10 Ways to Make More Money off Me: A Buyer’s Advice to Providers

I don’t work at oDesk, but I use it all the time. I start a new online business about every six months, and therefore need a lot of talented people to help me pull it off- 90% of the work for my companies is done through outsourcing with oDesk. I’m a buyer, and I want [...]

Factors to Freelancing Success

A few months ago, we listed out the Top 100 Freelance Blogs. The blogs on that list are people who have found success through freelancing and are kind enough to share the tips and tricks they’ve learned with the rest of us. Many of the top blogs – Freelance Switch and Freelance Folder, among others [...]

Common Mistakes Made by Freelancers

Whether you are new to the world of freelancing or are a seasoned veteran, there are a number of things to be considered when bidding on an assignment.
I have conducted many interviews through oDesk, and have seen some rather appalling behavior from potential providers that have cost them their chance to ever work on an [...]

How to Get More Work than You Can Possibly Deal With

I’m new at oDesk, and like most providers, the first couple of months were extremely frustrating. I posted repeatedly, but never seemed to get any jobs. Once in a while I’d get interviewed, but it never resulted in job offers.
All this changed for me after I had an awakening. The result was a new approach [...]

Show your stuff: creating your portfolio from scratch

At oDesk, as in the real world, it’s hard to get hired without experience – and hard to get experience without getting hired. The best solution at oDesk is to use your portfolio to show off your skills.
Unfortunately, many of us don’t own the work we’ve done. In the forum discussions, you’ll find people lamenting [...]