Milestone, Task, File, and Time Tracking Dashboard Alerts Temporarily Disabled
Guru BlogTo improve site speed, we have temporarily disabled showing alerts for milestones, tasks, files and time tracking on your Dashboard page. To learn about the latest status of your project,...
View ArticleGuru Office Closed for Thanksgiving
Guru BlogIt’s that time of year again. Thanksgiving is upon us and our office will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 22 and 23. All payments will be processed on Wednesday, November 21 and...
View ArticleScarce Project Details
Guru Blog To maximize your success, your proposals should include thoughtful cost and time estimates. However, Employers sometimes post vague project descriptions because they don’t understand the full...
View ArticleProject Success with Project Agreements
Guru Blog The Project Agreement is your project contract. It’s wise not to begin the work until you have a mutually approved Project Agreement in place. The binding freeform contract (which is required...
View ArticleWriting a Killer Proposal
Guru Blog On Guru.com, you’ll find literally thousands of work opportunities at your fingertips. To turn these opportunities into paying jobs, you’ll need to do more than send canned proposals to...
View ArticleHow to Effectively Market Yourself and Win Projects
Guru Blog Securing projects in the freelance marketplace can be a job in itself. Regardless of your freelance background, you must be willing to add the roles of businessperson, marketing guru,...
View ArticleLong-term Customers Equal Long-term Success
Guru Blog Acquiring new customers doesn’t come cheap. The best way to minimize this cost is to turn new acquisitions into long-term customers. The longer you retain a paying customer the greater your...
View ArticleAttracting Quality Talent
Guru Blog When you post a project on Guru.com, you open your door to a broad marketplace of talented Freelancers, eager to send you their quotes. While this method is fast and easy, the positive...
View ArticleSafePay: Payment Protection Guaranteed!
Guru Blog When working through Guru.com, you have the option of using either Guru Invoicing or SafePay for payment. Both payment services are free to Employers. For a risk-free guarantee, SafePay is...
View ArticleColumbus Day 2014 Payment Schedule
Guru Blog Monday, October 13 is a federal U.S. holiday (Columbus Day). Guru will be open during regular business hours and will process payments as usual, but all U.S. banks are closed on this date....
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