coaching (at a fee), let me know. Wish you all the best!

Hi @adino, i did not see the email you sent. What is your email add?

I remember when i was just starting out and was not getting much jobs, one of my mentor ( a Nigerian guy) taught me to always offer a free sample for the client. Did it work? It did like a charm. All I need to do was just to write my bid like " I am a professional article writer. I write interesting, educational and plagiarism free articles, please check your pm for details". In the private mail box, i will just chip in, "Like i said in my bid, i am a professional writer and am ready to give you a sample for free". This can be 200 or 500 words. It works anytime i use it. You can try this out if you have not been getting jobs on freelancer. All the best!

Hmmm, I will like to share a testimony here to the glory of God. One of my proteges here just received her first income from freelancer with her payoneer card in Nigeria here. It gives me great joy to see people making it online! Don't fold your hands, go out there and make it too. I want to hear more testimonies here. The Lord bless you!

Eeeh My people, someone just draw my attention to something this morning and i think everyone should know about it. Sometimes employers tend to discriminate against Nigerians. I faced a lot of that when i was just starting out before I relocated. It is not actually their fault, some of them read stories online about scams from Nigerians and all that, so they tend to trust Nigerians less. But i want to encourage you not to be discouraged or intimidated. Even if an employer write "English natives only" on their project, still place your bid. Some of us are better at writing than native English speaking freelancers. One thing I want to encourage you is to provide quality projects for your clients and avoid shady jobs or scamming people online. Please don't compound problems for people who are coming behind you. Strive to get reviews, lots of it from completed projects and no one will deny you of more jobs. Actually, freelancer.com is a launch pad, i don't expect anyone to stay there for life. You can come across people who will be giving you regular work and that can take you away from there. You can also get ideas, lots of it that God can use to uplift you. So please put integrity first in all you do online. God bless you real good today!

@thewhy, Odimawa and Nacosprof, all the information you need are right here on the thread and on freelancer.com help section. I don't have time to attend to everyone personally (I receive lots of mails daily). If I want to do that, I will totally neglect my work. I hope you guys understand. So, try as much as possible to help yourselves. Take time to digest the entire lessons on this thread and feedback from other users and also read freelancer.com help section. All you need to know about freelancer is there. However, if you feel that is not enough for you, I can arrange for one on one coaching but at a FEE. IF YOU NEED PERSONAL COACHING AT A FEE contact me on virtualassistprof@gmail.com. Thanks.

@britnex, whao! You have so much potentials and you are doing nothing with it. Yeah, you can do it as part time, infact, it is advisable you start that way. When your business grows to a point where you cannot keep the two ( I bet you it will), you can then leave you day job to face it. Whenever you are ready, go thru the whole thread and you will be on your way to making a decent income on the net. Wish you all the best!

Hi @Edubros, please go through the this thread from the first page. You should be able to start your career on freelancer with the information provided here.

@Civory, Paypal does not accept Nigerians. Why not look for an alternative. On freelancer, you can use Wire transfer, Payoneer and Moneybookers. The best out of these three is Payoneer. You can apply for it through freelancer. Once you do that, the company will send their card to you which you can use to withdraw your money on any mastercard ATM all over the world. The charges are minimal and i think its the best. I don't know much about Odesk. You can find it out on their help page.

Qmegamindmaster, actually, it depends on the address you provided. Mine was delivered in my post office box. Don't worry, just be careful with Indian, Bangladesh and Pakistan employers. I have nothing against them, but i personally avoid them like a plague. In my earlier stage on freelancer, I lost about $400 to an Indian employer that never paid. I have since learnt my lessons. It is either you set 100% milestones or no show. Its that serious! Like I said, it is a learning curve for you, there are greater things ahead of you, you will soon land great jobs that will help you to forget your losses.

@netotse, you are free to send me a mail anytime you want. However, i can't promise you a reply immediately. My schedules are very tight.

@megamindmaster, what is the nature of the fake project sef? Can you please give a brief description? The employer is from which country? Thanks.

Whaoooooooo! Megamindmaster, you've gone through a lot. So sorry. First and foremost, you violated freelancer's terms and conditions by giving the employer your email address. You are lucky, you account was not suspended because of that. Freelancer clearly states it in their terms and conditions "8.3 Providing contact information
You are prohibited from making direct contact with another User outside of Freelancer.com. This includes giving out your e-mail address, Skype ID, ICQ number, phone number, or any other method of contact outside of this site. Freelancer.com provides you with message boards, which should be sufficient for project planning and communication with other Users unless Freelancer.com intentionally provides such contact information through a feature or function. [i][/i]
I don't give out my email address no matter the pressure, I would rather ask for the employer to send his/her email address and on most occasion i don't use it.

It is very safe to work with an employer within the confines of Freelancer.com. You need to ignore any employer asking for your contact information, it may sound or look good, but 80% of such employers are fake. You need to start afresh again and then contact your past employers. If you know their username, you can still trace them and tell them what happened. May the good Lord restore all your losses.

@ola.akinyinka, there are two ways to post projects on freelancer, some employers use contest and some use the normal bidding process. Contest are majorly for design projects like websites, logos, flyer etc. The client will ask the contestant to design a particular thing and then choose the one he that suits him. The second method is for normal bidding where you don't have to carry out the project before the employer picks the winning bid. I searched for your freelancer name "paulson3" but couldn't get it. Are you sure the name you use is the one you gave me? Please update your profile accordingly.

@eripecs, hourly rate is the amount you are willing to collect per hour. There are hourly and fixed price projects. So, if you are bidding on hourly project, you use your hourly rate. The subheading and summary is on your profile page (i presume), you need to write a heading about what your service is all about. for instance, i use ...Pen of a skillful writer. Yours may not be the same. Just craft out simple heading for it. The summary needs to be punchy and straight to the point. You talk about the benefits of your services to potential clients - in two or three sentences and the services you are rendering (in detail). I hope i answered your questions.

@Neduzze5, gr8, i will let you know whenever i have a little job for you. That doesn't mean you will not be searching for work o. There are a lot of things you can do there to generate the money you need.
@eripecs, thanks, am glad you've registered, you will at least get some recharge card cash from there. Wish u all the best.

@Aida13, thanks for your contributions. Freelancer has changed a lot. One think I like about the site is innovation. They are always adding new features continuously. Its such a big website now.

@bubenbwigwe, Sorry for replying late, i have been a little bit busy. I tried using other websites like guru.com and Elance.com, but i find out that i am more comfortable with freelancer.com, it is bigger and it has excellent features. It can appear complicated at the onset, but as you interact with the site, you get to understand it better, You can locate the help section and read all about freelancer. It covers almost all you need to know. You can also contact the help desk anytime you are confused, someone will be available to chat with you. I think you can shelve the payment verification issue for now, you can still work without it. Wishing you all the best.

Hi Neduzze5, you can start with projects that doesn't require exams for now. By the way, what skills do you have?

@Aida13, you an angel! Thank you so much for your contribution.

@ekaromail, Havila28, havila28 and Godmother, I need to know your strong points, what can you? E-book writing, internet research, article writing etc. Let me know your area of interest. Thanks.

@articleplux, Am happy you read through the thread and discovered new things. It is just a bit of the information, by the time you start working, you will learn more. Please do, it is worth trying. You can get more clients through the site and even start your own online biz from there.

@gbengalite - yeah, it is like Elance, but bigger and better. Just plunge in and discover more. The strategy is not to give up, keep striving and you will get there.

Freelancer.com is such a big marketplace, i joined as an article writer, but along the line, i learnt many other skills like internet research, marketing research, data entry, email leads etc. Just be open minded, and you will learn much more and also make good money in return.

We thank God for the journey so far. Four (4) people followed the thread/training and now three (3) of them are already working on freelancer.com. For now the training is put on hold. If you are new and still want to participate, read the thread thoroughly and be part of it. If you need a personal mentoring (it is not free), you can contact me on virtualassistprof@gmail.com. Thank you.

@megamindmaster, once you have successfully completed a project and the employer has paid the full project fee, then he will be given an opportunity to give you a review. If the employer chooses not to, u can remind him and tell him the importance of review to you.

Hi Guys, @jaysworld just brought something to my notice. You have to write exams to be able to bid on good projects. Each exam costs $5.00. The major ones are US and UK English exams.They are quite easy and i wrote mine sometime ago. You can do that once you finish my e-book and receive your payments.

@chizzy88, @megamindmaster, @ultimateballer and @Jaysworld, am happy you girls like the platform and are doing great. I will give an article topic to each one of you (except Jaysworld, I have given her already) today and u will write for me. If I like your writing style, u will write an e-book for me. Is dat ok with you guys?

@ultimateballer, always request for 100% milestone. Some employers may not pay after you submit the work, you end up losing the remaining 50%. I have trusted some employers like that before, and i ended up losing the remaining 50% of the project fee. Now, i request for 100% milestone, that way i am sure to get my complete project fee.