Freelancer Tip: Options on fund withdrawals for Freelancer.com (GAF) Funds

Balances on a Freelancer.com account are withdrawn thru the following options:

Freelancer.com Debit Card:

• Card can be used anywhere Mastercard © is accepted online at any ATM and in stores.
• Withdraw cash in local currency at ATMs around the world
• Online access to view your account activity
• If card is lost or stolen, a new card is issued and balance is transferred.

      Requirement:
              A $30.00 Freelancer.com balance is required to order a card
      Processing time:
              Freelancer.com funds will be loaded directly onto the card

PayPal.com:

• Shop securely without revealing your credit card or bank account information
• Pay conveniently and quickly when you shop online 
• Send money to friends and family
• Shop worldwide at ebay and thousands of other online stores in your preferred currency

      Requirements:

•  A PayPal account
  
•  A $1 fee is taken from your Freelancer.com balance

      Processing time:
             1 week  (Released every Monday and Tuesday)

Moneybookers.com:

• Send money to anyone's email
• Withdraw money

Requirements:

•  A Moneybookers account
  
•  A $1 fee is taken from your Freelancer.com balance
  

Wired Transfer

• Withdraw via Paypal to a local or US Bank account or a card
• Withdraw from your PayPal account to your in-country bank  account or to a U.S. bank account. In addition, withdraw to a credit, debit, or prepaid card in the following countries:

1. Philippines 
   
2. Brazil
3. India
4. Indonesia
5. Israel
6. Luxembourg
7. Slovakia
8. Turkey
9. Chile
10. Uruguay
11. Bulgaria
12. Cyprus
13. Estonia
14. Gibraltar
15. Iceland
16. Latvia
17. Liechtenstein
18. Lithunia
19. Malta
20. Romania
21. San Marino
22. Slovenia
23. United Arab Emirates
    

      Requirements:

•  A PayPal account
  
•  A $1 fee is taken from your Freelancer.com balance

I recommend that you use a PayPal account for fund withdrawals. A Freelancer Debit Card
bank withdrawal has a $2.15 fee per transaction which is costly in the long run.

I haven't tried the Wired Transfer option of Freelancer.com but basically it works thru PayPal which is already a second option.

How to get your project bids noticed in Freelancer.com (Formerly GAF)

I have been working as a home-based freelancer for several months and have completed some freelance projects.

In order to get noticed as a bidder in freelancing sites you need to be aggresive with your efforts. You have to prepare a short summary of your skills. Include the number of years of related experience and your successful projects.  Don't just cut and paste this summary on every freelance project that you bid on.  You should customize your bid summary to the project requirements.

Make your bid text personal and greet the project owner by his/her name. Add a PM to your bids.  Your PM should contain more details of your bid. Explain on how you came up with the bid amount and the number of days required to complete the freelance project. If the freelance project owner replied to your PM, be sure to reply immediately.  A project owner might have some questions that need an immediate reply.  If you don't reply soon enough, the project owner will move on to other project bidders.

When a bid offer is accepted, be sure to coordinate with the project owner as soon as you get his/her contact details.

Happy freelancing!