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FAQ- Frequently asked questions
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 Advertising with Skillfair |
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Skillfair reaches a large number of self-employed consultants, freelancers, interims and knowledge professionals. Our weekly newsletter provides a fast and cost-effective way to reach this audience.
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| Can I get project details without email? |
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Full members of Skillfair can use a personalised news feed (known as RSS) to see project as they're posted on the site.
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| What payment methods do you accept? |
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You can pay to join Skillfair using most major credit cards including Visa and Mastercard. We also accept Switch but not American Express.
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| I can't login - what's going wrong! |
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If you can't seem to login to Skillfair the first thing to check is that you're using the right email address!
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| How do RSS feeds work? |
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RSS feeds are a great way to keep up to date with News, Weather and any constantly chaning information you're interested in. Skillfair provides members with a personalised RSS feed of projects matching their skills.
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| I can't open the project details I've been sent! |
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If you can't open the tender or project documents we've sent - the problem may be caused by popup blockers.
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| I can't find a project I've heard about! |
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If you've had an email about a project on Skillfair but can't find details of the project the most likely reason is that you're in the wrong market.
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| Where do your tenders come from? |
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Skillfair checks around 800 websites every week including the European Journal (OJEU), Councils, RDAs, Government Departments, Universities, Charities and other public organisations.
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| What market should I be in? |
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Skillfair has 3 markets, Business, IT and Technology - the markets are centred around the skills offered by consultants rather than the nature of the client business.
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| How do you market Skillfair to clients? |
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We use a mixture of direct mail, tele-marketing and online advertising - varying the approach depending on the type of client we are aiming at.
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| What should I put in my profile? |
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The most important part of your profile is the first sentence. As with any piece of marketing material
it's vitally important to attract your potential client's attention - if the first sentence tells them
nothing interesting they probably won't read any further. At the same time, if you can offer a wide
range of services you want to make sure that your opening words don't turn off everyone except those looking for a specialist.
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| How do I include my website in my profile |
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Your Skillfair membership includes 1 or more Google searchable profiles - to boost your own website in search engines, make sure you include your website in your profile.
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| What kind of CV can I load in my profile |
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You can load a CV or company profile into your Skillfair profile to provide potential clients with more information about your services.
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| How to avoid too many responses to a project |
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Clients sometimes tell us that they're worried that posting a project will generate too many responses. When you have limited time to sift through emails try using Skillfair's contact system instead.
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| PI Insurance Evidence |
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I've said in my profile that I have PI insurance - but you haven't given me a quality point, why not?
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| How much does it cost? |
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Skillfair Consultant membership costs £120 per year excluding VAT. Client membership is also £120 per year and we don't charge commission on any projects or assignments placed through us.
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| Advertising to Skillfair Consultants |
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Many of Skillfair's members offer services that are potentially useful to other consultants.
To provide a mechanism for these to be advertised without
sending too many extra emails we send a weekly offer alert.
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| I need help, is it a Project or an Opportunity? |
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Many consultants want to build up associate lists or to work with other people to bid for work. In these situations there may or may not be definite work available, so to make sure consultants are clear what's on offer we allow you to post either a Project or an Opportunity.
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| How can I find a specific consultant |
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New features on Skillfair allow you to search for consultants by name, company and location as well as keywords in their profile or skills. Full members can also contact several consultants at once for networking purposes or add the list to their 'Watch List'.
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| How do Quality Points Work? |
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Skillfair's quality point system is designed to make clients feel more comfortable with contacting you via the internet. The process is quick and simple and gaining the full set of quality points will make sure you appear first when clients are searching for help.
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