Average Zealancer freelancers receives approximately six introductions per year. The introduction frequency depends on various factors including but not limited to qualification, expressiveness and clarity of the profile, hourly rate and offered services. While some freelancers are introduced once a week, there are others who are requested less than once a year.

To get the right number of relevant introductions for you, make sure you follow these hints:

1. Improve the distinctiveness of your freelancer profile and point your singularity out. Look closely at your profile and compare it with the profiles of other freelancers in your area:
   • Emphasise your specific skills and experiences.
   • Distinguish yourself from the offerings of other freelancers.
   • Do not use acronyms and terminology that are only understandable by experts - many clients seek experts for certain tasks and are not necessarily familiar with internal terms.
   • State your capabilities in a clear and neutral way, avoid phrases that are unclear and sound like selling propositions.
2. Be more specific if you want to receive fewer introductions. Represent your skills more broadly to be introduced more often.
3. Limit your profile in order to receive more relevant introductions. For example, ’Miscellaneous: Only projects that exceed 20 hours’. Expand your profile (e.g. work locations) to be introduced more often
4. If you have several different skills, you can create more than one profile on Zealancer, e.g. as translator and as financial expert.
5. Increase or reduce your hourly rate. A reduction of 20% typically results in doubling your requests.
6. If you are currently not available for work, it is important that you temporarily 'pause' your profile.
7. You can write an article for the monthly Zealancer newsletter to promote your special service.

All profile changes are -of course- free of charge. Just send an email to info@zealancer.nz.