Overview - The oDesk Manifesto for Online Work
oDesk is the only online marketplace that enables buyers and providers of services to form lasting, mutually profitable relationships. Every day, oDesk members around the world use our unique oDesk software and collaboration tools to work together as if they were in the same office. Our buyers manage top-quality professionals from over 40 countries, while our providers work on challenging projects and advance their careers.
Buyers choose oDesk for top global talent, comprehensive management tools, and a flexible hourly payment model. Providers enjoy the exposure to challenging jobs with guaranteed payment. While most oDesk assignments are web development-related, we also work in areas such as technical writing, QA, web design, and many others.
The oDesk Manifesto for Online Work
The best approach to online work is the one that creates success for both buyers and providers. As the first and only service to guarantee that an hour billed is an hour worked and that an hour worked is an hour paid, oDesk has long held these Manifesto principles dear.
Please consider the Manifesto a declaration: Don't settle for less than you deserve.
As a provider, you have the right to:
- Get guaranteed payment for the time you work
- Avoid the hassle of creating invoices and time sheets
- Live where you want, work when you want, on the jobs you want
- Set your own hourly rate based on your skills, experience and reputation
- Access jobs around the world
- Prove and market your skills via free online testing
- Post a profile, apply, and interview for jobs without paying a membership fee
- Build your own business online
As a buyer, you have the right to:
- Audit the people and hours worked
- Access talent from around the world
- Know the identity, skills and experience of every team member
- Pay your global online team without the hassle of payroll and taxes
- Pay competitive rates worldwide
- Offer work online without paying a membership fee or a posting fee
- Build your own online workteam