I am writing this artice from my own personal experience on oDesk. I started out at the beginning of 2010 and since then worked with numerous clients around the world. More and more clients are offering jobs, and so long as guidelines are followed, the process is more secure than ever.
If you are after some job experience or have time on your hands and would like to have a go at a project (and obviously make some $$), then oDesk is perfect.
Getting Started on oDesk:
http://www.odesk.com
So this is an online application where you register your profile, and choose your area of expertise )I will list these later). You will have opportunities to take tests. Have a crack at a couple (and PASS them) to prove to your potential clients that you are fired up and ready to go. You may get sent out a contract which you will sign and keep.
Make you profile more appealing by adding a photo of yourself, writing some relevant background information (incl. education, very small resume, work history if any) and your desired hourly rate in US$. The latter is tricky, look around on other people's profiles and compare your skills vs. theirs. Feel free to send me an e-mail - I'll be happy to advise you on this.
Complete the above and you are ready for your first job!
The following are just some of the oDesk job fields:
- Web Development
- Design and Multimedia
- Writing and Translation
- Customer Service
- IT and Software Development
- Administrative Support
- Sales and Marketing
- Networking and Information Systems
- Business Services
Next up, I'll be dicussing work experience on oDesk, maximising your chances of landing jobs, giving away hints and tips, do's and dont's and more.
Keep an eye out for Part 2 of this post!
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