Comments on: Five Reasons Why oDesk Tops Other Freelance Sites http://certifiedfreelance.com/five-reasons-why-odesk-tops-other-freelance-sites/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:53:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tweets that mention Five Reasons Why oDesk Tops Other Freelance Sites | Certified Freelance -- Topsy.com http://certifiedfreelance.com/five-reasons-why-odesk-tops-other-freelance-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 Tweets that mention Five Reasons Why oDesk Tops Other Freelance Sites | Certified Freelance -- Topsy.com Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:34:08 +0000 http://certifiedfreelance.com/?p=20#comment-1129 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Florante Valdez, Sandra Harte, Gleen Tan, Pearl Marie Vergeire, ingred alvarez and others. ingred alvarez said: RT @zedlav23: Five Reasons Why oDesk Tops Other Freelance Sites http://ow.ly/2pksg #oDesk #freelance [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Florante Valdez, Sandra Harte, Gleen Tan, Pearl Marie Vergeire, ingred alvarez and others. ingred alvarez said: RT @zedlav23: Five Reasons Why oDesk Tops Other Freelance Sites http://ow.ly/2pksg #oDesk #freelance [...]

]]> By: Dino Vedo http://certifiedfreelance.com/five-reasons-why-odesk-tops-other-freelance-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-856 Dino Vedo Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:37:10 +0000 http://certifiedfreelance.com/?p=20#comment-856 Another very strong and powerful post. I've been reading through some of your previous posts and finally decided to drop a comment on this one. I signed up for your newsletter, so please keep up the informative posts! Hope you subscribe to my blog as well and leave a few comments here and there! Also would appreciate it if you check out some of my products I created and maybe you could promote them on your blog to make us both some money! Check out my site at : <a href="http://www.dinovedo.com" rel="nofollow">Make Money Online</A> with Dino Vedo. All the best, Dino Vedo PS: Like my Facebook fan page and follow me on Twitter and I'll do the same for you! ;) Another very strong and powerful post. I’ve been reading through some of your previous posts and finally decided to drop a comment on this one. I signed up for your newsletter, so please keep up the informative posts!

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]]> By: admin http://certifiedfreelance.com/five-reasons-why-odesk-tops-other-freelance-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-7 admin Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:48:08 +0000 http://certifiedfreelance.com/?p=20#comment-7 Hi Pat C. I respect what you think about oDesk. But what I said is based on personal experience. I know $2 jobs are everywhere in oDesk not to mention even $.50/hr works but it doesn't mean that it ends there. What I believe may be missing with oDesk is the regulation of pay rates for the jobs being posted. But other than that, I am fairly satisfied with the results i've had working in oDesk. I'm glad to hear that you've actually found a place where rates are good. And what you said is true, I and my team are a budding business, so if you need a hand on something that's cost effective, you can count on us. Success to all of us. Hi Pat C. I respect what you think about oDesk. But what I said is based on personal experience. I know $2 jobs are everywhere in oDesk not to mention even $.50/hr works but it doesn’t mean that it ends there. What I believe may be missing with oDesk is the regulation of pay rates for the jobs being posted. But other than that, I am fairly satisfied with the results i’ve had working in oDesk. I’m glad to hear that you’ve actually found a place where rates are good. And what you said is true, I and my team are a budding business, so if you need a hand on something that’s cost effective, you can count on us. Success to all of us.

]]> By: RDM http://certifiedfreelance.com/five-reasons-why-odesk-tops-other-freelance-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-6 RDM Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:33:49 +0000 http://certifiedfreelance.com/?p=20#comment-6 oDesk is better than most other freelance sites but it could still be a lot better than it is. The provider fees there tend to be lower than other sites and we are very much competing on price not quality, as many unfortunate buyers have learned the hard way. The recent changes to the job alert system is definitely a worse service than the old system and actually make it much harder to keep informed about relevant jobs. I think the only benefit has been to oDesk as they aren't having to send out large automated emails to lots of people any more. Another major flaw is that they limit the number of job alert search terms to three but make no effort at all to make sure buyers actually post jobs in the relevant categories. I do online marketing and every single day there are relevant jobs posted in everything from marketing, ppc, seo, smm, to ecommerce to web design to copywriting or admin, which means it is impossible to monitor all potential work without spending hours a day on it, time I could and should be spending on working for clients. It is great that they protect providers by guaranteeing hourly rate payments but the fact that there is no protection at all for fixed price jobs is yet another major flaw in their system. In summary, oDesk gets 7 out of 10 but it could so very easily be at least a 9 if it tried harder, although it is still better than the other sites, which are even worse. oDesk is better than most other freelance sites but it could still be a lot better than it is.

The provider fees there tend to be lower than other sites and we are very much competing on price not quality, as many unfortunate buyers have learned the hard way.

The recent changes to the job alert system is definitely a worse service than the old system and actually make it much harder to keep informed about relevant jobs. I think the only benefit has been to oDesk as they aren’t having to send out large automated emails to lots of people any more.

Another major flaw is that they limit the number of job alert search terms to three but make no effort at all to make sure buyers actually post jobs in the relevant categories. I do online marketing and every single day there are relevant jobs posted in everything from marketing, ppc, seo, smm, to ecommerce to web design to copywriting or admin, which means it is impossible to monitor all potential work without spending hours a day on it, time I could and should be spending on working for clients.

It is great that they protect providers by guaranteeing hourly rate payments but the fact that there is no protection at all for fixed price jobs is yet another major flaw in their system.

In summary, oDesk gets 7 out of 10 but it could so very easily be at least a 9 if it tried harder, although it is still better than the other sites, which are even worse.

]]> By: Pat C http://certifiedfreelance.com/five-reasons-why-odesk-tops-other-freelance-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Pat C Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:12:48 +0000 http://certifiedfreelance.com/?p=20#comment-5 Overvalued this one. I alos think this one is exceptionally employer biased also. I belong to several freelance sites and find Odesk to be the worst site for me to work with. I do video production and voice over work and find the prices paid to my type of providers to be at the bottom of the barrel. the first ( and only) job I got from this site I had to wait over 10 days to collect a measly $30. it is easy to browse the jobs but I think being mixed in with jobs that are paying $2 per hour is a waste of time. My thoughs only though and my experience. I do think sites like these are great and serve an excellent purpose for the small business person. Overvalued this one.
I alos think this one is exceptionally employer biased also.
I belong to several freelance sites and find Odesk to be the worst site for me to work with.
I do video production and voice over work and find the prices paid to my type of providers to be at the bottom of the barrel.
the first ( and only) job I got from this site I had to wait over 10 days to collect a measly $30.
it is easy to browse the jobs but I think being mixed in with jobs that are paying $2 per hour is a waste of time.
My thoughs only though and my experience.
I do think sites like these are great and serve an excellent purpose for the small business person.

]]> By: poppy http://certifiedfreelance.com/five-reasons-why-odesk-tops-other-freelance-sites/comment-page-1/#comment-4 poppy Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:50:35 +0000 http://certifiedfreelance.com/?p=20#comment-4 You say: "oDesk gives a sense of security to its members by ensuring that you get paid for what you have worked for in a timely manner." This is only true of hourly jobs. Payment is not guaranteed at all for fixed rate jobs. Most of my buyers have been excellent but I was in a team room with about 20 others last year, and everything was going well, until the buyer stopped paying and stopped answering emails. They still owe me over $200, and everyone else is owed money. oDesk could do nothing about it except cancel the buyer's account. You say: “oDesk gives a sense of security to its members by ensuring that you get paid for what you have worked for in a timely manner.”

This is only true of hourly jobs.

Payment is not guaranteed at all for fixed rate jobs. Most of my buyers have been excellent but I was in a team room with about 20 others last year, and everything was going well, until the buyer stopped paying and stopped answering emails. They still owe me over $200, and everyone else is owed money. oDesk could do nothing about it except cancel the buyer’s account.

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