I don't think I'll use Elance for resume writing service. My first online client found it a lot of work setting up an Elance account, confirming partial payments for each resume draft, confirming final funds release to me, and providing feedback. I liked the feedback part, but it was a hassel for the client (the picture is iStockphoto, not the client...although...she looked like this explaining her troubles) . To confirm her identity Elance issued two small refundable credit card charges for her to confirm. Consequently her credit card provider cancelled her credit card since they were suspessions of the mulitple small charges from Elance.
Elance is very good for large projects spanning several weeks or months, but for one-time resume writing I'll just offer a Paypal payment method on my website.
Elance is terrible. The chance of finding a quality buyer is slim to none and slim just left the building.
ReplyDeleteI think the problem is that sellers (those placing requests for bids) don't have to pay anything. Consequently, there are a lot of poorly written, and thought out, requests. Sometimes I get the feeling the sellers are just trying to get some free price quotes, at my expense...since I have to pay $1-$10 to bid. I think eLance needs to charge a fee to the sellers.
ReplyDeleteAlso as a eLance service provider I got to get good at recognizing the "looser requests"....like "I need someone to write a book for less than $100".
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