Hello Pinoy Newbies at Hindi Newbies!

Ako po si Margie from QC. Wala po kayong babayaran pag dating ng card. Pero meron pong $2 fee na ibabawas kada withdraw niyo ng kita niyo dito sa oDesk. (plus the ATM charge(s), depende po kung alin ang gagamitin niyo.)

Mag-take po kayo ng relevant na tests para dumami yung chances niyo to apply. If you take at least 5 tests, you have 20 per week po. Try niyo po yung MS Word, MS Excel, Office Skills, Email Etiquette, etc.

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Hello, Gemma! Great idea!

Hello,

New here, not much of a techie, but know enough to get myself around the net/odesk, I would just like to ask if its necessary to download all the tools to my computer, or pwede yung mga kailangan ko lang muna? Thanks!

I think now they all come in one pack po so wala po tayong choice kundi i-download lahat. (When I started, oDesk Team lang po ang ininstall ko.) Besides, automatic po yang naga-update (without asking first and with no option to close the auto-update) so even if isa lang ang i-install mo today, eventually the entire pack will be installed sa pc mo. Kainis nga minsan kasi di ko naman ginagamit ang oDesk Share, etc. Hope this helps.

Margie

i havent installed the oDesk yet. worried ksi me n bka di kayanin ng nghihikahos kong laptop. medyo 20G nlng kc remianing space ko. tapos nguupdate p pla tong oDesk.mga ilan gig kya mggmit nito?

Hehe aling ba? Itong new post? Thanks!

Hi iris here. a newbie. I'm a Filipina from Cainta Rizal. Please view my profile and if you can give me some tips to make it attractive. thank you here is the link to my profile: http://www.odesk.com/users/~~cbec844849f3c6a2

One more thing, how will I know what is the best rate for me, since I'm just a beginner.

Pano ba kumuha ng Mastercard dito sa Odesk? Thank you!

Sarah

Para sa akin wala naman siningil ang kartero. Di ko lang nagamit agad noon, kasi di ako active sa oDesk ng ilang buwan. Pero pag meron ng naka load doon na pera dun pa lang sila mag-cha-charge. $3 kung wala kang transaction for one month, $1 if meron kang (2 or more daw? - pls verify with payoneer).

Effective yun mastercard, pinang -go-grocery ko yun at mall. Kasi walang charge, tapos online access. Unlike pag nai-withdraw mo ang pera na laman noon. As compared sa Paypal, mas mataas ang exchange rates nila.

Yung quota mo, per week naman yan. If you have 5 jobs this week, then you can add 5 more next week. Total of 10 candidacies per week, kung wala ka pang interviews.

Gaano katagal bago kayo nagkameron ng job dito? Mahirap ba talaga pag sa simula? Thanks! 

Ako nahirapan ako nung una.

Joined: October 2007, applied for some jobs, but I became inactive (I was employed). I got my Payoneer card after a month of joining.

Active ulit ako ng January 2008, I applied to more than a dozen jobs. Got dozens of frustrating job rejections.

Nahirapan ako, siguro dahil sa profile ko, hindi complete. So I completed it with all the portfolio details. This took me a day.

Then yung cover letters ko, I followed the tips dito sa oDesk - customize letters per job, answer the questions, make it "speak" to the buyer.

Tapos nagkaroon ako ng INTERVIEW, nagtatatalon ako sa tuwa! I was nervous when I spoke to the buyer. Di ko rin alam gagawin ko.

Then di kami nag usap agad ni buyer. I followed up. He hired me for two jobs - pero natuloy na lang ang isang job.

When he gave the job to me, I was really excited. Todo-todo work! That was on February 2008.

And then... the rest follows, tuloy-tuloy ang work! :-) 

Update: But right now, my issue is on sustaining work. Medyo konti lang ang programming jobs ngayon (chosen interest ko), so I had to find ways. Di tulad nung after first job, sunod-sunod ang interviews at nagkaroon ako ng marami akong buyer-initiated interviews.

Oh.. I see. May nag invite na sakin interview kaya lang fixed fee. Delikado ba toh?  baka kasi di ako bayaran hehehe di ata sagutin ng odesk pag foxed fee.... Help pls..

Ang galing! Interview ka kaagad! Wow! Congrats! Ang bilis hehe. At least nalagpasan mo ang step 1. Siguro di ka na tumalon sa tuwa, kasi ako tumalon talaga, ang hirap kaya makakuha ng first interview! Malaki ang chances kung ikaw lang ang nasa interview list niya.

Go to your next goal then, habulin mo ang buyer!

Fixed fee? Unless kilala mo na ang buyer delikado pa rin ang fixed fee kasi walang escrow services dito di tulad ng ibang sites. Yung isa kong job pina convert ko ng hourly rate (kinausap ko ang buyer), kasi may fear siya baka di matapos ang job. Pareho lang kasi talo ang buyer at provider sa fixed price jobs.

Ang fear ng buyer is yung delivery ng work. Unlike hourly rates na kelangan mo mag-log online sa oDesk team, yung fixed rate pwede mo gawin offline - so walang nakikita ang buyer na screenshots ng accomplished work mo.

Since first time buyer siya (I understand his fear), we talked about setting a time limit hanggang maabot ko ang bid price ko. Tina-try ko mag work within sa time limit na yun.

Pero, I have fixed price jobs too. Meron naman kasing mga buyers na tapat naman. And once that you have established trust with a buyer, baka tuloy-tuloy na ang projects mo.

Good luck!

gbaltazar thanks for the  tips.. Di ko tinanggap ang baba ng rate nya. Iba yung sinasabi nya sakin dun sa info na pinost nya sa mga sinasabi nya sakin sa IM.

Siguro intay na lang ulit ako and sana hourly na para sure.

Thanks again!  

Meron ngang mga loko ring buyers, watch out for them. 

Here are the some links, nagtanong din kasi ako noong wala pa akong job:
http://www.odesk.com/community/node/2385

A recent reaction:
http://www.odesk.com/community/node/2906#comment-7717  

i joined odesk last february of 2008 and I had my first job ngayon lng april 26. Dumating ung payoneer card ko April 22 bago pa ako magkaroon ng first assignment. I just filled up my profile and made it to 100%, feeling ko dun yata ako natanggap for my 1st assignment.

how can I apply odesk mastercard, I can't see the payment method tab under "billing & payment". bago lang ako dito sa odesk, wala pa ako employer at nangangapa pa ako about odesk policies

Baka na overlook: try again by Billing and Payments, then sa left side ng page under Billing and Payments (din) makikita mo ang link na Payment Methods. You should see Payments and Withdrawals tab, pero Payments ang naka-default. Click mo Withdrawals tab para makita mo ang link para makapag apply ng Payoneer card.

Ang possible payments methods sa Pinas is - Payoneer, Paypal, Moneybookers at wire transfer. Para sa US providers ang ACH withdrawals.

Gem

Baka na overlook: try again by Billing and Payments, then sa left side ng page under Billing and Payments (din) makikita mo ang link na Payment Methods. You should see Payments and Withdrawals tab, pero Payments ang naka-default. Click mo Withdrawals tab para makita mo ang link para makapag apply ng Payoneer card.

Ang possible payments methods sa Pinas is - Payoneer, Paypal, Moneybookers at wire transfer. Para sa US providers ang ACH withdrawals.

Gem

Hello! Ask po sana me bout Payoneer, kasi kdarating lng niya last Friday at naintriga akong gamitin to try na rin yung mabilis n processing ng money transfer. Although maliit pa yung earnings ko, wnidraw ko n xa and that's $24. So calculate ko, bale $2 for odesk at $3 for Payoneer. Loaded n nga ang card ko in two hours pero naubos naman ang laman. I was expecting sana to wdraw at least Php800 something for that day pero Php 292 n lng ang nakita kong laman. Paano po kaya nangyari iyon? Please help. Thanks

 Len

Yes, there are charges associated with the Payoneer account. Maliit rin nakuha ko the first time around. Pero naglagay na ako ng tips sa blog.

I decided not to place the explanation dito sa reply. Mahaba kasi. I hope these can help you:

Save More From Your Payoneer Withdrawals

Philippine Payment Methods

Gem

Yup, your blog's indeed a great help! Thanks a lot...

Len 

hi, newbie po ako. ask ko lang, wala pong webcam and headset PC ko, ibig bang sabihin i'm not going o be hired? thanks.

nakakatuwa naman pati odesk nasakop na natin he he.

nope, hind na po need ng webcam or headset,

depende sa requirement ng buyer n inaaplyan nyo po,

kung gusto nya mag cam to cam kayo during interview

or gusto magkausap using voice..

sana may pinoy na mag top d2 sa oDesk,

currently, dun sa Top Provider list, from Canada

yung nasa #1 position, you can look here:

http://www.odesk.com/community/oconomy/top_ranked_providers

talunin natin sila! wahaha!

Regards,

Ronald R. 

kumusta, pwede ba humingi ng IM ID mo Ronald R. at Gbaltazar. kayo kasi ang malapitan pagdating sa mga advice lalo na sa mga newbiew.....

Di ko alam ang IM ID ni Ronald R., "nagkikita" lang kami dito sa forums.

Email mo muna ako gbaltazar@odesk.com.

post nyo nalang po questions dito sa forums...  

Regards,

Ronald R. 

Salamat kakabayan sa lagi nyong suporta. nag register ako sa odesk dahil gusto ko lang subukan ang freelancing, never thought na makatanggap ako ng project. kaso, kulang ako sa knowledge kung paano ako mag-communicate sa net, kaya naunsyami yung first project ko sana.

may nais pa akong malaman, ang ginamit kung pangalan sa odesk ay di totoo kung pangalan dahil hindi ko gustong ma compromise ang kasalukuyan kong trabaho. ang tanong ko, hindi kaya ako magkaka-problema sa payment mag meron na akong project?

Sana noh? Possible ata yan sa kung full time providers. But once in a while meron din akong nakikitang 2 providers sa list (I don't know if active pa sila).

Kadalasan kasi ginagawang part time ang pag -fi- freelance kasi sa atin - I think!

H,i hello mga kabayan!

Mas malaki kita d2 kesa sa regular job

Freelancing rulez!

yep, I agree, and also, need talaga ng time management

and dapat maging maganda performance sa work, para

pagtapos ng assignment, maging maganda ang feedback

na makukuha..  

disadvantage nga lang, depends sa client mo kung wat

ang time zone,... puyat ako lagi.. huhuhu...

pero oki lang, mabait naman current client ko..

Regards,

Ronald R.
 

Isan client ko, siya napupuyat sa akin haha. Naaliw ako.

Helpppp!!! Ang dami kong trabaho! Grabe, nagkasabay-sabay. Hay!

^Wow buti ka pa hehe.. anyway anong categories maraming buyer? and mas madali maka kuha ng jobs?  Thanks! 

Maraming buyers sa data entry level, pero mas malaki ang chances kung medyo specialized ka sa job - say technical writing or just one programming language na kabisado mo.

Masyadong marami ang data entry, if you notice umaabot pa ng 200 applicants sa isang job na matagal na nakapost. Sa isang tao o affiliate lang naman kasi pupunta ang job. Pero doon ang pinakamaraming posted jobs din.

Mas malaki ang chance rin na yung data entry job mapupunta sa isang experienced na tao rather than sa baguhan.

Heto ang data: http://www.odesk.com/trends, yun lang kelangan mong isa-isahin yung mga graphs doon.
 

So mas maganda kung mag specialize ka... saan ba ang area mo? programming, web design? baka writing?

Mas malaki ang pay sa ganitong specializations. Kung medyo bihira pa ang skill mo, pwede pang mas mataas kaysa sa mga average rates dito.

Here is a good blog to read about: http://www.odeskinsider.com/blog/get-ahead-on-odesk-by-specializing/

Ako po data entry, web research, transcription and general admin work po or Virtual Assistant. Tina-try ko din po sa writing pero mukhang di ko kakayanin yung bagong pasok na interview invitation e.

Di ba related din ang writing sa category mo? 

Late na ako nakapasok uli. Ano merong jobs? Pwede rito ang mga wala pang nakakakuha job. 

hello, bago lang ako d2 at dahil sa sobrang bago, i dont even know what to ask huhuhu...pero isa lang goal ko d2, of course to earn kahit little lang...writer ako pero wala p ko exp sa data entry at techinical writing...how to?

no experience? try having some sample pieces to help you build a portfolio. it could be very difficult to secure a job without any solid portfolio of sample work

Here is also a great resource to help you get started:
http://www.odesk.com/help/help/new_to_odesk

Gem

Hello! Ms. Gem! Kaw ang unang kausap ko nung una akong mgsignup. Sa totoo lng, nahilo ako nung unang tingnan ko pa lang ang Odesk site and I thought only extra genius people lang ang mahi-hire but I was totally wrong. I joined last April and since then, hindi n ako ngopen ng site until June when I received an invitation from Mr. Mark Hughes! Nervously, I accepted the interview and when he replied back, I learned that the task was just easy. Need niya ng 350 questions in Math, Science, English. History and Geog. Kaya ang first job ko ay hourly agad kaya mega download ako ng odesk tool. Imagine how good HE was! I was interviewed and hired with only name visible in my profile; no portfolio, no work history and all that! Ang saya2 ko and from then on, kinareer ko n ang Odesk as in. May time na ngkakasabay work ko at hindi n ako natutulog. Good thing n 6hours n lng ang teaching hours namin waahh! 

 The bottom line lang kaya share ko ito is to thank you for welcoming me here. Kahit hindi ako nakinig agad sa iyo ay gnawa ko p din un advce mo nung ma-hire ako. Nglgay n ako ng portfolio at nagkaron n ako ng total of 10 assignments here in Odesk mula nung June 18. Sana tuluy2 na ang Odesk.

Thanks and keep safe!

Len
 

I got the same impression, kala ko rin sa genius. Mali pala. Thanks ang ganda ng gising ko dahil sayo!

Gem

ops, hindi kp genius nyan?define genius lolz...ganda ng blog mo, sana madevelop ko rin un sakin juju.

May assignments ako bout blogging pero ngaun ko p lng xa try. I used to write articles and novels, okay pero never p ko sa posting. Sana magkaron ng tutorial sa blogging, yung earning type jeje...
 

For me I wag ka entirely venture sa blogging. May season din kasi yan. Nung medyo less ang opportunities ko dito, pumunta ako sa blogging. Ngayon gusto ko uli dito, kasi less naman ang opportunities ko sa blogging. Pana-panahon kasi.

Blogging is easy. I also learned by writing articles for others (out of oDesk). Unang gagawin mo is to choose the platform. Kung paid blogging I would not use wordpress.com.

Gem

that was exactly how i felt nung una kong buksan ang odesk. kakahilo. i have friends na nag oodesk at sabi nila, okay daw, so sige, after many many months, nag register ako. aba, naintimidate naman ako sa pag fill out ng profile. ang lupit. after more than a month uli, eto mukhang tototohanin ko na talaga dahil kelangan ko ng pera. kaso, eto nasabit ako sa portfolio, wala pang laman. pero nag apply na ko ng ilang jobs, di nga lang masyadong tailored dun sa specific employer ang dating. hehehe. will do that, though. drama ko ngaun, one step at a time.....

wahh hirap i-manage nyan...

ako dati, 3 jobs sabay sabay, nakakahilo...

naka private profile ko kaya ala nag iinvite for interview..

anyways, good luck po!

Regards,

Ronald R.

Hirap nga. Ako kahit 2 sabay hirap din.
 

Hi Margie!

I have a friend who needs a job. Loaded ka pa ba ng jobs?

Gem

pwede niyo pong ishare sa akin yan wala pa po akong trabaho e. bsta data entry lang po muna he he

Naku, sayang! Ngayon ko lang nabasa note mo e. Will let you know pag meron ulit. Mabilis ka bang mag-type?