Wow... my first post!

I recently answered a query on www.contract-worker.com 's Freelance Writing Section. The blogger, Rico, asked about experiences with odesk.com.

I am kind of new to the whole freelancing thing. I've been trying to break out and build up my portfolio for the past few months now. During my search through the endless websites under the keywords: freelance, jobs, philippines. I came across a short blog (I'm sorry that I can't give due credit to the Filipina who posted, I didn't get to jot down her blog address). The blog was about finding jobs online. She mentioned odesk.com as being her main market for the past few years.

So, I decided to try. "What's the harm in trying?" I told myself, "It's free." To make a long story short, I joined and I'm happy with the results.

Not that I have seen the money or anything. I'm patiently waiting for my payoneer card. One of the troubles of working remotely. But aside from that, I've found several clients that have been easy to work with. There are lots of writing jobs out there for someone who has the skill.

If you are worried about the money, odesk.com come has a pretty good track record. They've been featured in several tech magazines. Plus the providers and buyers always rant and rave about the quality service. My blog is a good example of this.

They do take a little off the top though. So there is a percentage taken from what you earn. So you have to keep in mind what you charge the clients. Odesk has a system though to see exactly how much you are getting and how much you are charging.

Plus, they have payment through "moneybookers", so you can get your money through there.

Well I hope, this blog helped the readers. If you want to join, I would appreciate that you let me refer you. You just have to click one the links I provided.

Till next time...

Richard "D-cal" Dacalos