As a freelancer, I make it a point to visit and get acclimatized to the various freelancing portals on the WWW. This helps me to see the “skills in demand”, and also gives me an insight to hone my existing skills in accordance with this dynamic market place. There is no doubt that VA’s are self motivated individuals who are willing to go “the extra mile” for a project, being well within the reasonable limit, But the work of the virtual assistant scales up tremendously if the buyer is unable to communicate his requirement
Attention Service Buyers – Is your Project Worth Bidding for ?
Freelance marketplaces bring Service Buyers and Service Providers together so that both can mutually benefit . But in order to get the best result from the Virtual Assistant , it is of foremost importance that the Service Buyer has a well defined goal and understanding of his project requirement and communicate it as well. Just as a good project description can bring the best out of a mediocre Virtual Assistant, an equally bad project description is undoubtedly suicidal for an expert VA. It is hard reality that some Service Buyers don’t have the faintest idea of putting forth their project requirement, and “good” VAs do not bother to bid for such projects.
Project Description plays an integral part of getting the VAs to bid for your project
I understand that not all are capable of putting their requirements into words. Some times I have observed that Service Buyers whose project description is bad (to) worse, communicate much effectively over a voice conference session and are able to articulate their requirement in a more effective manner. But most freelancers do not give a second chance to such buyers. A Freelancer’s mind set says ” If his project description is so lousy, how is he going to understand / appreciate the work I will be doing. I don’t have time to sit through tutorial and walk-through session”.
P2W2 – Freelancing Marketplace with a difference
Voice Based Project Description.
Imagine my surprise, when I came across a freelance portal, which does exactly the same without having to schedule a voice conference between the Bidder and the Buyer. P2W2 – People To Work With is one such freelance market place.
What makes P2W2 really stand out is their facility to add “Voice Based Project Description” for the buyers. This does not mean “text” is out. The buyer can record his requirement and also point out the most important aspect of the project as text while posting a project. I was awed during my discussion with Chaitanya , CEO of P2w2 while taking a look at this feature..
By far, I believe this is the only portal that allows “Voice based Project description”. Now, this is what I call “Thinking out of the Box”. Not Stopping at “Voice Project Description”, P2W2 allows Voice recording for feedback and issue tracking. This is a busy world, and shows no sign of abatement. Thanks to technology. So instead of hurriedly typing some “not so meaningful” descriptions, buyers can now speak things out out. It is also noticed that, one tends to give more information while speaking, when compared to writing the same thoughts. As a bidder, I relish this feature. Once this feature kicks off with the freelancing community I am sure P2W2 is going to give other sites a run for their money.
It was a lazy afternoon I was browsing through all my visitors who left me a comment.P2W2 blog is something I started off with an intention of a casual glance. But before I realised, I was reading away from their archives.
Most corporate blog tend to fall into the trap of “frequent updates” and do not give much needed attention to the quality of their content. But same could not be said for P2W2-blog. With an average of 4 posts per month, each post is a content to be relished. If you are in a hurry, read the headlines and comeback when you have time to pay attention. Never have I seen headlines that convey the gist in such an effective manner.
By reading no more than 2 blog posts, it becomes evident that this blog has “class”. The posts are informative and well researched. But the best part is the presentation is simple and devoid of any technical jargons
Some Interesting read are :-
1. How to Lock-in Your Clients – 1: Listen to them
2. Small business cash flow crisis: Psychology, not economics, is to blame
3. The changing rules of the game in a small business
These are my Top3 picks, tell me about yours.