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Hi Ramon,
Having a complete and clear profile along with submitting tailored proposals for jobs you have the skillset, time, and experience to complete in line with the client's requirements will help position your proposal higher on the list.
Please note that clients have the option to sort the view depending on how they would like to view the proposals they received. They can also see the best match for their job that's run by an algorithm that is solely focused on sorting the proposal order, all of which are displayed and available on the client's end. However, we won't be able to discuss the algorithm's specifics, we can share it takes into account the content of the proposal, information available on the freelancer's profile and service they provide, as well as the client's hiring preferences. Hope this helps.
Thank you.
Unless I'm missing something this boost option is really a silly idea.
I can't see how it benefits me (and other freelancers) at all.
What I do see is clients getting 50+ proposals (at 1 connect I assume). All the recent jobs I've applied for recently have been flooded with proposals which is unusual for my field of writing and none of them has hired anyone.
And then all the boosted connects get refunded... 
What I'm noticing though Marc is that clients aren't hiring, I assume because they've got 50+ proposals to look at. That's a daunting task.
So only if they've got the time to open and read each proposal will the "lessers" be noticed. Maybe that's why they haven't hired - the boosted profiles aren't necessarily what they want, but they must find the time to wade through the rest?
That's just me hypothesizing
In my case, the clients have interviewed no one (very unusual with most jobs I apply for) so all the boosted connects are credited.
How does that figure?
Bev C wrote:What I'm noticing though Marc is that clients aren't hiring, I assume because they've got 50+ proposals to look at. That's a daunting task.
So only if they've got the time to open and read each proposal will the "lessers" be noticed. Maybe that's why they haven't hired - the boosted profiles aren't necessarily what they want, but they must find the time to wade through the rest?
That's just me hypothesizing
In my case, the clients have interviewed no one (very unusual with most jobs I apply for) so all the boosted connects are credited.
How does that figure?
Well, in that case it still works like it has always worked.
If I'm not mistaken, most contracts are closed in the few days (or even hours?) of posting. Which means, most of the time the client doesn't sit back and wait for the tray to fill up before going through the 10 top applicants.
So, if you send a proposal when there are already 50 proposals in the tray, your boost may help you get noticed, but the client often has already someone in mind.
Only when you are THE one and only perfect fit for the job, you may end up changing his/her mind. Only if you have reason to believe you are better than anyone else and, more importantly, if you have means to prove it, it would make sense to use a boost on a 50 proposals job.
So, if you are a really top talent, it may work for you. If you can prove somehow that you are THE perfect fit, it may work. Otherwise, using it because you think you can do a great job may not be enough. There are many people who can do a great job. If you are a star in your field, use the boost. If you are a fairly talented freelancer, don't use them as much.
For me, it is much more important to submit the proposals when the job is still hot or doing so on jobs with less concurrency. The boost may help, I agree, but I think only in very seldom occasions.
That is just my opinion.
