I thank all of those who have visited & read the first part of this post. (Completing Your Odesk Profile - Part 1) I hope all you guys have learned something from it and hopefully, the tips I have written there have helped you out on establishing your profiles.
Also, I thank oDesk for choosing my post as the “Buzz Worthy of the Month”. I really did not expect such great recognition so I was surprised when I read the news. My deepest gratitude to oDesk. 
Completing Your oDesk Profile - Part 2
Now that you have accomplished the basic information about yourself, it’s now time to show the world what you really got!
Let me tell you that in sales, whenever you’re going to sell something, you must first present the F&B or the Features and Benefits of your product or service to your potential customer. Your goal is to convince them that what you are selling would absolutely make their life easier.
Portfolio: Being on the other side of the world, showing what you can do and acquainting your potential buyers of your skills and capabilities is like a telemarketer from the Philippines selling a Dell laptop to an English guy over the telephone. Buyers haven’t seen you and chances are, they will never get to see you personally. They don’t know who you are, making TRUST as a big issue. In order to gain their project, you must provide them with proofs so it is imperative that you make your portfolio available for viewing. Buyers want to make sure that you can do what they need you to do, so as much as possible, show them samples of your previous work.
Add the ones that you think are your most successful projects. Give it a catchy or formal title and a brief yet interesting description. In addition, you might also want to attach photos or screen shots on your portfolio to feed the eyes of your potential buyers. Or it would be helpful as well if you type in the URL where it can be found.
Employment History: This is the part where you got to be completely honest. If you don’t, I predict that you will end up screwing every interview you’ll have.
Trying to fool buyers that you are capable of doing something that you actually can’t will surely put your reputation at risk. But what will be your your biggest lost? It’s for the great projects to slip on your hands. You won’t be able to get any work if you pretend to be Mr./Ms. Know-It-All. You’ll just put yourself into SHAME.
Be as honest and trustworthy as you can possibly be. In this Freelancing world, reputation and integrity are your greatest arsenal.
Education: For some, education is a huge factor in choosing their providers but there are many buyers that actually don’t give much weight on education because there are providers who did graduate from college but has a totally different career. For example, I am in the medical field but I found my passion in SEO that’s why I work as a full time freelance SEO specialist.
But including a good educational background will surely add dazzle on your provider profile.
Skills: Versatility is a must. On this region, put as many skills as you want as long as you really have them. Buyers prefer providers who have a vast knowledge on varieties of arenas because the more skills you know, the more you will be an asset to their team.
For each skill you put in, assess your proficiency accurately. Post how many years have you been practicing that skill and how good you are at it. Be as accurate as possible so that you won’t screw up when your buyer asked you to something beyond your true capabilities.
I'm a freelance Search Engine Specialist with almost 2 years experience in this arena. I'm also in the medical field but preferred to do freelancing to gain more independence, flexibility in working hours and to have more time for my loved ones. I have proven results in ranking keywords with corresponding (deep link)landing pages on the TOP 3 pages of Google Results.
Where are you from? Is it a secret?
Hey, Micah, grats on being featured in the oDesk newsletter!
Thanks Rebecca!
Glad to hear from you again.
Hi,
What if I am an experienced person in sales, marketing and operations but will just start venturing in the work from home.
I was thinking of exploring it as an additional income but I don’t have the credentials yet with regards to actual hands on data entry.
I would also teach my wife but she also does not have yet the necessary experience of doing work from home but she is computer literate and proficient in English.
Hope you can assist me.
Hello Allan, you don’t have to settle for data entry positions. You can use your sales experience, selling skills even your marketing knowledge while working from home. In oDesk, there are other Job Categories that will suit your experience and abilities. Have you registered on oDesk yet?
Ate, can you give me an advise in creating a good Cover Letter. I’m a newbie in oDesk kc eh.
Napanood ko yung interview mo and nagtry akong magcreate nag accounts. Meron me nakitang joob n pwde kong gawin and gusto kong mag-apply.
Waiting for your urgent reply
Joefel Sodusta
TYs for your Help
Joefel, I created a post specifically for you. Hope it helps.
sjoefel@yahoo.com nga pla email ko TYs again and God Bless
Dear Micah,
I feel that i got some good steps to forward my career in odesk. But Still i am not getting more projects in odesk. My profile is almost 80% completed including portfolio. I am a graphic/web designer. I got 1 fixed price small job and working on it now. Hopes will get better review from client. most of my projects that i bid is expiring in the end. Can you give a suggestion to get projects that is not fake.
Waiting for ur reply
Regards
Sujith
Hello Sujith, sorry for the late response. How’s your odesk career going? Did you get new projects?
no mam i just got one project and i workd on that for 1 month. I didnt got even a single cent. they told me i were in right track and on the last stages of projects. I used to talk to their programmer . He comment me that i was totaly wrong on that project and said i ned to change my logic on that project which takes anther long days. So i skiped that project and gave them my source file with out any payment. I am not going to take any projects from odesk. can u suggest me some other site other than odesk and get a freelancer.com. Because i am in some rsiky situation to earn some money mam. I dont know what to do.
Regards
Sujith