Time to completion...
Submitted by prosediva on Sun, 2008-11-09 00:29. Feedback
I find that the "time to completion" box being a required foeld for applying for a job is totally impossible. I have yet to find a job where there is an adequate enough description for me to provide a time estimate.
"I have some labels" and the budget is $50... what if there are 500 labels?
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You should always start...
Submitted by ravendano on Sun, 2008-11-09 09:54.
I also let them know that my bid is tentative provided they can answer the following questions...
...then I ask about the project in detail.
I agree with Danalyn that, you should always notify the buyer that your bid is not yet final, then asked the buyer for more information regarding their assignment.
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Unless I'm extremely curious
Unless I'm extremely curious about the job, I usually don't apply to them. But when a buyer invites me to an interview, and there's not enough information to go on, I over-estimate and give them worst-case-scenario prices and timeframes - I also let them know that my bid is tentative provided they can answer the following questions...
...then I ask about the project in detail.
This may not be the best way to handle things, but it's what I always do.
A lot of times I get a detailed response from the buyer and I adjust my bid accordingly. Other times, I get rejected because they don't want to take the time to answer my questions...but it's on jobs like that where I have the most trouble communicating with the buyer, so I'd rather be rejected than spend hours just trying to figure out what they want!
- Danalyn
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