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  <created-at type="datetime">2009-05-05T16:01:06-07:00</created-at>
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  <replied-at type="datetime">2009-05-11T15:26:03-07:00</replied-at>
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  <title>Can I Ask a Question Of a Potential Client Without Using Connects?</title>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2009-08-26T17:53:30-07:00</updated-at>
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      <body>&lt;p&gt;When submitting a proposal or Prebid, providers and employers can ask questions using the Messages, but the providers must use Connects when submitting a proposal or Prebid.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If you want to ask a clarification question about their job prior to submitting a proposal, you can post a Public Message.&amp;nbsp; Each job has Public Messages where providers can ask questions without using Connects.&amp;nbsp; All messages are visible publicly, and the employers are sent a notification alerting them that their job's Public Messages has been updated. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To view or add a comment to a project's Public Messages, click the 'View Public Messages' link on the top right hand corner of the Job Description page.&lt;/p&gt;</body>
      <body-html>&lt;p&gt;When submitting a proposal or Prebid, providers and employers can ask questions using the Messages, but the providers must use Connects when submitting a proposal or Prebid.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If you want to ask a clarification question about their job prior to submitting a proposal, you can post a Public Message.&amp;nbsp; Each job has Public Messages where providers can ask questions without using Connects.&amp;nbsp; All messages are visible publicly, and the employers are sent a notification alerting them that their job's Public Messages has been updated. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To view or add a comment to a project's Public Messages, click the 'View Public Messages' link on the top right hand corner of the Job Description page.&lt;/p&gt;</body-html>
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      <updated-at type="datetime">2009-05-06T13:20:44-07:00</updated-at>
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