CLICK HERE FOR REGISTERATION
How Do I Sign Up As a Freelancer?
To submit proposals and be listed in the freelancer directory, you must first sign up for an Elance Freelancer account and create a profile.
To sign up as a freelancer, follow the steps below:
To sign up as a freelancer, follow the steps below:
- Click the 'Register' link on the top right of the page.
- Click on the 'I want to Work' radio button and click the green Continue button.
- Choose your plan type, Individual or Company, depending on the size of your company and how much work you will be submitting proposals for on Elance.
- Select your membership plan. Remember that there are no long-term contracts, sign-up fees, or terminations fees and that you can cancel or upgrade at any time.
- Choose the category in which you would like to offer your services. You may add more than one category for an additional fee.
- If you would like to build a team of freelancers on Elance you can check the box and agree to the additional charge for that added functionality. You can add this feature at a later time.
- Review your selections and click ‘Continue’.
- Create a username and password and enter your company name.
- Add primary contact information, including a phone number.
- You can choose whether you wish to be listed in the Elance directory and whether you would like to receive communications from Elance. You must agree to the Elance Terms of Service in order for your account to be created. Click ‘Continue’ when finished
- If you selected a paid membership plan, choose your payment type, enter the appropriate information and click the ‘Join Elance’ button. The payment type that you choose in this step will become your default payment method and will be used to pay your monthly membership fee
- You will then be directed to start your Elance profile that describes who you are and what skills you offer.
- You can continue to add additional information to your profile by clicking edit next to each section.
- The last step is to verify your phone number. Click here to learn more about the phone verification process.
How Much Does a Freelancer Membership Cost?
There are both free and paid membership plans available for freelancers. Paid membership plans offer access to more prospective clients as well as other benefits. All plans come with a profile, placement in the freelancer directory, and the ability to submit proposals on jobs in your skill category.
Elance also deducts a service fee of between 6.75% and 8.75% from the payments made by the client. Elance offers a calculator on every proposal to help freelancers include this fee in the quote that offered to the client so they can see exactly what the final payment will be.
What is the Elance Level?
Your Elance level represent your achievements and activity on Elance. Higher levels indicate greater activity, earnings, and positive reviews. Levels are based on the points calculated in My Stats for three main criteria: Client Relationship, Service Delivery, and Marketing. To access your My Stats go to Find Work in the main navigation bar and click on My Stats.
Your stats are calculated separately for each category you are subscribed to, so if you have more jobs and history in one category you can have a different level compared to any of your other categories. All freelancers start at Level 1, and move up to higher levels as they gain more experience on Elance and accumulate more Points. For more information on My Stats, click here. Your level is part of what determines your search ranking and is also visible on the profile, proposals, and search results. It's an important part of having a effective profile on Elance so make sure to focus on being active on Elance and focus on completing successful jobs with positive feedback as these will help out your ranking and increase your points.
Freelancers have the option to make their earnings private. If a freelancer has this option selected, earnings will show Private on their profile and in freelancer search results. Earnings will be visible to potential clients on the proposal page.
Note: If you are logged into your Elance account, you will see your earnings on your Profile and search results, but other users will not your earnings.
Please note: Marking your earnings as private does not impact your Elance Level.
Your stats are calculated separately for each category you are subscribed to, so if you have more jobs and history in one category you can have a different level compared to any of your other categories. All freelancers start at Level 1, and move up to higher levels as they gain more experience on Elance and accumulate more Points. For more information on My Stats, click here. Your level is part of what determines your search ranking and is also visible on the profile, proposals, and search results. It's an important part of having a effective profile on Elance so make sure to focus on being active on Elance and focus on completing successful jobs with positive feedback as these will help out your ranking and increase your points.
Level represents activity and achievements on Elance. Higher levels mean greater earnings, ratings, and experience.
Levels are derived from points providers earned on Elance.
What providers earn points for:
Earnings
Feedback Rating
Client Recommendations
Repeat Clients
Tested Skills
Verified Credentials
All providers start at Level 1, and move up to higher levels as they gain more experience on Elance:
There is no limit on how high they can go up:
Vague mentioning of differences between categories…
My Level Says "Not Available" Why?
If you navigate to an Elance profile directly from a URL, it defaults to an All Services view. The All Services view includes data from all categories a freelancer has worked in. Since levels are calculated on a per category basis, no Level will display if a specific category is not selected. To view the level for a particular category, simply select a category from the pull-down menu above the overview section on the freelancer's profile.
Please note: On the profile snapshot, there will be no Level visible. On the Job History page, where Level is displayed for a particular category, "Level not available" will show on the All Services view, along with a tool-tip indicating that a category must be selected to view Level.
Additional Topics:
What are Private Earnings?
How to elect to make earnings private
The option to make earnings private is managed from the Settings section on the Profile. Go to Find Work --> Freelancer Profile. Click on Settings and check Do not publicly display my earnings on Elance (Only show to clients within proposals), and click Save.Note: If you are logged into your Elance account, you will see your earnings on your Profile and search results, but other users will not your earnings.
Please note: Marking your earnings as private does not impact your Elance Level.
What Are The Minimimum System Requirements?
The current minimum browser versions Elance supports are:
Other things to do if you find issues:
- Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher
- Firefox 4.0 or higher
- Mac Safari 4.0 or higher
- Chrome 10.0 or higher
Other things to do if you find issues:
- Ensure that Javascript is enabled in your browser
- Clear your browser cache and restart your browser
