• Is there a life after the Upwork suspension?

    Hey freelancers! Not everyone knows that #Upwork has the term "hold" and "suspension". Usually, when your account was put on hold - it's a temporary solution to resolve some problems. A suspension is something more serious to block your work on a marketplace for a long time/forever. This usually happens when you acted wrongly or against Upwork rules. Sometimes, you are getting a not fair email about the suspension. Here is a HOWTO instruction in this case:- read Upwork Terms and Conditions-…
  • To a Sales manager and beyond

    IT sales manager position has become extremely popular and much-in-demand. But having met a bunch of different sales managers, I’ve noticed that a lot of them are convinced the job implies only selling and pushing a product to a client. But is that actually so? I’d say a sales manager should be like a universal soldier, combining the qualities of a sales and marketing manager, as well as a project manager at times, and sometimes even be a super junior developer :) Be…
  • 5 basic rules of Bineks sales managers for transferring project from Sales to PM

    1. Understand requirements. We encourage our sales managers to study the initial requirements carefully, pay Attention to any teeny-tiny details and Structurize each task or requirement. Understanding the project in core at the beginning prevents many potential issues. Incorrect quotes, confusion and misunderstanding between the team and client often occurs when the sales manager doesn’t understand what the project is about and yet passes it over to the development team. At Bineks we teach our sales manager not to pass…