Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Freelancer Employer Oriented Question And Answers




Freelancer Employer Oriented 
Question And Answers

1
.

After a project starts, I can view its details byclicking on the project
 name in the _______section of my dashboard(in Employer view)
ANS
-
Work in progress
2
.
Can I add the "Featured" option to my project after bidding starts? 
ANS
-
Yes, but the appropriate fee will be deducted from your account.
3
.
Can I transfer money from my employer account to my freelancer account?
ANS
-
wrong(yes but only through milestone payment),
wrong(Yes only direct transfer),
Wrong(Yes, but only if both accounts are on premium memberships)
4
.
Contact details should always to be posted in a project description
 so freelancers can discuss the project with the employer
ANS
-
FALSE
5
.
How can I find out more about a bidder?
ANS
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Any of these(check the bidder’s feedback/reviews, Look at the bidders profile,
 ask questions by pm)
6
.
How can I hide bids I’m definitely not interested in?
ANS
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Click the “Hide bid” link on those bids.
7
.
How can I increase bidder confidence?
ANS
-
All of these
8
.
How can I invite a freelancer to bid on a project I've posted?
ANS
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Click on the “Invite to Bid” button on the freelancer board
9
.
How can I provide a highly detail description of a project without making my
 posted description too lengthy?
ANS
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Upload a document with the details
10
.
How can I search for the freelancers to invite to bid on my project?
ANS
-
Wrong(Just type a username into the search box near the top of the page.),
Wrong(Select the pay via paypal option under the appropriate bidder name)
11
.
How can I submit a PayPal payment to a freelancer from Freelancer.com?
ANS
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wrong(Click on Transfer funds on the payment drop down menu and use the form),
Wrong(You must first authorize this transaction type on your paypal account)
12
.
How do I leave feedback for a user after releasing the payment for a project?
ANS
-
Wrong (go to the project and click on the freelancer username you’ll get a
 popup window that will allow you to post feedback).
13
.
How many required skilled can be selected when posting a project?
ANS
-
Wrong(1 to 3),
 Wrong (as many as I like),
wrong(0-3)
14
.
How much does a basic member pay when selecting a provider for a project?
ANS
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The higher of $3.00 or 3% of the project amount.
15
.
How much does a premium member pay when selecting a provider for a project?
ANS
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There is no fee for premium members
16
.
How much does it cost to register as an employer on freelancer.com?
ANS
-
There is no cost to register.
17
.
I am receiving the same question about my project from several bidders
 how can I easily answer the question so all bidders can see it?
ANS
-
Post an explanation to the project clarification board.
18
.
I haven’t received as many bids as expected for my project which of the following 
can NOT be done to attract more bidders, while the project is active?
ANS
-
Wrong(Add or change the skills posted.)
19
.
I need to add details to my project but bidding has started what should I do?
ANS
-
Any of these
20
.
I paid a freelancer via PayPal for a project, but didn't receive the final deliverables as promised.
 If I file a dispute with Freelancer.com, how long will the freelancer have to respond?
ANS
-
Wrong(30 days)
21
.
I want to ask a single bidder a question about his/her qualifications. How should
 I contact the bidder?
ANS
-
Send a private message
22
.
I'm receiving the same question about my project from several bidders. 
How can I easily answer the question so all bidders can see it?
ANS
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Wrong(answer only those that asked using the PM)
23
.
I've set the budget too high for my project and bids are coming in. 
How do I change the budget setting?
ANS
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Wrong(Locate the project on your dashboard and select repost from the action)
24
.
Multiple freelancer.com account are required in order to both bid on jobs as 
a freelancer and hire freelancers as an employer.
ANS
-
False
25
.
My project hasn’t yet closed can I extend the closing data?
ANS
-
Wrong(yes, but a fee of $0.10 per day will be assessed.,
wrong(yes for 14days),
wrong( No project closing date cannot be changed)
26
.
Posting a project as featured incurs an additional fee of _______
ANS
-
Wrong($3.00),wrong(There is no additional fee.)
27
.
Posting a project as private an additional fee of ___________?
ANS
-
Wrong(There is no additional fee).,wrong($3)
28
.
Private projects will only be seen by __________.
ANS
-
Registered users who are logged in
29
.
The minimum amount I can post as the budget for a standard 
(non-featured, non full time) project is?
ANS
-
$30-250
30
.
There is a gold “$” icon with a red “X”  beside the amount of a bid placed on my project 
what does this mean?
ANS
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Wrong(This freelancer has bid higher than your project budget.),
Wrong(This freelancer has no feedback)
31
.
To ensure maximum exposure for a project choose the ____________________option?
ANS
-
Featured.
32
.
To hire a freelancer for commission base work the ______option should be selected
 when posting the project.
ANS
-
Full Time
33
.
To prevent a project from being listed on the search engines, 
choose the ____________ option when posting.
ANS
-
Private
34
.
What advantage(s) does the Milestone payment system offer me as an employer?
ANS
-
All of these( a higher level of trust fro the selected freelancers(s),
 Access to the dispute resolution system if problems arise, access to the feedback/rating system.
35
.
What does the Milestone request in the Freelancer's bid mean?
ANS
-
wrong(It shows the percentage of the milestone payment requested by the
 freelancer that is currently in your account)
36
.
What should I do if a freelancer failed to complete my project and isn’t responding 
to attempts to contact him/her?
ANS
-
Submit an incomplete report.
37
.
What should I do in case of problems with a bid on my project,
such as obscene language, advertising in the bid, posting contact information, etc.?
ANS
-
Wrong(send a general email to support freelancer.com will look at all your
 projects and find the problem user),
Wrong(Just ignore the problem and don’t hire the bidder)

38
.
What’s  the additional cost to post a project with the full time option?
ANS
-
$199.00
39
.
What’s the additional cost to post a project with the sealed bides option?
ANS
-
Wrong($3.00)
40
.
Where can I find links to my projects that have closed?
ANS
-
On your account dashboard. In the employer view, click on the “past projects” tab.
41
.
Where can I view the list of projects I’ve posted?
ANS
-
At the bottom of the dashboard in the employer view
42
.
Which of the following is true about the Milestone Payment system?
ANS
-
Wrong ( all of these),wrong(It prevents any disputes or claims by the freelancer(s))
43
.
Why do some freelancers use the project clarification board to submit their bids?
ANS
-
Any of these