Odesk.com My New Company?

While registering my account at Odesk.com, I found it very tiring to fill out every detail asked. I thought that these details are not that important. However, I just filled them all out thinking that I would benefit from them soon.

Before anything else, I would like to explain to you:

* What is Odesk.com?
* What can you benefit from Odesk.com?
* Is Odesk.com for employers too?
* The Downside to Odesk.com

What is Odesk.com? Odesk.com is an outsourcing website company. Its primary goal is to give many opportunities to freelancers who would like to sell their services. For example, I am a writer and I want to earn $$$ from writing, I will search for jobs that are under the writing category, technical writing, ghost writing, and so on. Basically, it's a website where you can earn real income by selling out your services.

The best thing about Odesk.com is that it is 100% free. Beware of those other outsourcing sites or websites that ask for money before giving you work. Those are totally fakes! Thankfully, I was not scammed by those rip-offs.

What can you benefit from Odesk.com? Oh my, I really love to talk about this one! There are so many benefits that you can get from working at Odesk.com. Here are a few of them:

* Be your own boss (i love this one!)
* Work any time you want, as long as you finish or submit your work to your client on or before the due date
* Take your break any time you want (lol)
* Play your favorite music as loud as you want without getting reprimanded (oh yeah!)
* Forget the pay day! Get paid any time you want!

Is Odesk.com for employers too?

Yes it is! I have had the chance to become one! The pricing is really cheap and there are no hidden fees in your credit card or debit car (this is what I am using). The advantage of the employers for using Odesk.com is that they can choose from many different freelancers. They will have the option of selecting the best freelancer by means of an interview.

The downside to Odesk.com

In general, Odesk.com provides opportunities for both employees and employers. I think the only downside to working at Odesk.com com is the initial set up of your account. I would say that it is tiring and might consume a lot of your time. However, this con is easily offset after the registration. With all the thousands of work that you can choose from, you will surely find the work that's right for you!

I am Freelancer John!

Hi everyone! My name is John Revo and I am an online freelancer. This is my very first blog site ever and I want to share with you what I have found and will find online that are going to be useful and beneficial in our daily lives.

I'm going to make this blog site as my personal journal or as I would say "online diary." In this blog I will share everything that made me a successful online freelancer on both Odesk.com, Elance.com and anywhere else in the web.

Before I became a freelancer, I was working at a call center company in Clark Field, Pampanga. That was in October of 2009 when I got hired to become a technical support representative for a multi-billion dollar company - Microsoft. To be particular, I was a technical support representative for XBOX 360. Being a tech support rep is tough but enjoyable at the same time. What I mean is that even though it's hard to deal with irate customers, getting those prank calls is enjoyable. It's very stress-relieving to get prank callers on the line. You will know what I mean if you have dealt with one!

It was not long when the XBOX 360 account was removed from our company and was transferred to other call center sites. It was officially removed on the 25th of June 2010. I was so down at that moment, but what can I do? I need to move on and find another job; perhaps another account?

On that same week, I got an interview for a customer support position. And this time, it is for Target.com. Well, to make the long story short, I did not enjoy working at the said account. Due to the high volume of calls received every day and the people that I'm working with are boring and power-hungry, every day was like forever. So I decided to quit and find a decent job, this time to be my own boss!

After resigning from my company, my brother told me about online work - at home. He introduced me to Odesk.com, and let me view his earnings making my jaw drop after seeing how much he's earning! All of a sudden, I thought "What have I done? Why did I wasted so much time and effort on my previous company?" So,  I moved on and registered for an account at Odesk.com.