For the past few days, I kept getting errors from oDesk such as “Service Temporarily Unvailable”. Now I know what caused it – the most recent navigation changes. It used to be on “navigation beta” status but it was officially launched (relaunched) this 22nd of November 2011. For contractor’s navigation overview, the major enhancements are [...]
Finally, I’ll have something to give away before the year ends. To all M3O followers, subscribers and FB fans, thank you so much for all the support. Some of you might be bored reading blog posts about oDesk over and over again so I compiled it into a free eBook – Best oDesk Guide to [...]
Would you quit your regular job to be a full-time blogger? Could online earnings surpass day job’s pay and benefits? Would it be possible to have fixed work salary, passive income, sales commissions and miscellaneous earnings all at once? Answers lie within the Q&A portion below. About Blogging and Earning Online Q1: Is this thing [...]
Have you read the latest oDesk newsletter? Are you reading the articles in the oDesk blog? If you’d like to be updated and want to become a more successful freelancer, then you should! Here’s a screenshot from my inbox (click the image to enlarge): Click here to read more and to activate the hyperlinks. 10 [...]
If you have more writing projects, definitely you can make more money online. It still depends on hourly rate or fixed-priced offer though. The good thing is that you can increase your chance of getting high-paying jobs in oDesk if you will get verified. Warning: This post has been sitting in my drafts since February [...]
Earning online is a staple part of Web 2.0 (the virtual community which allows interaction and collaboration among members) and most Internet surfers make money online. With lots of home-based jobs and freelancing online groups, the Internet is not only giving extra income, rather, a decent one. Stability is being questioned in terms of working [...]
Simply because I have a full-time job and the fixed-priced jobs at oDesk really work for me. I choose fixed-price over hourly rate jobs at oDesk since I am a full-time Technical Support Engineer already. Working with Odesk is more of a sideline or creative past time. The good thing about fixed-price jobs is that [...]
Have you ever asked: How to withdraw earnings from oDesk? I’ve got you covered here: 1. Check your current balance and/or pending payment: Mine: 2. Select how would you like to withdraw funds. You can do so using ODESK card or through Paypal. Here are other mode of payments. I chose Paypal by the way. [...]
After getting the job, you must complete the assignment! Is that all? Probably, yes. But what you’re doing while you are trying to accomplish the assigned task can greatly affect your next jobs. How? Through Ratings and Feedback.I am inspired to share my next tip because the most recent feedback from my clients are so [...]
I have given you the first seven, let’s make it ten! 1. Have a sample article ready. You can showcase your talent by directing the clients to your decent blogs or portfolio. (Note: Having a great blog is like hitting two birds in one stone. Instant traffic from the client, and a grand presentation for [...]









