When I started my career as a freelancer, oDesk is a perfect platform for me as well as a great source of earning credibility online.
The thing I’d like to share by this post is how can a newbie can start his freelancing career over Odesk & Elance like platforms.
A brief Introduction about oDesk
ODesk, Elance & Freelancer etc. are unique freelancing online job posting sites. Freelancers from all over the world can make their online profiles in them and bid over the tasks on which they are most experienced in, by quoting a satisfactory amount in which they are interested in accomplishing the task.
There are so many freelancers from every continent who started their careers on these platforms and gained profit as well as an expected amount which they deserve.
Who can use oDesk ……
- Anyone who is interested to work at the comfort of themselves
- Anyone who is not interested in time bound jobs (9am -5pm jobs)
- Anyone who is not comfortable in selling and negotiations
How much money an individual can make on oDesk ….
Earnings can depend on the basis of your expertise and portfolio as well as how you perform the task.
How much you can charge from a Client ….
It depends upon your experience; the minimum amount you can charge on oDesk is $10-$20/hour. But this amount can also arise a competition with other freelancers, so keep in view always that the amount you always bid for is not too low which can harm your identity and quality. Too much charge can results in low clients and less work beyond to your expectations.
Get started on oDesk….
Create a profile of you then step by step complete it to 100%, after this all you have to take few tests to test your ability on oDesk which will highlight the areas of your expertise as well as your skills. It will take hardly 5-6 hours to complete all the series of completion of your Odesk/Elance profile. Once you successfully create your profile you will get a quota of 20 job applications to bid over the jobs which perfectly match with your skills and these applications expire after seven days when applied on any job posting.
Apply regularly for new jobs till you get your 1st job and perform it well so the feedback will help you get other jobs.
How to get jobs on oDesk…..
Apply with realistic cover letters. No copy pasting, writing in the context of job in a realistic approach can do much better for you in getting clients.
Conclusion:
Your performance working with the clients on the Odesk can give you a lot of job opportunities as well as open new horizons for you. I wish you a great success over Odesk & Elance