Here’s how to make best use of the profile section @ LimeExchange?
1. General Information- Make your profile credible by filling in your correct personal details such as your full name, complete address, country name, contact number and service category. Accurate information validates your online presence. You can be easily accessible on Google search results and other search engines.
*Profile type- Individual freelancers can opt for individual behavior type.
*Overview- Provides short, precise and complete details about yourself. This will help buyer to know you better. You can also use some relevant keywords to enhance your online identity. At LimeExchange, your profile is public and gets picked up by all search engines, so one can always find you on the web.
*Educational background- Fill in your academic qualification (School/ University) and let buyers know your background.
*Skill set– Always ensure you have your complete list of skill sets available on your profile and matching your categories. E.g. Flash, Adobe for Graphic design; Perl PHP, Java for Web Development; dotNet, VB, VC++ for software development; Online Blogging, Ghost writing, English to Russian, Chinese translation for Writing & Translation. Have the ones, where you are confident and can prove your expertise as the Buyer might ask you to prove your skill expertise.
* Work Experience- Work experience details help establish your history and provides references, which can help buyer relate and understand better on your potential.
*Certifications- State your certifcate and the issuing institute, these could be online certificates as well and you have complete liberty to place your certification detals for providing validity within your summary/about section as well. Having certification details along with corresponding skill set establish your skill prowess/credibility.
2. Updated Resume- Your resume should work as a marketing proposal. It should be attractive and brief but at the same time, shpuld contain a summary of relevant job experience, education and achievements till now. Rather than typing, copy from anywhere and paste after ensuring relevant information is duly highlighted and formatted.
3. Portfolio– Some might think a portfolio is for designers and creative experts. Not really…It is for everyone. If you are into website development and have developed websites, showcase them on your portfolio. If you are into desktop application development, take screenshots, images of the same and upload them on your portfolio. If you are into audio/video upload your audio/video samples to your portfolio. And even if you are a writer/translator, upload samples as images, audios or videos to your portfolio.
4. Connections & Recommendations– This is where LimeExchange is unique, it provides users with tools to utilize the benefits of networking for business. Invite your references via multiple modes within affiliation program (which could help you earn instantly) or connect with existing known associates on LimeExchange and ask for recommendations. Having recommendations on your propfile works as testimonials for your work, the more you have from your known associates the better is your profile and credibility.
Remember always:
- All the information talked about above would serve as valid reference against your profile, and is visible publically, so ensure that all information provided is true and verifiable to the best of your abilities. Having a profile with false information would lead to a negative impact on your credibility and once tarnished, it leaves a lasting impression.
- LimeExchange does not discourage you from publishing your direct contact information on your profile, however these details once published can be picked up by automated BOTS or spammers and you can get a lot of spam because of this. Also from a Buyer’s perspective, this looks to be a non-committal approach to the platform and can cause confusion in the Buyer’s mind, as he is looking for a provider using a trusted platform of his choice.
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