After becoming a buyer member of Outsourcing.org, you will be able to login, post and manage projects. To manage an existing project, click the Manage Projects button on the Outsourcing.org Projects home page, or the link in the left "nav." You will be taken to a page that lists all of your projects in reverse chronological order along with their current statuses. You may click on any project in the list to view more detailed information about the project, including bids and messages.

Each link in the Manage Projects top "nav" corresponds to a status. Following is a breakdown of each status and what actions can be performed when your project is in the status.

All Projects

The All Projects link shows all projects and all statuses. New projects will be displayed at the top of the list. You may perform several different actions from this page depending on the status of the project. You may choose a bidder by clicking the Choose Bidders link next to the status. You may also view bids by clicking the Total Bids link. If the project is 'Closed,' you may rate the service provider by clicking the service provider's name.

Open Projects

Open projects are new projects that have either not received a bid, or have not had a bid accepted. If one or more bids have been submitted, you may choose a bidder by clicking the Choose Bidders link, or view all bids by clicking the Total Bids link. You may also expand your description of the project by clicking the Add Additional Info link.

Frozen Projects

Frozen projects are projects where a bid has been accepted, but the service provider has not yet accepted the award. Buyers may wait for the service provider to accept the award, or they may award the project to another bidder by clicking the Choose Bidders link. They may also view all bids by clicking the Total Bids link.

Closed Projects

Closed projects are projects where the service provider has accepted the bid award. You may rate the service provider by clicking on the service provider's name and entering a score and comments.

Completed Projects

Completed projects are projects where both the service buyer and the provider have rated each other. Rating helps other companies identify suitable business partners. Service provider ratings are especially important since they impact Outsourcing Site Rank and can therefore affect the service provider's position in the directory.