Becoming The ‘Lucky’ Freelancer Every Client Wants

Becoming The ‘Lucky’ Freelancer Every Client Wants

Becoming The ‘Lucky’ Freelancer Every Client Wants

You may be wondering why, after creating your profile on TERAWORK, you haven’t been hired, while ‘lucky’ freelancers are landing gigs left and right. The truth is, clients don’t just hire randomly, they prefer freelancers that know their onions and consistently deliver high quality work on time, no excuses, because their businesses mean a lot to them. Freelancers that understand these and are intentional about satisfying their clients are always the ‘lucky’ ones that clients would happily wait on their queue till they are available to take their jobs. There are parameters that determine how fast and frequent you get hired; two most important ones are your profile visibility and job level you are eligible to apply for. To put your freelance career on the radar and make it easier for clients gigs to start rolling in, deep dive into the ‘lucky’ freelancers’ playbook, learn and freelance right.


Freelancers Visibility

Visibility is the first most important parameter in getting hired as freelancers on TERAWORK. Your visibility determines how well your profile ranks against clients search for talents and services. Different criteria are examined from time to time, and they need to remain in good standing. Anything less may reduce your chances of ranking well. No freelancer wants their profiles buried beyond the first few pages of potential clients’ search results. The key is how clearly you articulate your service offering and stand out in the eyes of potential clients and the platform algorithm. When your profile stands out, you’ll likely earn more invitations to juicy gigs, and clients are likely going to consider your expression of interest for gigs they posted.


Job Level

Job level you are eligible to apply for is the second most important parameter in getting hired as freelancers on TERAWORK. While visibility means your profile can be seen by clients, your job level ensures you are eligible to apply only for gigs you meet or exceed the minimum requirements to deliver successfully. While all freelancers start from entry level, your job level improves with more successes in your freelance career and your strict adherence to TERAWORK’s platform housekeeping rules to guarantee TERAWORK’s community safety, and premium value delivery to clients and freelancers.

TERAWORK scores each freelancer for Visibility and Job Level using metrics such as your profile quality, total earnings, job invites, success rate, chat violations, failed jobs, etc.


Useful Metrics That Affect Your TERAWORK Freelance Profile

Profile Quality

Your profile as a freelancer is the very first things clients and TERAWORK’s algorithm will interact with as it tells the stories of your freelance career at first glance. The quality of your profile is highly important, and you should consider the following to improve it.

Skill Description

Be it your bio, profile title, your ‘About This Profile’ or relevant keywords you use, everything you say here should clearly explain the value you offer. Your profile title is your ‘digital elevator pitch’. It needs to tell clients exactly what you do and what value you bring in under two (2) seconds.

 

Second, ‘About This Profile’ is your freelancer profile description and it should be your sales page. While your profile title grabs clients’ attention, your profile description is where you convince the clients that you are the specific solution to their problem. It should clearly articulate the problem you solve, why clients should hire you over someone else or someone cheaper, use past achievements to lower clients’ anxiety, and be realistic about your rate versus your value. Competitive price is key because clients can easily compare your rate with others who offer similar value. Lastly, tell them what to expect working with you and how soon you can be available to start their gig.

 

Lastly, your bio, ‘About You’, is specifically the space where you connect your human story to your professional results. Start with why you do what you do, mention a few specific backgrounds that make you an expert in your current field, if you have, weave in social proof and accolades, such as your past place of work (e.g., Ex-Google Engineer), awards, certifications, significant milestones achieved, etc, to further improve profile quality.

 

 

Media

While your profile description tells clients you are good, your multimedia shows them you are the real deal. On TERAWORK, clients are scrolling fast. Here is what your multimedia should ideally contain to stop the scroll once they reach your profile.

1.     A high-quality, professional headshot: People hire people, not faceless usernames, let your headshot makes you appear friendly, approachable and professional.

2.     Profile Multimedia: Make the most of your four (4) multimedia slots to maximize your profile quality. Recommendation is you include 3 highly relevant images and a 30 – 60 second video to buttress the points you make with your profile title and descriptions.


 

 

Job Success Rate

Your job success rate reflects how successful you have been so far in your freelance career journey on TERAWORK. It’s a ratio of how many gigs you have completed successfully versus how many gigs you have been offered. Improving your success rate comes down to delivering quality work and meeting deadlines.

 

Total Earnings

Total earnings is one of the metrics that indicate freelancers that consistently deliver results, and clients are happy to work with. Freelancers with a track record of completed jobs and earnings are more likely to appear higher in search results. If you are just starting out, begin with smaller gigs to build experience and reviews. As you complete more projects successfully, your earnings and visibility will gradually increase.

 

Job Invites

Job invites happen when a client directly invites you to bid for gig they just post to the WorkStore. This means seeing your profile the client perceives you fit their needs. Freelancers who receive more invites often gain better visibility. The secret to higher job invites is high profile quality, strong work statistics, competitive rate and your past clients’ rating and reviews.

 

Chat Rules Violations and Failed Jobs

While focusing on improving your profile quality, success rate, etc, it is equally critical not to overlook the importance of following TERAWORK’s platform rules. Two very highly critical metrics that can adversely affect your visibility and job level are violating the TERAWORK’s platform chat rules or failing to deliver quality work to TERAWORK’s clients. Breaking these rules is synonymous to wanting no gigs or risking outright ban from using the TERAWORK’s platform.

 

Chat rules violations: Occur when freelancers break TERAWORK’s communication guidelines, such as attempting in any form or agreeing with clients to move conversations outside the platform, sending harmful contents such as in offensive or personal attack, bigotry, criminal, mental health categories.

Failed jobs: On the other hand, occur when freelancers are unable to deliver gigs at agreed quality and timeline with clients leading to gig being marked as unsuccessful, and client escrowed payment refunded. To avoid this, make sure you understand the job requirements and have the competency to deliver quality job before accepting the gig. The goal is not just to get hired, but to deliver jobs successfully and build a strong reputation on TERAWORK.

Both chat rule violations and failed jobs negatively affect your profile in one or multiple ways, including reduced visibility, loss of eligibility to apply for certain (lucrative) gigs you could apply for before, suspension, ban, or closure of to your freelance account.