Increase Your Twitter Followers, the Fast and Fun Way
Twitter, the largest social networking service today, has indeed hit the world by storm. Everyone is in it – students, young professionals, entrepreneurs, moms, businesses, non-profit organizations, celebrities and government officials. Basically everyone and their grandmothers are Twitter users. Everyone is talking about it – major broadsheets, entertainment magazines, business magazines, CNN and Oprah.
Twitter enables you to follow their family and friends’ activities. But it is more than that. Twitter also enables you to connect with like-minded people and businesses. Twitter can help you solve some problems, answer a need or just simply have a good time.
But it’s not simply signing up for the service and off you go. Before you can have the real fun that Twitter brings, you need to have people with whom you can interact. You need to follow people, and you also need people to follow you back.
Today, let me share with you the fast and fun way to increase your Twitter followers.
Follow People
There would be no sense in having a Twitter account if you don’t have anyone with whom you can tweet. Actually, when you create an account, one of the first things that Twitter will suggest is for you to follow current users. You will be shown active Twitter users whom you can follow. You can also invite your friends over. From there you can join in the conversations and get the feel of how the community works. Read more
The importance of Delivering Good Requirements to Freelancers
My Freelancing Proposal Mistake
I recently submitted a freelancer proposal on surefirehire.com for the creation of a simple application. I assigned a freelancer to a project based on their bid.
However, I made a small mistake. The mistake was that when I created the requirements, I left out an important detail. The particulars of the detail are unimportant in this illustration. What is important, and a lesson learned, is to be very detailed when defining requirements for freelancers.
- Don’t leave proposal requirements open for interpretation.
- List roles and freelancer responsibilities and employer’s responsibilities clearly.
- Document exactly what you wish for the freelancer to provide
- Even go so far as to document what you don’t want the freelancer to do.
Avoiding This Freelance Requirement Pitfall
A strategy to avoid this allow another person to read your requirements as if they are the freelancer. A lot of time, they will have the same questions that a freelancer may have. Plus, the questions asked will ignite your thought process around the freelancer’s application requirements.
Tips on how to become a top earning freelancer
If you are a starting freelancer, most of the time you may not earn as much as you want, especially if you have not already built a reputation on internet and unless you network with other freelancers to work with them. But if you are an experienced freelancer, the following tips might be very useful to you:
Tips on how to become a top earning freelancer
First : Set a good market strategy
- By owning a web site or portfolio that presents all your best achievements in reverse chorological order
- By introducing yourself as a company rather than an individual
- By posting helping information into forums, and inserting links to your web site company
- By linking to blogs, so that others who link to your blog.
Second: Subscribe to paying freelance job sites
- By subscribing to paying freelance sites, you may avoid too much competition and ask as much as possible to your clients to complete the job.
Third : Do excellent freelance work
- By doing excellent work you can be sure that your customers will come back again. Some will even hire you for long projects, because they will trust you, and promote your services to their friends.
Freelancing 101: A Walkthrough on How to Get Started as a Freelancer
Filed under: Freelancing Tips, How To, employer, freelancer
Freelancing is a very rewarding career path – your time is yours, you choose your projects and you have no boss to tell you what you should and shouldn’t do. There are many benefits of being a freelancer; and with the economic down turn in the recent months, taking the reigns on your own career is a wise move in this time of pink slips and downsizing.
I have been freelancing since I graduated college. In fact, I have been taking small writing assignments and projects when I was in college to help me augment my allowance. I found freelancing very convenient and rewarding, and it’s just the path I want to take. It has been five years since I took my career in my own hands, and I would like to share with you a few things to help you get started as a freelancer.
Define Your Area of Expertise
Before marketing yourself in the freelancing and outsourcing niche, ask youself, “What do I do best?” It is very important for you to define your area of expertise. Are you an excellent writer? An efficient link builder? An innovative graphic designer? Read more
What is RT on Twitter and Why is it useful
RT or ReTweet, in Twitter Terms is similar to a forward in email. If you see something you like, pass it along. If you only have a few followers, don’t over do it. In fact, if you have a thousand+ followers, don’t over do it.
Example
mfubibRT @surefirehire:Freelancers and Employers Resource and Free Job Listings: http://bit.ly/5Huuv
p.s. thanks for the RT @mfubib
Why is it important
The number one reason why RT is important, is that you can pass along freelance jobs, posted to twitter, from http://www.surefirehire.com to your network of followers. They will appreciate the job opportunity. Hopefully some day they will return the favor.
Shorten URLs from you Browser
Shorten urls for Twitter, and other social sites, from your browser: http://is.gd/
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Nervous About Hiring a Freelancer, Don’t Be.
Filed under: Freelancing Tips, How To, employer, freelancer, humor
If you have ever thought of hiring a freelancer, but have been nervous about doing so, due to trust issues, don’t be.
- First, if a freelancer wants to be rehired, they will not burn their bridges. In fact, a common goal of freelancing is to find repeat clients.
- Second, surefirehire has a rating system in place, similar to Ebay. Check the freelancer’s previous comments and rating.
- Lastly, draw up a contract, or leverage from an existing contract that states what exactly you are trusting the freelancer with and the terms.
I hope this helps to ease your concerns. Get started today.
I also ask, if you are a freelancer, please comment.
Why surefirehire.com is the best place to find a freelance employee.
Using Surefirehire.com will help your business survive the current financial downturn by giving you access to skilled freelance workers who are eager to demonstrate their worth to you. Talented people from cross the world are waiting for you to open an account with Surefirehire.com so that they can assist you in meeting the challenges that every business is facing during the economic downturn. Using a Surefirehire.com freelancer lets you focus your efforts on the areas you are most talented in, without burdening you with another employee to pay. Surefirehire.com freelancers are dynamic, hungry people looking for an opportunity to put their skills to a good use. Read more
A lesson for Employers and Freelancers for Tough Times
Filed under: Freelancing Tips, How To, Opportunities, employer, freelancer
I read a special report in INC. magazine, October 2008 edition, titled “Strategies for Tough Time”. I am uncertain of the author; however, he goes on to suggest different ways that smart business owners are coping with the down-turn in the global economy.
The author argues that to combat an economic down-turn, instead of laying off an employee, consider dropping their hours and allowing the employee to work for another employer at the same time.
If I were the employer and employee, I would take this approach one step further. I would augment my staff by hiring freelancers too. In this example, the employee who is working only ten hours for the given employer, now has the time to take on freelancing opportunities.
Create your own economic stimulus package Today by hiring freelances on surefirehire.com!
How To Get Awarded more Freelancing Projects
Filed under: Freelancing Tips, How To, employer, freelancer
Ever wondered what it takes to create a great bid on a freelance website. This list is not all inclusive, but it will help you structure the anatomy of your next bid. Here is a short list of surefire ways to make an impact on the potential freelance employer.
- If possible, always attach a sample to your bid.
- Two, the freelancer should include the number of years of expertise for the freelance opportunity
- A quick summary of why you should be awarded the freelance opportunity
- Lastly, and my favorite, add a suggestion to enhance the project. This will help you stand out in a crowd of freelancers (be careful not to be critical, but helpful)
All of these tips on how to get awarded more freelancing projects, demonstrates your ability to anticipate the need of the freelance employer; furthermore, a great freelance bid will prevent the exchange of many messages, that can be accomplished if the bid is well structured.
Employers and Project Managers: Consider a 60/40 mix of Full-Time Employees and Freelancers
Filed under: Freelancing Tips, How To, Opportunities, freelancer
When staffing a project where you have the option of hiring full-time employees and freelancers, consider a 60/40 mix of employees versus freelancers.
This allows the employer to keep the knowledge within the company once the project is complete; furthermore, during the project, you can hire freelance experts and reap the benefits of freelancers.
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