Bidding Projects in an Age of Outsourcing

[Lisa Kachold]

Do you have a tendency to rage when expected to do "bottom dog"?
Are you too individualistic to punch a time clock?

Do you despise wearing the yoke of mediocrity in corporate linux employment?

Are you tired of crisis junkie management and 80 hour work weeks?

BID Jobs!

The following are sources for regular invitations to bid:
www.bid4myjobonline.com, RentACoder, BidSource, Guru,  Elance, (google "freelance"), Bid on Jobs, Get a Feelancer, Scriptlance.com, Project4hire.com

Example:
http://www.102freelancejob.com/php/blind-bid-by-zayets/

Each has it's own process for payment - some require a percentage to be paid to their site.  
Others use an escrow service to ensure payment after the work is done.

Guru will even notify you nicely:
> Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:14:20 -0500
> From: info at guru.com
> To: lisakachold at obnosis.com
> Subject: Project Notification
> 
>  
> Guru.com : Project Notification
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> Dear Lisa:
> 
> Within the last 24 hours, employers posted one or more projects that match your profile(s).
> 
> How to find the below project(s): 
> ---Sign in to your professional account: http://www.guru.com/pro/login.cfm
> ---On the My Admin page, click the "Project Notifications" link.
> 
> Want to stop receiving Project Notification emails? 
> Learn how here: http://www.guru.com/help/pro/invites.cfm#turn_off
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Profile ID: 1049850 matches...
> Title: Moving sun solaris server to new domain
> Project ID: 457411
> 
> Category: Networking / Hardware / Telephone Systems
> Description:
> Within our domain, we have linux, windows and solaris servers. We had to made some domain changes and we need to move a sun solaris server from one domain to another. We are having difficulties changing the IP address, moving the server to the new domain and getting access to the server remotely. We no longer have a monitor for the server.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------
> 
> _______________________________________________________
> 
> This Project Notification will be deleted from your account in two weeks. Avoid deletion, and save a copy to your Watch List.
> - Sign in to your professional account: http://www.guru.com/pro/login.cfm
> - On the My Admin page, click the "Project Notifications" link.
> - Click the "Add to Watch List" button.
> 
> _______________________________________________________
> 
> Payment Protection Tip:
> 
> Get paid safely through our mandatory SafePay payment system.
> 
> You have two transaction options - SafePay Escrow or SafePay Invoicing. SafePay Escrow provides *more protection* than Invoicing.
> Receiving payment through SafePay is the only way to build money-earned and feedback statistics, which attract future employers.  
> - More SafePay Information:  http://www.guru.com/help/pro/invoice.cfm
> 
> Because getting paid outside of SafePay is a high-risk transaction, it is a violation of our Terms of Service.
> 
> _______________________________________________________
> 
> Project Bidding Tips:
> 
> - How to determine a time and cost estimate: http://www.guru.com/resources/pro/fair_estimate.cfm
> - View a sample proposal: http://www.guru.com/resources/pro/sample_proposal.cfm
> 
> _______________________________________________________
> 
> Tips on How to Protect Yourself:
> 
> - Smart Working Tips (PDF): http://www.guru.com/resources/pro/pdf/smart_working.pdf
> - How to identify and avoid fraudulent employers: http://www.guru.com/help/pro/selection.cfm#beaware
> 
> _______________________________________________________
> 
> 
> Want to receive SafePay payments fast? Sign up for our free Direct Deposit payment service now! More info: http://www.guru.com/help/pro/payment.cfm#gurupay_dd
> 
> 
> Sincerely,
> Guru.com Team
> 
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