how to be an attractive freelancer on oDesk so I got a great question for one
oDesk so I got a great question for one
oDesk so I got a great question for one of my YouTube viewers love you guys GMR
of my YouTube viewers love you guys GMR
of my YouTube viewers love you guys GMR who wrote in the say Evan I’m looking
who wrote in the say Evan I’m looking
who wrote in the say Evan I’m looking for your tips on how to be an attractive
for your tips on how to be an attractive
for your tips on how to be an attractive freelancer on oDesk I’m hoping you help
freelancer on oDesk I’m hoping you help
freelancer on oDesk I’m hoping you help me for this stuff
me for this stuff
me for this stuff thanks and believe so bonus tips there
thanks and believe so bonus tips there
thanks and believe so bonus tips there for you j-mart news and believe in your
for you j-mart news and believe in your
for you j-mart news and believe in your question this is really important so I
question this is really important so I
question this is really important so I love oDesk I’m a big fan I’ve hired lots
love oDesk I’m a big fan I’ve hired lots
love oDesk I’m a big fan I’ve hired lots of people throw at us and spend lots of
of people throw at us and spend lots of
of people throw at us and spend lots of money on oDesk it’s one of the most
money on oDesk it’s one of the most
money on oDesk it’s one of the most important tools that I use to run my
important tools that I use to run my
important tools that I use to run my business and for finding people to help
business and for finding people to help
business and for finding people to help me with what I’m doing here’s what I
me with what I’m doing here’s what I
me with what I’m doing here’s what I look for okay as an employer as somebody
look for okay as an employer as somebody
look for okay as an employer as somebody who hires a lot of freelancers here’s
who hires a lot of freelancers here’s
who hires a lot of freelancers here’s what I look for in my hiring process
what I look for in my hiring process
what I look for in my hiring process okay first of all is did you answer my
okay first of all is did you answer my
okay first of all is did you answer my question so in every job application
question so in every job application
question so in every job application that I put out there I always make it
that I put out there I always make it
that I put out there I always make it one big ugly paragraph and in the middle
one big ugly paragraph and in the middle
one big ugly paragraph and in the middle I ask some kind of question it’ll be you
I ask some kind of question it’ll be you
I ask some kind of question it’ll be you know how many Twitter followers do I
know how many Twitter followers do I
know how many Twitter followers do I have how many Facebook fans do I have
have how many Facebook fans do I have
have how many Facebook fans do I have something really basic and simple but
something really basic and simple but
something really basic and simple but easy to find right you can if you type
easy to find right you can if you type
easy to find right you can if you type in Evan Carmichael Twitter you’ll find
in Evan Carmichael Twitter you’ll find
in Evan Carmichael Twitter you’ll find my account you can tell me how many
my account you can tell me how many
my account you can tell me how many followers I have it’s really the figure
followers I have it’s really the figure
followers I have it’s really the figure out didn’t you read my posting or not
out didn’t you read my posting or not
out didn’t you read my posting or not because there are so many people all no
because there are so many people all no
because there are so many people all no desk and these are the people you’re
desk and these are the people you’re
desk and these are the people you’re going up against there are so many
going up against there are so many
going up against there are so many people on Odette’s who just applied for
people on Odette’s who just applied for
people on Odette’s who just applied for every single job out there and don’t
every single job out there and don’t
every single job out there and don’t actually ever read the posting so I
actually ever read the posting so I
actually ever read the posting so I don’t pay attention to your your cover
don’t pay attention to your your cover
don’t pay attention to your your cover letter much I don’t pay attention to
letter much I don’t pay attention to
letter much I don’t pay attention to anything until you’ve answered my
anything until you’ve answered my
anything until you’ve answered my question and I ask put it in the first
question and I ask put it in the first
question and I ask put it in the first line of your application and so when you
line of your application and so when you
line of your application and so when you submit your application if that’s not
submit your application if that’s not
submit your application if that’s not the first thing in the line there then
the first thing in the line there then
the first thing in the line there then then you’re gone you’re you’re cancelled
then you’re gone you’re you’re cancelled
then you’re gone you’re you’re cancelled from my process I’m not gonna even read
from my process I’m not gonna even read
from my process I’m not gonna even read anything that you sent me because you’re
anything that you sent me because you’re
anything that you sent me because you’re wasting my time right you didn’t read my
wasting my time right you didn’t read my
wasting my time right you didn’t read my job posting and so I’m not gonna waste
job posting and so I’m not gonna waste
job posting and so I’m not gonna waste time
time
time reading your application that’s the
reading your application that’s the
reading your application that’s the first thing okay second thing is your
first thing okay second thing is your
first thing okay second thing is your picture
picture
picture and this may seem very superficial but
and this may seem very superficial but
and this may seem very superficial but we connect with people the only thing I
we connect with people the only thing I
we connect with people the only thing I have I can’t meet you so the only thing
have I can’t meet you so the only thing
have I can’t meet you so the only thing I have is your picture and what I want
I have is your picture and what I want
I have is your picture and what I want to see is a happy person okay now for a
to see is a happy person okay now for a
to see is a happy person okay now for a lot of cultures having a smiling picture
lot of cultures having a smiling picture
lot of cultures having a smiling picture is strange and maybe against your
is strange and maybe against your
is strange and maybe against your culture and and that’s okay
culture and and that’s okay
culture and and that’s okay what I would tell you though is think of
what I would tell you though is think of
what I would tell you though is think of who you’re selling to because a really
who you’re selling to because a really
who you’re selling to because a really serious picture is is bad when you’re
serious picture is is bad when you’re
serious picture is is bad when you’re selling to a North American market if
selling to a North American market if
selling to a North American market if you want to sell to North Americans if
you want to sell to North Americans if
you want to sell to North Americans if you want North Americans to hire you
you want North Americans to hire you
you want North Americans to hire you then we’re more likely to be receptive
then we’re more likely to be receptive
then we’re more likely to be receptive to a smiling picture than a serious
to a smiling picture than a serious
to a smiling picture than a serious picture right now it doesn’t be this
picture right now it doesn’t be this
picture right now it doesn’t be this huge big goofy silly smile but I want to
huge big goofy silly smile but I want to
huge big goofy silly smile but I want to see a smiling professional picture
see a smiling professional picture
see a smiling professional picture that’s how most of our pictures are
that’s how most of our pictures are
that’s how most of our pictures are that’s what we connect with so you know
that’s what we connect with so you know
that’s what we connect with so you know that may not be what you’re used to but
that may not be what you’re used to but
that may not be what you’re used to but if you want to sell to the North
if you want to sell to the North
if you want to sell to the North American market you’re gonna have a
American market you’re gonna have a
American market you’re gonna have a better chance with a smiling picture I
better chance with a smiling picture I
better chance with a smiling picture I want somebody who looks professional
want somebody who looks professional
want somebody who looks professional right if you know wear a suit wear a
right if you know wear a suit wear a
right if you know wear a suit wear a professional looking top Elise maybe
professional looking top Elise maybe
professional looking top Elise maybe you’re in shorts whatever I don’t care
you’re in shorts whatever I don’t care
you’re in shorts whatever I don’t care but I can only see from here up make it
but I can only see from here up make it
but I can only see from here up make it professional
professional
professional right I’ve had people who’ve applied for
right I’ve had people who’ve applied for
right I’ve had people who’ve applied for for jobs who have sunglasses on or in a
for jobs who have sunglasses on or in a
for jobs who have sunglasses on or in a tank top and looking on some beach right
tank top and looking on some beach right
tank top and looking on some beach right like ah why would I hire you right like
like ah why would I hire you right like
like ah why would I hire you right like it’s already a strike against I don’t
it’s already a strike against I don’t
it’s already a strike against I don’t want somebody professional so smiling
want somebody professional so smiling
want somebody professional so smiling professional picture number two next
professional picture number two next
professional picture number two next thing isn’t looking at your feedback so
thing isn’t looking at your feedback so
thing isn’t looking at your feedback so I want somebody who’s gotten good
I want somebody who’s gotten good
I want somebody who’s gotten good feedback from other employers that they
feedback from other employers that they
feedback from other employers that they work with if you look at my feedback
work with if you look at my feedback
work with if you look at my feedback from the people I’ve hired it’s it’s
from the people I’ve hired it’s it’s
from the people I’ve hired it’s it’s five stars across the board because I
five stars across the board because I
five stars across the board because I work really hard to provide a great
work really hard to provide a great
work really hard to provide a great experience for the people who I work
experience for the people who I work
experience for the people who I work with on oDesk
with on oDesk
with on oDesk and I want people who will work really
and I want people who will work really
and I want people who will work really hard for me as well and so I will look
hard for me as well and so I will look
hard for me as well and so I will look at did you get good feedback from your
at did you get good feedback from your
at did you get good feedback from your past clients or not and hopefully you
past clients or not and hopefully you
past clients or not and hopefully you are right you want to make sure you’re
are right you want to make sure you’re
are right you want to make sure you’re blowing away your customers giving great
blowing away your customers giving great
blowing away your customers giving great work and hopefully they give you a good
work and hopefully they give you a good
work and hopefully they give you a good feedback score as well so we’re card to
feedback score as well so we’re card to
feedback score as well so we’re card to over deliver to your customers so they
over deliver to your customers so they
over deliver to your customers so they say wow this person is amazing
say wow this person is amazing
say wow this person is amazing next I’m going to look at your skills
next I’m going to look at your skills
next I’m going to look at your skills and what tests did you pass so you know
and what tests did you pass so you know
and what tests did you pass so you know if I’m hiring somebody to be a PHP
if I’m hiring somebody to be a PHP
if I’m hiring somebody to be a PHP programmer for me for example you know
programmer for me for example you know
programmer for me for example you know I’m not an expert in PHP so how do I
I’m not an expert in PHP so how do I
I’m not an expert in PHP so how do I know if you’re any good at PHP or not I
know if you’re any good at PHP or not I
know if you’re any good at PHP or not I want to see you pass the test
want to see you pass the test
want to see you pass the test so take the test and practice for them a
so take the test and practice for them a
so take the test and practice for them a lot of people know does he said who
lot of people know does he said who
lot of people know does he said who you’re going up against right and maybe
you’re going up against right and maybe
you’re going up against right and maybe you you see the test you take the test
you you see the test you take the test
you you see the test you take the test you don’t prepare for it at all and you
you don’t prepare for it at all and you
you don’t prepare for it at all and you end up in the bottom 50% or the bottom
end up in the bottom 50% or the bottom
end up in the bottom 50% or the bottom 20% I’ve seen some of them you know how
20% I’ve seen some of them you know how
20% I’ve seen some of them you know how bad that makes you look right those
bad that makes you look right those
bad that makes you look right those tasks are one of the only ways again
tasks are one of the only ways again
tasks are one of the only ways again since I can’t meet you in person those
since I can’t meet you in person those
since I can’t meet you in person those tests are one of the only ways that I
tests are one of the only ways that I
tests are one of the only ways that I have to to see that you’re really good
have to to see that you’re really good
have to to see that you’re really good at what you do so study practice take
at what you do so study practice take
at what you do so study practice take the test and it will help you stand out
the test and it will help you stand out
the test and it will help you stand out there are some oDesk employers who
there are some oDesk employers who
there are some oDesk employers who that’s the first thing they look for
that’s the first thing they look for
that’s the first thing they look for they look for the people who’ve gotten
they look for the people who’ve gotten
they look for the people who’ve gotten the top 10% in the various tests so that
the top 10% in the various tests so that
the top 10% in the various tests so that can really help make you stand out so
can really help make you stand out so
can really help make you stand out so practice and take the test the next
practice and take the test the next
practice and take the test the next thing I look for is how prompt is the
thing I look for is how prompt is the
thing I look for is how prompt is the person okay I want you to be fast and
person okay I want you to be fast and
person okay I want you to be fast and responding to me so if I’m writing to
responding to me so if I’m writing to
responding to me so if I’m writing to you and I have some questions for you to
you and I have some questions for you to
you and I have some questions for you to clarify and see who I’m gonna go with
clarify and see who I’m gonna go with
clarify and see who I’m gonna go with how fast are you in writing back to me
how fast are you in writing back to me
how fast are you in writing back to me now I’m not really fast and responding
now I’m not really fast and responding
now I’m not really fast and responding but I want you to be fast and responding
but I want you to be fast and responding
but I want you to be fast and responding to me but if you’re taking a day two
to me but if you’re taking a day two
to me but if you’re taking a day two days three days to write back to me it’s
days three days to write back to me it’s
days three days to write back to me it’s probably over I mean you gotta have
probably over I mean you gotta have
probably over I mean you gotta have something else that’s amazing about you
something else that’s amazing about you
something else that’s amazing about you to get the job because I want someone
to get the job because I want someone
to get the job because I want someone who’s reliable and fast and a lot of
who’s reliable and fast and a lot of
who’s reliable and fast and a lot of times people who you know employers like
times people who you know employers like
times people who you know employers like myself have had a hard time with oDesk
myself have had a hard time with oDesk
myself have had a hard time with oDesk people it’s been that they’re just
people it’s been that they’re just
people it’s been that they’re just unreliable and you know they drop off
unreliable and you know they drop off
unreliable and you know they drop off the face of the earth they go away for
the face of the earth they go away for
the face of the earth they go away for two weeks like where were you without
two weeks like where were you without
two weeks like where were you without any explanation so you ease that fear by
any explanation so you ease that fear by
any explanation so you ease that fear by responding quickly to people you may not
responding quickly to people you may not
responding quickly to people you may not even have the answer right if somebody
even have the answer right if somebody
even have the answer right if somebody asks you for something that you have to
asks you for something that you have to
asks you for something that you have to do some work to find the answer just
do some work to find the answer just
do some work to find the answer just write back to say I got your message I’m
write back to say I got your message I’m
write back to say I got your message I’m on it I’ll be looking for it I’ll
on it I’ll be looking for it I’ll
on it I’ll be looking for it I’ll respond to you as soon as I find an
respond to you as soon as I find an
respond to you as soon as I find an answer just let me know you got it and
answer just let me know you got it and
answer just let me know you got it and that you’re working on it makes a huge
that you’re working on it makes a huge
that you’re working on it makes a huge difference
difference
difference again because I can’t meet you face to
again because I can’t meet you face to
again because I can’t meet you face to face you know I can’t shake your hand so
face you know I can’t shake your hand so
face you know I can’t shake your hand so I’m only going on the limited
I’m only going on the limited
I’m only going on the limited information that I have and the last
information that I have and the last
information that I have and the last thing I look for is I want somebody to
thing I look for is I want somebody to
thing I look for is I want somebody to WoW me and it doesn’t take a lot to wow
WoW me and it doesn’t take a lot to wow
WoW me and it doesn’t take a lot to wow somebody right what I what I’d love for
somebody right what I what I’d love for
somebody right what I what I’d love for you to do is go visit my website and and
you to do is go visit my website and and
you to do is go visit my website and and tell me something that you like you know
tell me something that you like you know
tell me something that you like you know did you like something that I posted on
did you like something that I posted on
did you like something that I posted on Twitter recently are you following me on
Twitter recently are you following me on
Twitter recently are you following me on Facebook just show me that you actually
Facebook just show me that you actually
Facebook just show me that you actually took two minutes out of your day before
took two minutes out of your day before
took two minutes out of your day before applying to this job to actually look in
applying to this job to actually look in
applying to this job to actually look in to the business that you were applying
to the business that you were applying
to the business that you were applying to right sharing something like that
to right sharing something like that
to right sharing something like that making it personal maybe telling me a
making it personal maybe telling me a
making it personal maybe telling me a story about how entrepreneurship is
story about how entrepreneurship is
story about how entrepreneurship is important to you or your family or your
important to you or your family or your
important to you or your family or your dreams something related to my business
dreams something related to my business
dreams something related to my business even just you saying believe in your
even just you saying believe in your
even just you saying believe in your question makes me feel like you’re more
question makes me feel like you’re more
question makes me feel like you’re more of an avid viewer of my videos like you
of an avid viewer of my videos like you
of an avid viewer of my videos like you watch some of my videos you know that’s
watch some of my videos you know that’s
watch some of my videos you know that’s what I stand for and so I feel more
what I stand for and so I feel more
what I stand for and so I feel more connected to you already so you want to
connected to you already so you want to
connected to you already so you want to do that
do that
do that I call it wow in your customers but your
I call it wow in your customers but your
I call it wow in your customers but your bear like that’s bare-bones minimum
bear like that’s bare-bones minimum
bear like that’s bare-bones minimum stuff right look at the website of the
stuff right look at the website of the
stuff right look at the website of the company that you’re applying to and find
company that you’re applying to and find
company that you’re applying to and find one little thing that you can talk about
one little thing that you can talk about
one little thing that you can talk about but yet almost nobody does it it’s mind
but yet almost nobody does it it’s mind
but yet almost nobody does it it’s mind blowing and so that’s those are some
blowing and so that’s those are some
blowing and so that’s those are some easy ways to stand out on oDesk against
easy ways to stand out on oDesk against
easy ways to stand out on oDesk against everybody else and get the job now the
everybody else and get the job now the
everybody else and get the job now the last thing for me is before I hire
last thing for me is before I hire
last thing for me is before I hire somebody I usually do a series of test
somebody I usually do a series of test
somebody I usually do a series of test projects so I’ll hire a bunch of people
projects so I’ll hire a bunch of people
projects so I’ll hire a bunch of people again I don’t care about what your
again I don’t care about what your
again I don’t care about what your resume looks like I don’t care any of
resume looks like I don’t care any of
resume looks like I don’t care any of that stuff I want to see performance so
that stuff I want to see performance so
that stuff I want to see performance so I hire a bunch of people to do the same
I hire a bunch of people to do the same
I hire a bunch of people to do the same job a paid job maybe you know five hours
job a paid job maybe you know five hours
job a paid job maybe you know five hours and you know edit this video or do this
and you know edit this video or do this
and you know edit this video or do this market research something that they were
market research something that they were
market research something that they were actually doing for me and then I see you
actually doing for me and then I see you
actually doing for me and then I see you know what’s the quality of their work
know what’s the quality of their work
know what’s the quality of their work you know are you doing a good job with
you know are you doing a good job with
you know are you doing a good job with what I gave you with the results are you
what I gave you with the results are you
what I gave you with the results are you milking me for the full five hours or if
milking me for the full five hours or if
milking me for the full five hours or if you’re done in three you stop it at
you’re done in three you stop it at
you’re done in three you stop it at three right someone who is doing the
three right someone who is doing the
three right someone who is doing the full five hours it’s like you know what
full five hours it’s like you know what
full five hours it’s like you know what you’re just milking me for those hours
you’re just milking me for those hours
you’re just milking me for those hours you know I don’t trust you I
you know I don’t trust you I
you know I don’t trust you I so I’m not gonna give you the job and
so I’m not gonna give you the job and
so I’m not gonna give you the job and you know again are you reliable are you
you know again are you reliable are you
you know again are you reliable are you responding to me quickly and am i happy
responding to me quickly and am i happy
responding to me quickly and am i happy with our working relationship and I can
with our working relationship and I can
with our working relationship and I can usually figure out after a small project
usually figure out after a small project
usually figure out after a small project who are the five eight ten people that I
who are the five eight ten people that I
who are the five eight ten people that I hired I want to give the full-time job
hired I want to give the full-time job
hired I want to give the full-time job to so that’s where you can really over
to so that’s where you can really over
to so that’s where you can really over deliver like crazy really while your
deliver like crazy really while your
deliver like crazy really while your customers a quick example for so this is
customers a quick example for so this is
customers a quick example for so this is Christina who edits my videos hey
Christina who edits my videos hey
Christina who edits my videos hey Christina she’s watching when I hired my
Christina she’s watching when I hired my
Christina she’s watching when I hired my video editor I forget how many people I
video editor I forget how many people I
video editor I forget how many people I hired eight ten twelve fifteen it was a
hired eight ten twelve fifteen it was a
hired eight ten twelve fifteen it was a lot of people and I said here’s a video
lot of people and I said here’s a video
lot of people and I said here’s a video make it special make it look good and I
make it special make it look good and I
make it special make it look good and I gave some clear guidelines and then I
gave some clear guidelines and then I
gave some clear guidelines and then I also said you know do whatever you want
also said you know do whatever you want
also said you know do whatever you want with it add something add some flair to
with it add something add some flair to
with it add something add some flair to it if you want and Christina was the
it if you want and Christina was the
it if you want and Christina was the only one who really made it special she
only one who really made it special she
only one who really made it special she didn’t just do what I asked her to do
didn’t just do what I asked her to do
didn’t just do what I asked her to do she also added her own touch to it and I
she also added her own touch to it and I
she also added her own touch to it and I was so impressed that okay you know what
was so impressed that okay you know what
was so impressed that okay you know what Christina got the job everybody else
Christina got the job everybody else
Christina got the job everybody else forget about right so you really want to
forget about right so you really want to
forget about right so you really want to make sure you’re over delivering because
make sure you’re over delivering because
make sure you’re over delivering because it’s not gonna help you land your first
it’s not gonna help you land your first
it’s not gonna help you land your first job it’s gonna help you get great you
job it’s gonna help you get great you
job it’s gonna help you get great you know five star review it’s gonna help
know five star review it’s gonna help
know five star review it’s gonna help more deals come from the same client
more deals come from the same client
more deals come from the same client right it’s going to leave great
right it’s going to leave great
right it’s going to leave great testimonials you’re going to get more
testimonials you’re going to get more
testimonials you’re going to get more budget right so really once you get that
budget right so really once you get that
budget right so really once you get that opportunity you want to wow your
opportunity you want to wow your
opportunity you want to wow your customers as much as possible
customers as much as possible
customers as much as possible so those are my tips for how to stand
so those are my tips for how to stand
so those are my tips for how to stand out and be an attractive freelancer on
out and be an attractive freelancer on
out and be an attractive freelancer on oDesk believe for those of you guys
oDesk believe for those of you guys
oDesk believe for those of you guys watching like the video you can support
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