Freelance Inbox piques my interest, but have you considered a commission fee business model as opposed to monthly payments? I'd like to try it out your service without putting any money up, and if it works well I wouldn't mind paying a certain percentage (or flat rate) to you if the lead turned out to be profitable.
I suspect that collecting on such commissions would be a real challenge. I'm not saying the service's customers are dishonest, but...it's easy to "forget" to pay your commission when it's on the honor system. Other bills come in, other responsibilities push it out of one's mind. Human psychology may thus work against an honor-based commission system.
As a customer who's rooting for the success of Freelance Inbox, I want the subscription fee to stick around. Not to be an elitist, but by its nature, this type of service can only work if it's exclusive. (Too many freelancers, and the fierce competition makes the leads worthless.) Which is why I'm also pleased to see that Freelance Inbox will/does have a membership cap.
Looks like they're offering a full money back guarantee after a month. Though I suppose it's entirely possible that you haven't been paid by a client in that time frame.
It is only $69. If you don't find something within a month then cancel and ask for a refund. Heck, if you used it for an entire year and only got one good job the cost is only $828. Do you think a flat rate or percentage of your billable rate would be cheaper?
For commission based model you should check matchist.com.
Also give a try www.area301.com - it is free leads aggregator which is not blidnly scarping job posts but it does some magic behind the scene to remove low quality leads.
This is interesting. Paying certain percentage depending on the job you have accomplished would be better than paying monthly.
Why risking money if you are busy in some other projects during a month?
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Freelance Inbox piques my interest, but have you considered a commission fee business model as opposed to monthly payments? I'd like to try it out your service without putting any money up, and if it works well I wouldn't mind paying a certain percentage (or flat rate) to you if the lead turned out to be profitable.
I suspect that collecting on such commissions would be a real challenge. I'm not saying the service's customers are dishonest, but...it's easy to "forget" to pay your commission when it's on the honor system. Other bills come in, other responsibilities push it out of one's mind. Human psychology may thus work against an honor-based commission system.
As a customer who's rooting for the success of Freelance Inbox, I want the subscription fee to stick around. Not to be an elitist, but by its nature, this type of service can only work if it's exclusive. (Too many freelancers, and the fierce competition makes the leads worthless.) Which is why I'm also pleased to see that Freelance Inbox will/does have a membership cap.
Good point about it being exclusive
Looks like they're offering a full money back guarantee after a month. Though I suppose it's entirely possible that you haven't been paid by a client in that time frame.
It is only $69. If you don't find something within a month then cancel and ask for a refund. Heck, if you used it for an entire year and only got one good job the cost is only $828. Do you think a flat rate or percentage of your billable rate would be cheaper?
For commission based model you should check matchist.com. Also give a try www.area301.com - it is free leads aggregator which is not blidnly scarping job posts but it does some magic behind the scene to remove low quality leads.
Thanks for the matchist shoutout Dan!
This is interesting. Paying certain percentage depending on the job you have accomplished would be better than paying monthly. Why risking money if you are busy in some other projects during a month?
I was thinking the same. Anyone know anything like that in the UK / EU? In my experience "remote" in the US means "remote anywhere in the US".