My love-hate relationship with Odesk

Hi- I have done some assignments there but prefer to work on my own pace rather than on their schedule. I love to write on my own topics of interest although the topics we chose on ODesk are according to our choice but the time bound program is some thing I don't like a bit.

Really? I have been a member of Odesk since 2011 but I am not active because just what you said it is very hard to get hired. May I ask how to get hired in that site? Is it financially satisfying?

Hi Ayeeesha, I have signed up for Odesk a few days ago, but not with the serious intention to get job. I just want to see how the site works. I enjoy the different tests, and I get to see how I fare in relation with the rest of the people who have taken the same test. I think you can enhance your profile by taking more tests, and your score is better than the others.

Hi Ayeeesha, I consider oDesk as the best online company where you can earn money. I have been working with oDesk for more than a year now. For that span of time, I now earned of about $4000. This is not to boast but to encourage anyone that oDesk is REALLY good! I have already worked for 15 contracts, ans luckily had made each successful. There are scammers, but less than that of any other sites. But surely now I can judge a posting if its a scam or not, it's not hard to tell a job to be fraudulent. Best wishes for you ayeeesha! And more powers!

Congratulation on your job you got through Odesk, I know that you are happy, that you are now working online, and earning good money, I hope you continue to have great success, with earning on Odesk.

Hi. I have just signed up for oDesk just a few days ago. I get frustrated because I haven't passed the oDesk Readiness Test. I've been taking it for so many times already and I haven't passed yet. But I had one interview invitation. :) oDesks's policy confuses me.

i'm the same as you, having a love hate realtionship and my experience is really similar to yours. i've been a member for some time actually and only landed 2 contracts this year, just before i was about to go on 6 mths holiday. one thing i have experienced and realised is that you need to be computer literate if you want to get some good jobs or if you are good in writing, then that also helps in landing jobs. if you are also experienced in working outside, that helps too when you write your resume as it makes your profile look more experienced and better. basically, looking for a job in odesk is the same as going out to look for jobs. best of luck to all you guys and to myself too

Hello ayeeesha! I do have a slightly different experience with Odesk. A couple of years ago, I learned about it from friends and I even have a friend who works full time in Odesk. He's a writer, maintains websites and do some data entry jobs as well. I put up my profile and began looking for jobs and I had some tips from friends on how to land a contract. It took probably a few weeks when I got my first contract, which was mostly copy-paste, then I had one with writing summaries on different subjects and even had a transcription job. The thing is, I was just starting back then and a tip they gave me was to lower my bidding so I got paid a little from them. The data entry and transcribing were month long contracts and I must say I have gained some skills. I was very happy back then but I found myself so stressed out because I had to work after my regular offline jobs and even on weekends. It was definitely rewarding but would require too much of my time as I work for at least 10 hours a day, 5-6 days a week for my offline job. I do miss working for Odesk though 'cause most of the employers there are actually pretty nice to give extra rewards and even a raise when they are happy with my work.

I have had a lot of work via Odesk. Mostly with data entry jobs and a few appointment settings. But what I had for a longer time was being a virtual assistant. It was difficult to find a job at first coz there are really a lot of applicants. But then when I had one, then a lot came after. There was also a time wherein I was the one looking for applicants to work for my tasks. It was fun!

Hi ayeesha! I'm happy to know that you are doing great on that site. I also signed up on odesk before but I did not attempt to look for a job there. I had a not so good experience with the other site, freelancer, which I ended up getting work from scammers so I did not bother to go to that site anymore. I was new then that was the reason why. So I decided to look for other source and I am happy with my present activities. Have a wonderful day!