Articles & guides

Tips and guides for hiring local professionals and for getting hired on HireBase.

• The profile that gets you hired: photo, services, area, rate — Profiles at 100% get several times more invitations. Here is what each field does for you and how to fill it in ten minutes.
• How to write a job post that gets good quotes — Clear scope, photos and a realistic budget get you faster, better proposals. Here is the checklist we see working every day.
• Welcome to HireBase: how the platform works — Post a job, get proposals, hire and review. Or build a profile, send proposals and grow your reputation. The whole flow in one page.
• What is a boost, and when is it worth it? — A boost puts your profile first for nearby clients for a set number of hours. How it works, what it costs, and how to measure it.
• How to write a proposal clients actually accept — Short, specific and quick. The structure that wins jobs, and the three mistakes that lose them.
• 5 things to check before you hire a professional — Reviews, portfolio, response time, medal and a clear proposal. Five quick checks that avoid most bad experiences.