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Freelance Writer Tip #16 — Descretion in Bidding

Glenn Hefley — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:27:29 +0000

Those in a position of power are most often able to exercise discretion as to how they will apply or exercise that power.

Most Freelance writers, when they first start out, do not believe that they are in the position of power, but you are… yes… you.

Your rating on services like Guru.com is also dependent on [...]

Ghost Writer – Freelance Writer Tip #14

Glenn Hefley — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:01:31 +0000

Acquisition Rate — Acquire Clients, not Projects

Acquisition Rate is a Guide

One thing I’ve noticed with the acquisition rate matrix on Guru.com, is that those with low acquisition rates are also those who are bidding on just about every project request that comes down the pipe.

As I have eluded to in previous posts on this [...]

Acquisition Rate – Freelancer Tip #12

Glenn Hefley — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:11:26 +0000

Checking Guru.com’s site this morning, I noticed that my Acquisition Rate is being reported at 18%, which raised an eyebrow, as I sipped my coffee, and also gave me the idea for these Freelance Writer Tips I’m posting. This is a relatively new thing for Guru to be doing, and I’m not sure I [...]