Monthly Archive for September, 2008

Update: New Features Announcement

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Product Team
on September 22, 2008
in LimeExchange and Product Update
. 4 Comments

New Features LaunchedAs always we promise to provide our users with new and enhanced features to continually improve & support the smooth functioning of a business deal.

LimeExchange now presents to all its users an enhanced platform as a key enabler to create new business relationships and execute more & more projects.

-  Users now benefit from Online Skill Tests and get their skill certified from ExpertRating Solutions (Leaders in Online skill certifications).  Take the first test for FREE from LimeExchange.

-  You can now get your English fluency certified by LimeExchange by taking a FREE English proficiency test.

-  Buyers can now hide any confidential, important requirements from search engines by opting for ‘Hide my requirements from Search engines‘, while posting a project.

-  Users can now get automated receipts/invoices from LimeExchange for all the financial transactions within LimeExchange.

-  Providers and Buyers, both can get benefits from the enhanced bidding system to get more information on bids on projects and having better communication and collaboration for getting projects executed from LimeExchange.

Wait no longer to experience these new features, as we are working towards making this marketplace an intelligent and the easiest way to outsource and conduct business.

We expect our readers to come forward and give us their views on our new feature. Write to us, Post your comments on our Blog, send feedback, suggestions to feedback@LimeExchange.com or support@LimeExchange.com

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LimeExchange partners with ExpertRating to offer Online Skill Tests

Published
by
Product Team
on September 22, 2008
in Business, Freelance, Freelancing, LimeExchange, Person to Person Outsourcing, Product Update, SMB, Service Providers, Skill test, Small and Medium Business and outsourcing
. 1 Comment

Online Skill Tests, Skill VerificationWant more business, earning opportunities from LimeExchange?

Want more credibility for your LimeExchange profile?

Want to establish your expertise for your skillset?

Want to award projects to certified experts?

ExpertRating SolutionsLimeExchange answers these questions, with the launch of Online Skill Tests, in association with ExpertRating. ExpertRating is a trusted name in pre-employment testing and training services and has long been a leader in Online Certification and Employment Testing, offering over 200 widely accepted online certifications.

LimeExchange in partnership with ExpertRating now brings an array of online skill tests for users; providing an affordable and efficient way to prove skill expertise online and to get a Certified LimeExchange profile from Expert Rating Solutions.

LimeExchange introduces an extensive range of technical skills and proficiency tests for providers in all categories ranging from technical skills, software programming, web programming, designing, technical writing, blogging to even accounting and language proficiency.

As part of our Online Skill Test Launch, LimeExchange is happy to offer the first test FREE to all users, in any of their chosen category.  This offer is valid till end of December 2008.

Online Skill Tests, Skill VerificationWhy should you take skill test(s)?

•         To exhibit your skill proficiency to the world
•         To add credibility to your profile
•         To increase your ranking and rating on LimeExchange
All of this and more to get more and more business opportunities from LimeExchange.

Let’s get started …. Or how it works?

View categories and choose test syllabus - More than 100 tests available across various categories. You can select from variety of tests in a particular category, read the test syllabus and get prepared for the test.

Take a test – After going through the test syllabus, if you feel confident enough to take the test just go for it at your own convenience. All our LimeExchange users can take one Technical Test of their choice for free along with free LimeExchange English Proficiency Test.

Check score – After completing the test you can view your scores. On passing the test, your scores can be viewed on your profile. You can also retake the test after 24 hours, if needed.

Promote profile - Your Profile immediately reflects your scores obtained which gets a preference on search results for the tests you have taken and helps you increase your business. You also have an option to hide your test scores by marking them as Private.

We recommend all our users to take all the tests related to their area of expertise and prove your skills to the world.  Leave your feedback and comments for us to improve further.

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English Fluency Test for LimeExchange users

Published
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Product Team
on September 22, 2008
in Business, Freelance, Freelancing, LimeExchange, Person to Person Outsourcing, Product Update, SMB, Service Providers, Skill test, Small and Medium Business and outsourcing
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English Proficiency, Communication, CollaborationAt LimeExchange all communication and collaboration happens in English.  Till now all users had the option of rating themselves on their English fluency, by rating themselves from between 1 to 5, which was displayed as such on the profile.  We have now made the assessment on English fluency intelligent by introducing an English Fluency test, which is available for FREE for all LimeExchange users.

The English test contains expert questions taken from worldwide databases.  All our existing users are requested to take the English fluency test, so that their English fluency rating can be firmly established.  Going forward these ratings would be replacing the self rating by Mid October while all new users would be required to take this test to establish their prowess on English language to be able to conduct business via LimeExchange.  This would only help users to know first hand on expectations from each other in terms of English communication.

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Hide your project from Search Engines!

Published
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Product Team
on September 22, 2008
in Business, Freelance, Freelancing, LimeExchange, Person to Person Outsourcing, Product Update, SMB, Security, Service Providers, Small and Medium Business and outsourcing
. 0 Comments

Hide from search engine, Privacy, COnfidentialityWanted to hide your requirements, project from search engines?

Wanted to ensure your project requirement remained private but you received competitive bids?

Had some confidential, important requirements, but did not want others to know?

Now users have this flexibility provided within LimeExchange project posting.

At LimeExchange Buyers always had the flexibility of posting a project as either Private, which meant that though the project would not be visible to public view and also not search-able by search engines, buyers still had to invite known providers to bid and execute the project. Or as Public, which meant that the project was visible in public view, to all users and outside world and also search-able by search engines.  Or as Premium, which allowed all premium providers, who have clearly shown their intent of executing projects via LimeExchange by opting for a premium package, to bid on the projects, thus restricting competition on such projects to only definitely interested providers. Private project had the advantage of ensuring that any discrete requirements were maintained as discrete, while Public projects ensured competitive bidding from around the globe and Premium projects ensured that the buyerwith the requirements was assured of quality bids from serious providers.

Realizing that Buyers wanted a middle path available to them as well, where their requirements were maintained as discrete and not visible in general public view but still benefitted from having users participating competitively and vying for this business.

At LimeExchange now Buyers have the flexibility of ensuring that their requirements (Confidential, Private requirements), posted as a project, are visible to all LimeExchange users only, so that while they benefit from active participation from all users, the requirements are hidden from the world and all the search engines, RSS feeds.  Buyers do not need to invite providers to bid and LimeExchange registered providers can bid freely on these projects, while Buyers maintain privacy of their requirements to within LimeExchange.

All LimeExchange users would be able to see these projects after logging into LimeExchange only and not from simple project search and these projects would not be visible to the outside world.

We invite all users to post their comments and provide feedback.

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