# Deal

## Blog

- [How to Build a Service Provider Portfolio That Wins Trust](https://deal.md/blog/build-a-service-provider-portfolio): Your portfolio does the selling before you say a word. What to include, how to shoot and describe your work, and mistakes that quietly cost you jobs.
- [Freelancing in Moldova: How to Start Offering Your Services Online](https://deal.md/blog/freelancing-in-moldova-getting-started): A practical starter guide to freelancing in Moldova: choosing what to sell, finding your first local clients online, and building a repeatable pipeline.
- [How to Get Your First Clients on Deal as a Service Provider](https://deal.md/blog/get-first-clients-on-deal): A step-by-step playbook for new providers on Deal: set up a profile that converts, find the right tasks to bid on, and land your first paid jobs.
- [Staying Safe When Hiring Someone Online: A Practical Checklist](https://deal.md/blog/hiring-online-safety-checklist): A practical safety checklist for hiring service providers online: vetting before you commit, protecting yourself during the job, and handling problems.
- [Hourly Rate vs. Fixed Price: How to Price Service Work](https://deal.md/blog/hourly-rate-vs-fixed-price): Should you quote by the hour or per job? When each pricing model wins, how to estimate fixed bids safely, and how to talk about price with clients.
- [How to Compare Bids and Choose the Right Service Provider](https://deal.md/blog/how-to-compare-bids-and-choose-a-provider): Got several offers for your task? Here is how to compare bids beyond price: profiles, portfolios, questions to ask, and red flags to watch for.
- [How to Write a Task Post That Gets Good Bids](https://deal.md/blog/how-to-write-a-task-post-that-gets-good-bids): A practical guide to writing task posts that attract serious offers: what to include, how to set a budget, and mistakes that scare good providers away.
- [How to Write a Bid That Wins the Task](https://deal.md/blog/how-to-write-a-winning-bid): Most bids lose in the first two sentences. Learn how to write offers that show you read the task, price it right, and start a conversation that converts.
- [Task Marketplaces vs. Classifieds and Facebook Groups: Where to Find Help](https://deal.md/blog/task-marketplace-vs-classifieds-and-facebook-groups): Classifieds, Facebook groups, and task marketplaces all promise to find you help. Here is how they actually compare for hiring local services.
- [What Is Deal? A Task Marketplace Built for Moldova](https://deal.md/blog/what-is-deal-task-marketplace-moldova): Deal is a task marketplace for Moldova: post what you need done, receive bids from local providers, and hire through built-in chat. Here is how it works.
- [What we're building: Deal, and the release ahead](https://deal.md/blog/what-were-building-the-release-ahead): Deal is a task marketplace — post a task, compare bids, hire with confidence. A look at what's built, what's next, and how the first release is shaping up.

## Help Center

- [Welcome to the Deal help center](https://deal.md/help/general/welcome-to-the-deal-help-center): What Deal is, how posting a task and bidding work, and what help articles are coming next.

## Changelog

- [Deal is now in open beta](https://deal.md/changelog/open-beta): Deal is open to everyone. Post tasks, place bids, message directly, and build a provider profile — all free during the beta.