Hi there,

This is a forum targeted towards India. The forum admin has been doing a noble task by providing contracted work to unemployed people in India. He has his unique style of selecting people for his work. He needs to know what kind of computer, internet connection one has got before assigning work. He also needs to know how many hours a person can dedicate. And finally he expects a proper resume too.

He has a point here. Let me go through one by one.

• There are many people who don’t have a proper computer and/or reliable internet connection in India. There are people who still use P3 computers (with 128 MB memory and Windows 98) and expect to earn $10 an hour. And there are some people who have a BSNL connection and think it is a reliable connection. There is no doubt BSNL has done a great job by making internet avaiable to rural people with affordable rate. But the question is, “Is BSNL reliable?”. I bet it isn’t. You could refer http://broadbandforum.in/ to see others’ opinion on this issue.
• And the next point is availability. He’d like to know how many hours a person can dedicate. He doesn’t want anyone to quit his/her present job and take his assignments. However, he’d like to know if the applicant can stick to what he/she promises. For example, if an applicant assures to work for 4 hours a day, every employer in this earth expects the same from the applicant.
• Finally resume. There are brilliant people, who speak/write English naturally/fluently, out here in India. Well, in reality, how many of them are working as a freelancer (part-time or full-time)? It’s hardly countable. Many of those exceptional people join in companies where the starting package is more than what their parents earned in ten years. So it is natural to ask their resume before applying for a job.

A similar system was followed by www.luckweaver.com. Unfortunately, there were many people who started scamming. Hope it wouldn’t happen to http://wahm.in/forum

Recently there was a hot discussion going on in wahm. One person asked me to give him/her some tips on successful freelancing for newbies. So here are they,

• Patience – In every freelancer site, it is bit difficult to get a job. So be patient.
• Marketing – How can you showcase your skills WITHOUT a good marketing campaign? It’s NOT about seeing/applying/attending interview/getting the job in the cyber world. So market your skills using blogs, websites etc.
• Keep Learning – If you don’t, the next guy would overcome you sooner than you expect.
• NEVER think about data entry jobs – You won’t save a penny. There are plenty of work out there to pay you more.
• Work Hard – It’s easy to think “I can sit at home and earn handsomely”. The fact is, “it’s very difficult to get a regular online assignment than an offline job/business”. However, once you started earning through an online assignment/job, the money that you could earn is limited only by your hard work.

Wish You All The Best…

Have A Fabulous Time.