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Contents
ABOUT FINDPROFESSIONAL.NET (FP)

SERVICE PROVIDER PROFILES
   - Creating a Service Provider Profile
   - Creating a Portfolio

 PROJECTS
  - Getting Projects
  - See the running Projects.
  - Getting Alerts.
  - Receiving Invitations to Bid
  - Screening Projects
  - Placing Bids
  - Communicating with the Buyer

 WORKING WITH THE BUYER
  -  Winning the Bid
  -  Agreeing on the Terms
  -  Accepting the Project s
  -  Delivering Your Work
  -  Providing Services

 GETTING PAID
  - Invoicing the Buyerr
  - Withdrawing Funds
  - Receiving Payment

 SUPPORT
  - Getting Help
  - FindProfessional.net Help
  - FindProfessional.net Customer Service

    SECTION 1

ABOUT FindProfessional.net

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SERVICE PROVIDER PROFILES

  Creating a Service Provider Profile

To bid on projects that interest you, you must create a Service Provider Profile in those project categories. You may create a different profile for each category for which you or your firm are qualified

To create a Service Profile: 
1.- Click "Register/Login Service Provider" in the navigation bar



2.- Enter your username and password and click Login


3.- Click "My Personal Data"
4.-Click the Edit my Profile link
You must enter the name of your company, the number of employees in your company, the year your company was founded and the headquarters location.



5.-Upload your logo; this image will be displayed on your profile. If you want, provide a caption for the logo such as your company name. .
Your logo must be either jpg or gif image formats to be compatible with the Elance system. You logo size is limited to a physical size of 320 x 120 pixels and may not contain URLs, email addresses or other contact information. Your thumbnail size is limited to a physical size of 40x50 pixels and must conform to the other conditions stated above.
You can also upload a thumbnail image of your logo to help your profile stand out in the Elance directory. This thumbnail image is displayed next to your profile summary on the category pages for Select providers, search results and directory listings.

  1. If you would like to enter professional references, click Go to References and enter your references.
  2. Click Update Profile when you are finished.

You may provide additional information such as:

  • Certifications
  • Licenses
  • Education
  • and Employment

You may update or add information to your profile at any time by clicking Edit My Profile from MyFP.


   6.- Select the main category for this profile, then click Continue.
   7.- Select the check boxes for the subcategories for this profile.
   8.- Select the check boxes for the sub-subcategories for this profile and click register.

Creating a Portfolio
FP that you upload samples of your work to the Portfolio section of your Service Provider Profile.
A comprehensive portfolio is especially important for service categories such as Design, Web Design and Development and Writing and Translation etc.

  1. Click Edit My Portfolio in en MyFP
  2. Click the Portfolio link on the profile you want to create a portfolio for.


3.- To create your portfolio:

  • Add a caption that describes the sample of work, for example “E-commerce website.” .
  • Add a caption that describes the sample of work, for example “E-commerce website.”
  • Add a description of the sample work.
  • Add URL to for example the web site.
  • Click Save.
  • Repete te same steps to submit more work.

If you have a thumbnail image of the file or an icon to represent the file, click Upload next to Add a Thumbnail Image .
This task is optional, the image is displayed when a buyer looks at your portfolio. If you do not upload your own thumbnail image, FP will display a default image.