I have discovered oDesk during the last week of May 2008 while I was in search for a better money-making opportunity. I found out that there are other various sites that offer the like but I focused and gave continuous effort on oDesk.
From being a typical online English instructor, oDesk paved the way to my real passion and instantly changed my life. For those people who don’t know or may have heard about oDesk, I decided to create this page as your ” Study Material ” for all of you to easily discover the information you’ll need in starting a career as a freelancer on oDesk.
Definition of Terms
oDesk - oDesk is the marketplace for online work teams, with the best business model for both buyers and providers. Our unique approach guarantees that an hour billed is an hour worked while also guaranteeing that an hour worked is an hour paid.
Provider - Referred to as the freelancer or the provider of services. Provider’s public profile can be visible to oDesk buyers for review and consideration.
Buyer - Referred to as the client. This could be a person or a company that posts job openings on oDesk, interviews qualified applicants and hires them.
Types of oDesk Projects
- Hourly - oDesk providers can work and get paid by the hour. This is the kind where where there is Verified work & Guaranteed payment. During every end of the week, your earnings shall be automatically debited on your buyer’s credit card. Offline hours are not included on the guaranteed payment.
- Fixed-Price - One of the big advantages of a fixed price job is that there’s no need to log hours on. oDesk. Incentives can be given if provider has done an exemplary work. Fixed price jobs are not included on the payment guarantee of hourly jobs.
What are the payment methods on oDesk? Click HERE.
Enumeration
Some of the many Job Categories available on oDesk
- Web design
- Web Programming
- Technical Writing
- Website Content
- Blog and Article Writing
- Copywriting
- Customer Service
- Technical Support
- Search Engine Optimization & Search Engine Marketing
- Advertising
- Data Entry
- Personal Assistant & Researcher
- Desktop Applications
- Software Project Management
- Graphic Design
Pointers to Review
Creating an oDesk Provider account is not enough. Simply signing up without completing your profile or applying to job openings is totally useless. There are over 250,000 providers in oDesk and many of them are inactive and could not earn even a penny. There are several reasons behind that and here are the Top 3 Reasons why an oDesk Provider doesn’t Succeed.
Hard work, determination, enthusiasm & the right amount of effort are the key ingredients to a person’s SUCCESS.
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.
Great post thx a lot !
hey mate i am a freelancer too from mumbai , can u help me pass odesk exam ?