How to Win your First oDesk Job

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oDesk in my opinion is one of the best and easiest online marketplace to get started as a freelancer.

Most clients don’t hire newbie because they prefer someone with positive feedback and/or with at least 100 oDesk hours completed.  In short, they want a more experienced contractor and don’t really trust someone who has nothing to prove yet.

As a newbie,   it’s not always easy to land your first job in oDesk.  You will need a lot of patience and

Learn about oDesk

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What is oDesk?

It is an online job marketplace where employers hire, manage and pay remote workers from all over the world.  Freelance jobs are being posted by employers so that contractors can apply or bid for them.

What is the cost?

oDesk is free to register for both employers and contractors.  Employers can post jobs for free and only pay a flat rate of 10% when they hire contractors which is being deducted before earnings are being paid.