May 10, 2019 02:47:32 PM by Sandra R
May 11, 2019 12:32:56 AM Edited May 11, 2019 01:56:50 AM by Aleksandar D
From what I have experienced, a long term client is a result of a contract that continues for an extended period. You cannot stipulate that it is a long term project, it becomes so once you meed the requirements.
Here's how you can get a long term client.
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May 11, 2019 02:01:16 AM by Vladimir G
Hi Sandra,
Thanks for reaching out to us. To clarify, clients you work with for at least three months in a past year and pay you regularly are your long-term clients. This could be over one or multiple contracts and could be hourly or fixed-price work.
I checked your contracts and one client you're working with is really close to qualifying as a long-term relationship. Keep up the good work and your stats should reflect the long-term status in a couple of weeks.
May 11, 2019 04:05:55 PM by Wendy C
Sandra, if the client's contract is open it should be reflected on your profile as "job in progress". Earnings on these contracts should be increasing with every 'job' you complete.
Have a look at the first 3 or 4 jobs on my profile; all are ongoing (open and active) contacts.
May 12, 2019 06:51:51 AM Edited May 12, 2019 07:04:30 AM by Richard W
I can't help wondering if there's something peculiar about the way the Long Term Clients % is calculated.
For example, I've had times when I expected the figure to go down because I took on some new clients, but it didn't. It's also gone down at times when it seemed like it shouldn't.
It's not a big deal, as I don't think the statistic itself has any effect, and anyway I'm satisfied that mine is over 50%. I'm just the sort of person who likes to understand why figures are what they are.
ETA. I've just had a thought. Probably the statistic is weighted by the earnings from each client. That would be reasonable, and it would make more sense of my observations.
May 14, 2019 05:02:33 AM by Tonya P
Richard W wrote:I can't help wondering if there's something peculiar about the way the Long Term Clients % is calculated.
For example, I've had times when I expected the figure to go down because I took on some new clients, but it didn't. It's also gone down at times when it seemed like it shouldn't.
It's not a big deal, as I don't think the statistic itself has any effect, and anyway I'm satisfied that mine is over 50%. I'm just the sort of person who likes to understand why figures are what they are.
ETA. I've just had a thought. Probably the statistic is weighted by the earnings from each client. That would be reasonable, and it would make more sense of my observations.
I think there is an upper limit above which long-term contracts don't have an effect on JSS. I am guessing it is somewhere between 30 and 40 percent based solely on my experience. (So, an increase in LT clients from 20 to 30 percent can add a few points to your JSS, but an increase from 50 to 60 might not. I haven't had enough JSS or long-term client fluctuations in the past year to gain any more information.)