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Elance Help for Buyers

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1. How do I search for a provider by location?

2. What is a Featured Posting?

3. How does Elance Escrow work?

4. How do I pay a service provider?

5. How do I authenticate my credit card on Elance?

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Working with Providers and Projects

Tips for Employers New to Elance Saving a project draft Fixed fee vs. hourly Featured Postings Communicating with Providers Using Elance Chat Using Elance Call Updating Project description Elance account activation deposit Invite Only Projects Changing Project category Project Message Board What happens after award How to manage after award Use an NDA Sample Contracts Describe the project award process

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Working with Bids on Your Project

Reviewing bids Choosing bid and awarding Project Difference between Bid and Pre-Bid Inviting Providers on new posting Inviting Providers after posting Provider Search Methods Local Search Rating bids Extend bidding time

Fees and Payments

Paying your Provider

After the Project

Rating your Provider Canceling awarded Project Canceling non-awarded Project Archive or delete Project