It seems like a minimum pay market for people living in countries with a weak economy... is it possible to make reasonable wage from it?
oDesk worthwhile?
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One thing to consider is the terms of use require a buy-out so it's all work-for-hire. Generally it's not worth it with their budgets.
Frankly, I've never found oDesk, or guru, or damn, I can't remember the other two, or Demand Studios to be worth the effort.
They were a few years ago, I know, but not so much now.
They were a few years ago, I know, but not so much now.
I think mostly they're looking for work. Magazines aren't buying as much as they used to; they're using staff. Content mills (Demand, eLance, Examiner) aren't paying as well, and fillers aren't much of a market now at all.
About.com still seems to be working for some, but the hiring process is exceedingly slow.
Miller Robert
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There are a lot of representatives from countries with a weak economy at oDesk. That why average prices are low.
hi. I haven't heard of odesk. do you have a link to the website or the correct web address in case what I look up doesn't work well. Is this a writing program that you can use to complete your writing, freelance assignments and the like?
It's a job bidding site, but there's a high market saturation of people from third-world countries driving down the bidding prices.
Miller Robert
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Sorry to just jump into the middle of this conversation. But I used to do SEO stuff on Odesk all the time and I made a pretty decent amount of money when I was out of work (1,600 - 2,000 per month). This was about a year ago when SEO marketing was more popular. But the key was you had to bust your butt in order to do that well. There were days I would work 10 to 12 hours. I think Odesk is good if you want to try to get some experience for another type of job. For example, because of my Odesk experience, I got a job as a copywriter for a game company.