10 Steps to get set up with Guru.Com

Experience is the basis of Knowledge
Take the correct angle, then let go

Purpose: To help you get set up, you can "get your feet wet" and do a first job for CICorporation.
Instead of assigning it to you in the ordinary way, and sending you a check,
We will post the assignment on Guru.com, and pay you through Guru.com's SafePay system.
This gets you an excellent mark , and shows that you are experienced.
So you can more easily get other jobs through Guru.com and similar web sites.
You may be able to establish a long term relationship with a company for ongoing projects.

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1.

Set up an account with www.Guru.com
You will receive a welcome email.

Let me know your handle name. 
It can be your name, or a shortened version of your choice.

Enter your resume and skills on your Profile until it is 100% complete

 

100% Profile Completeness

Screen Identity
Images & Video
Overview
Resume Page
Work Samples
Package Deals
Completed Projects
2. Suggest a project to Rick that you can do for about $10.
(possibly more if it is something CICorporation really needs and you can do.)
We can make the job description as impressive as possible for your needs.

First check Guru.com and see the types of projects you feel that you are best suited for
so we will make a similar project, tailored to your favorite skills.
Pick the proper Skill Category from the list.
Then you will have a good referral in that specialty.

Copy a project that you see on Guru and email it to me.
We will change the words to make it a bit different.

To: Rick@CICorp.com
Subject: Please post this for my first Guru project:

"We need to run a Visual Basic script to replace the Received Date with the Sent Date in Microsoft Outlook email. The Received Date is ordinarily a read only field, and has presented some difficulty. We need someone who knows the answer to provide a procedure to change them quickly for thousands of email messages in the Inbox and folders containing past emails."
3. CICorporation will post the job on Guru.com as an employer
Then I will let you know when it is ready for you to search and find the project on Guru.com

You can select to find more projects to bid on.

You may also get some automatically, based on your skills.

 

Example
4. Bid on the project
You will appear on the Bidders List

About $10 is what CICorp can pay you for this first project,
(but possibly more if it is something we really need and you can do)
just to help you get set up with a good first job experience.

You will receive an email from Guru.com
confirming that your bid was successfully entered.

Check the projects you have bid on in the Project Tracker and their status.

5. We will have some discussion back and forth,
which is what would happen in a real life project.

Sample discussion

Sample Responses from other Freelancers

I will let you know what the others bid
giving you useful information to help you win bids in the future.

Most companies keep the bids open for about 2 weeks.

6. By "chance" CICorp will pick you from the bidders,
no matter what the others bid,
using the View Bids / Proposal screen

You will receive a message from the Project Award Sent screen.

7. After a day or two, so the time line looks realistic, we will declare the project as Done.
When done, send an invoice via Guru.com to CICorp

I will pay you through Guru.com
CICorp pays Guru.com $50 by credit card, electronic check, or Paypal.
 

Guru deducts the amount from CICorp's Bank Account
by making an ACH Debit for the amount of the project.

8. Then Guru.com pays you through the SafePay system directly to your bank account.

Assign your SafePay account for depositing to your bank
Enter your bank routing number and checking account.

Within a few days you will see 2 small test deposits from Guru, such as 5 cents.  Enter the amount on your Guru account, to confirm it is the correct account.  Then you are all set up for receiving money.

9. CICorp will give you an excellent rating to start off on the right foot.
This is the SCI Principle of Highest First.

Then you will have at least 1 project on your list with an Excellent rating.

This helps you stand out in a list of potential bidders on future projects.

10. When you get the money from Guru, the project is done.
It will appear on your list of projects complete.
Now you can go on to bid on more projects
and have access to a world of jobs for the rest of your life.
 

When done, please give CICorp excellent feedback as an employer.  :)

You can also network with other Freelancers to get more referrals.

No one should be out of work who has good skills, and internet connectivity.
There is a world of employers out there
Someone must need your skills for a project.
Guru.com can bring you together.

Become a Guru in your field
and jobs will seek you out.

Sample Invoice to CICorp

Wiki iformation about Guru.com

YouTube videos about Guru.com and founder Inder Guglani
Outsourcing Solutions: How to Find a Freelancer on Guru.com  Guru.com - 10 Years and Counting

Suggestions to Improve your Bidding

Guru.com has Tests you can take in your skills area which will appear on your credentials.
 

For Your Information:
These are screens that CICorp the employer sees to pay you.

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