Comments on: Be Yourself: But Remember There Are Some People You Don’t Want To Be http://odeskinsider.com/blog/be-yourself/ Freelancing is more fun with oDesk Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Robinson http://odeskinsider.com/blog/be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Dave Robinson Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:32:07 +0000 http://www.odeskinsider.com/blog/be-yourself/#comment-78 If I came across as unbiased, I don't know that I got my point across as I'm actually pretty biased. I really find it offensive when people come to a site and start ripping things to pieces without taking the time to figure out what's going on. No freelance site is perfect, but they aren't scams either. I have another point, but I think it deserves a whole post so I'm going to work on that. If I came across as unbiased, I don’t know that I got my point across as I’m actually pretty biased. I really find it offensive when people come to a site and start ripping things to pieces without taking the time to figure out what’s going on.

No freelance site is perfect, but they aren’t scams either.

I have another point, but I think it deserves a whole post so I’m going to work on that.

]]> By: Doreen Martel http://odeskinsider.com/blog/be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Doreen Martel Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:48:35 +0000 http://www.odeskinsider.com/blog/be-yourself/#comment-67 Thanks for an unbiased look. As you're probably aware these folks who show up for 3-4 hours and decide that oDesk is a get rich scheme that they haven't figured out drive me crazy (you'll see my posts on almost all of them). They show up and post for a few jobs and get ticked off because they're not getting $50 an hour or more. What's worse is they feel they're owed this without having any reputation on oDesk nor have they taken tests (and if they have and they're lucky they have ALMOST come in near the middle or bottom of the scoring charts. Thanks again for being objective about this. Thanks for an unbiased look. As you’re probably aware these folks who show up for 3-4 hours and decide that oDesk is a get rich scheme that they haven’t figured out drive me crazy (you’ll see my posts on almost all of them).

They show up and post for a few jobs and get ticked off because they’re not getting $50 an hour or more. What’s worse is they feel they’re owed this without having any reputation on oDesk nor have they taken tests (and if they have and they’re lucky they have ALMOST come in near the middle or bottom of the scoring charts.

Thanks again for being objective about this.

]]> By: Nelson Manning http://odeskinsider.com/blog/be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Nelson Manning Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:24:40 +0000 http://www.odeskinsider.com/blog/be-yourself/#comment-66 I had to start at the bottom myself, and it worked wonders for me. Hard work means a lot to a buyer, so if you're willing to start from the ground and work up, you can demand insane rates. I had to start at the bottom myself, and it worked wonders for me. Hard work means a lot to a buyer, so if you’re willing to start from the ground and work up, you can demand insane rates.

]]> By: BIll http://odeskinsider.com/blog/be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-59 BIll Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:48:44 +0000 http://www.odeskinsider.com/blog/be-yourself/#comment-59 Dave, you are sooooo right! I did just what you mentioned. I started cheap and did a decent job, and now I have more work than I can handle at a higher rate. I wanted to add that there is one other third party commentator on offer. oDesk. By taking and passing tests on oDesk, you get an impartial commentary on what skills you actually possess. Not as good as feedback, but for a newbie, better than self rating. Everyone seems to self rate their English at 5 stars. For some reason they don't take the tests to prove it. Makes a buyer wonder... Dave, you are sooooo right! I did just what you mentioned. I started cheap and did a decent job, and now I have more work than I can handle at a higher rate.

I wanted to add that there is one other third party commentator on offer. oDesk.
By taking and passing tests on oDesk, you get an impartial commentary on what skills you actually possess. Not as good as feedback, but for a newbie, better than self rating. Everyone seems to self rate their English at 5 stars. For some reason they don’t take the tests to prove it. Makes a buyer wonder…

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