A little bit about oDesk

So I’ve been working on oDesk, and I’ve been very pleased. This is a very brief post on that. I’ll try to write more in the future.

Let’s break it down – oDesk offers providers that “fit any budget,” and from a freelancer’s point of view that sounds something like, “oDesk lets certain providers offer laughably low rates and get all the work.” Believe me, that’s what I thought. I didn’t think I stood a chance!

But I got to the point where I had to make some money or go back to working full-time, an unsettling thought, and for the provider, oDesk’s motto is, “Verified Work – Guaranteed Payment” for hourly jobs. And it’s true! Whenever I work on hourly jobs, about 11 days after the end of the work week, the money’s in my bank account. I’m in the US, and I can transfer it with EFT for free! This is big – when I take payment with PayPal, I get dinged every time, which I don’t like.

Obviously, from the above statement you can infer that I have successfully gotten a good amount of work and met some awesome clients through oDesk, and once I have the opportunity, I am considering working exclusively or almost-exclusively through oDesk. Anyone who says that all job sites are the same has got to try oDesk. And while you’re at it, if you’re a buyer who needs Drupal development, why not try me? (see Hire Me section to the right )

Again, the site is oDesk.

(Disclosure: If you sign up through either of the links in this post, I get a (much-appreciated) affiliate commission. But don’t worry – everything in this post is my real experience with oDesk.)

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