Design Quote Provider News

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90676825223891268992009-07-02T10:48:49.770-07:00Design Quote Provider NewsWesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-33271382545276889412008-08-29T12:57:00.000-07:002008-08-29T12:58:38.786-07:00Join our new affiliate program

Too busy to take on the project?- Trade in the lead and get credits, when business slows down, use your credits to bid on fresh leads. Or just take the cash!Client budget is too small, don't like the project?- Trade up! Exchange for higher paying leads. A lead valued at 4 credits can be redeemed for 5 credits so you can bid on a higher paying job. Or just take the cash!Have a design related

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-47390816152783485502008-02-10T13:44:00.000-08:002008-02-10T13:52:15.719-08:00SMS Beta Test and New Budget minimum

Beta Testing SMS alerts.If you want to participate in the beta test login and add your SMS email under My Alerts.Right now we have an example for Sprint/Nextel alerts which isphone_number (at) messaging.sprintpcs.comIf anyone knows other major carriers format for email -> text message please post it here in the comments and we will add that example.SMS alerts will be sent out in order based on

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-2074773951549789332008-01-17T14:30:00.000-08:002008-02-11T08:49:35.466-08:00Have you added your photo?

This is how Clients see the list of providers (thats you) bidding on their project. If you havent uploaded a photo they see a generic image so get your pics up there!Here is a screen shot from a clients screen:Unacknowledged bidders show up as a ? until they go to the acknowledge screen.They see a small thumbnail that pops-up to full size when they mouseover.See FAQA good picture will help you

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-20517991001138753322007-12-23T10:45:00.000-08:002007-12-23T10:47:04.510-08:00Holday Hours

Customer Service will be closed Friday Dec 21st through Wednesay Dec 25thWe will also be closed on Tuseday, January 1, New Years Day.Happy Holidays.

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-3845317009078654082007-12-12T18:38:00.000-08:002007-12-12T18:45:37.551-08:00Holiday Special: 75 Credits for $250 - 5 days only

Introducing our new $250 credit package- our best price per credit ever! We have added a new bundle level of $250 for 65 credits, that breaks down to $3.85 per credit! Our lowest offer yet.Holiday Special: To say thanks and help announce our new package, we are adding 10 more free credits for a total of 75 Credits for $250! 20 Free - thats only $3.33 a credit!Offer good 5 days only! December 12

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-60947414309038588122007-12-07T12:09:00.000-08:002007-12-07T12:15:14.572-08:00Check out our new full page ad for Create magazine.

We are running a full-page ad in the Create Magazine January/February issue.Click for a full size view

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-9176656182936205382007-12-05T12:21:00.000-08:002007-12-05T12:21:33.491-08:00Ninja Freelance: How much to bid on a job.

Ninja Freelance: How much to bid on a job.Great article on calculating how much to charge a new client.

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-38212038393106397512007-11-21T09:33:00.000-08:002007-11-21T09:37:34.008-08:00New Features

You have probably noticed the new leads page, hopefully this makes it easier to manage your leads. Here are a few of the fixes we did this week.1) Removed sold out projects from search results2) fixed problem with safari/FF users trying to post projects due to disclaimer3) fixed watch leads button to work with all browsers4) added SEO (and a few other items) into the Web Design category for

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-67459546027964504812007-11-13T15:03:00.000-08:002007-11-13T15:07:14.387-08:00New Bid Acknowledgement System

Another new feature to help ensure you get the best leads possible!You may have noticed that now when you purchase a lead you get an email saying the lead is pending. Before today you just received the client name and contact information. Now the client must confirm that they are still accepting bids and want you to bid before you receive the lead. This way, you will never end up buing a lead

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-73492452593558073212007-10-08T13:37:00.000-07:002007-10-08T13:44:07.034-07:00BETA TEST: Web Design Estimate Form

We are working on a new Web Design Pricing form and would like your feedback! Check out our new form and our existing form. We hope to have the new form in place soon to help clients choose more appropriate budgets.Check out the forms then leave a comment here and let us know what you think. Did we miss anything major?Remember this form is just to give a ballpark idea for you designers. Once you

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-3545415957415488002007-10-03T18:25:00.000-07:002007-10-03T18:40:15.104-07:00SPAM? Not! Every email has been opt-in by you.

DesignQuote does not send SPAM!Every provider that registered with design quote had to select email alert preferences to receive email alerts when new jobs were posted that matched their alert criteria. For months we had issues with the alerts not sending the correct emails to the correct providers. The budgets were always lower that requested.Finally we found the problem on Monday. Since then

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-4720545251820506962007-10-01T11:55:00.000-07:002007-10-01T13:03:45.669-07:00Lead Blowout Sale!! All Leads Reduced!!!

EXTENDED THROUGH OCTOBER!All our leads have been reduced for our end of the month sale!Leads that normally cost 5 credits now cost 4 credits!Leads that normally cost 4 credits now cost 3 credits!Leads that normally cost 3 credits now cost 2 credits!Leads that normally cost 2 credits now cost 1 credits!Leads that normally cost 1 credit now cost, well they still cost 1 credit :)Did you know that

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-25537279916059373612007-09-29T11:45:00.000-07:002007-10-01T13:04:14.696-07:00New Features! Guarantee Policy and Feedback system!

New features to increase the quality of DesignQuote.netWe are constantly striving to imporve our service and make our leads serve our designers. We have a lot of new functions in the works, two are already completed and laucnhed.In our recent survey we found that the biggest complaint was that leads turned out to be bogus, or the clients never returned calls or emails. We have been working hard

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-8597952366902622152007-09-24T14:12:00.000-07:002007-09-24T16:52:28.154-07:00Super Sale! 60 credits for $200! LAST DAY

Ends today - Monday Sept 24 Super Sale! 60 credits for $200! 20 FREE! thats an $100 Value! Normally $200 only buys 50 credits, this sale is the best value we have ever offered on Credits.Sale ends soon! Just click the buy credits link. Also - We are hard at work putting a lot of great new features in place based on your feedback from our customer survey. You spoke we listened. Look for an

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-80476049646614465902007-09-17T14:22:00.000-07:002007-09-17T14:23:29.118-07:00How many contracts should I expect to close?

This really depends on your sales skills and communication with the client. The industry average is around 20%. In other words you should be able to close 1 out of every 5 projects you bid on. Most jobs do not sell out all slots so in most cases you are only competing with 3 or 4 other designers and you may have better chances. However some jobs are very desirable and sell out quickly to 9

Wesley Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633549745766039314noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067682522389126899.post-45467333348597929622007-09-17T13:24:00.000-07:002007-09-17T13:25:20.690-07:00New DesignQuote Member News Blog

This blog will be specifically for the designers and other service providers on DesignQuote.net

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