Five Reasons Why oDesk Tops Other Freelance Sites
Freelancing is perhaps biggest job revolution after the industrial period. That is of course for a good reason. The advances in technology, communication and the boom of the information superhighway...
View ArticleInterview with John Jonas: A Spotlight on Filipinos Working Online
I had the chance to interview John Jonas, creator of Replace Myself and the brain behind Onlinejobs.ph. These are two websites which he currently maintains and uses to promote the Philippines as an...
View ArticleSix Essentials in Winning a Freelance Job Bid
When I first wrote this post (09.21.09 11:20am) there were 993,558 GetAFreelancer service providers, 346,574 oDesk job seekers and 98,973 Elance experts. That’s a whopping 1,439,105 freelancers and...
View ArticleHow To Succeed As a Freelancer
I’m not a guru when it comes to freelancing. I have been in this field for about 4 years now. But, I have learned a handful of lessons that’s been helping me realize my dream of a successful freelance...
View ArticleGet a Job, Keep the Job!
If getting a job is a challenge, keeping a client is a feat. That’s what I’ve learned from the seemingly horrible experience of financial crisis. Many strive to get a job, but few has the wisdom to...
View ArticleWhy I Left the Call Center
Call centers in the Philippines, India or any other outsourcing destination bring a new breath of hope for a decent earning employment. And yes, I am one of those people who’ve been blessed to have...
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How to Benefit From Online Job Trends
Job trends data provide a wealth of information that’s invaluable to entrepreneurs and job seekers in helping make intelligent decisions. As outlined by Trends Research, an authority in providing trend...
View ArticleFreelancer’s Training Ground
Clarence Paul describes call center tenure as “As transient as the phone calls that agents make or take”. Representative Raymond “Mong” Palatino, dubbed it as an industry that’s filled with “hellos”...
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Online Jobs to Keep an Eye On
Unemployment is high in many parts of the globe. You may have a job today but it all hangs in the balance whether the business is earning or your salary is becoming too costly for your employers. As...
View ArticleSix Things I’ve Learned as Freelancer
I started as a full time freelancer on August 19, 2009 and yes, I’m still alive and kicking and looking to better years ahead. I had a scary start primarily of financial nature, fear of the unknown and...
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10 Things To Keep You Sane When Your Freelance Job Ends
You’ll open up your email one day and you’ll find amongst the unread, a notification that your project is now closed. Only a few days ago, the client was chatting with you on how well the project has...
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Elance vs. oDesk: Which is the Better Freelance Site?
Elance vs oDesk is like the Mayweather and Pacquiao of the freelance world. They are both one of the best in their league. Unlike a boxing a match, the question of which is the better freelance site,...
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How to Use Google Alerts and Saved Search Features to Find a Freelance Job
Finding a freelance job is one of the most time consuming process. There are distractions, diversions and sooner or later, you will find yourself no longer doing what you’re suppose to do. But as...
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The Pros and Cons of Increased Elance Connects
Every Elance contractor knows how important it is to have available connects. Simply put, connects will determine if you are eligible to submit a proposal for a project under the category you are...
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How to Increase Repeat Business from Previous Clients
One of the realities of freelancing is that projects are not (always) long term. They can be a one off job of say, setting up an autoresponder, installing and configuring WordPress, editing a podcast...
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What Happens When Elance and oDesk Merge?
One of the questions I’ve raised before is “Which is the better freelance site, oDesk or Elance?” That is of course not a very easy one to answer. For one, they both have their unique qualities that...
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oDesk Connects and Membership Plan and What it Means to You
March 31st will be a historic day for freelancers on oDesk when the new membership starts to roll out. And just as expected, this new oDesk membership scheme marks another tell tale sign of what I...
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Upwork – The New oDesk
oDesk, then oDesk-Elance (or Elance-oDesk) and now, uPwork. If you’re an oDesker, don’t be surprised if you login today or tomorrow and find that you’re getting redirected to the new website. If you...
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