Comments on: GetAFreelancer.com Review

By: Mini

Mini — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:54:08 +0000

Hi,

I’ve been a freelancer on GAF for about a year and I’ve had a pretty satisfactory experience too. The thing about GAF is that it is most profitable to buyers from developed countries (US, UK, Canada) who find providers from developing countries (India, Philippines, Thailand, etc). That’s the reason your provider is willing to work for $6. It translates to Rs. 250 in Indian currency, which is a pretty neat amount. Providers from developed countries, however, have a hard time.

By: Tomaz

Tomaz — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:25:10 +0000

Hi John,

Tough to say. I have a page with 0,5% and a page with over 20% density – both ranked #1 in Google.

But, it does seem to me that Yahoo and MSN prefer higher density. I have no proof though.

I am following SBI Analyzer in most cases which aims for around 1% density…

By: John

John — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:43:02 +0000

Tomaz, I see a lot of the projects on GAF are looking for 3 – 5% keyword density. Is that perhaps overkill and do you find the 1% density is sufficient for the page to be properly optimised?

By: Tomaz

Tomaz — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:02:48 +0000

EricG,

Typically I send them the keywords and maybe show them examples of articles or reviews on my site if these articles will be for the same site.

I ask them to include the main keyword in the title, in the first few words of the body and aim for 1% keyword density.

That’s about it. I usually correct the article in about 5 minutes when I get plan to publish it – if there are some things that need to be done…

By: EricG

EricG — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:52:50 +0000

Hi Tomaz…just curious if you have a template you use for your articles when submitting them to your writers. You had mentioned keyword density, in title, etc. How specific do you get with your writers? Thanks so much….btw, I thoroughly enjoy reading about your success and am striving to enjoy such success myself!

By: Tomaz

Tomaz — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:14:10 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Sandy. Nice to hear some feedback from the “other” side too.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:37:16 +0000

I’m a freelance writer, and for writers, getafreelancer.com is a joke. I only placed a couple of bids just to try it out, and while it’s a great deal for someone looking for a person who will write for cheap, it’s a terrible deal for a writer. I once bid $30 to do 10 articles of 250-300 words each, only to have the person decide to want 25 articles of 600 words…for no more money! I have actually seen people on there seeking writers to do 500 word stories for 50 cents each, and then saying that they wouldn’t pay them if they didn’t like the work.
50 cents? For a 500 word article?
If you want real writing, you’ll pay a real price. I’m not talking hundreds of dollars, but most freelancers just aren’t going to work at 50 cents an hour!

By: TakeReal

TakeReal — Sun, 18 May 2008 10:04:28 +0000

“most freelancers won’t touch you if they are based in the USA, Canada, New Zealand or Australia.”

These freelancers are expensive for nothing. There are much more countries in the world.

By: Tomaz

Tomaz — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:26:20 +0000

Jerrick,

I haven’t really done much outsourcing to get one-way links. Most of the time when I research my niche, I email other webmasters if they want to exchange links.

I submit to a couple of directories, bookmark a few pages, submit a few articles to ezinearticles.com and that’s about it.

With keyword focused content I am in the top 10 for my main keywords in about 6 to 12 months.

So no need to move to the dark side…

I only have one niche website in the conferencing field which is VERY competitive so I decided to try and get some link building help.

I’ll see how it goes. One good thing about making a little more money is that it gives you the room to experiment.

By: Monika@The Writers Manifesto

Monika@The Writers Manifesto — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:47:27 +0000

Hi Thomaz,

Mmmhh…these guys from the USA must have been desperate or else their quality simply begs to differ. Unfortunately that is another “problem” of the freelance writing industry. People trying to underbid each other to the extent of asking for peanuts which damages the industry.

Anyway, great to see you are having the right thoughts on this too.