We haven’t had many updates on here lately, but I’d like to share with you my thoughts on the new oDesk Manifesto that has come out recently. So many of the freelancing/outsourcing services seem to work against the provider or against the buyer to make their money, but what those services fail to realize is that by turning off qualified providers or making the hiring process more difficult and costly for buyers will create a diminishing return.
That’s why I like oDesk and their new manifesto. Really, to be honest, there’s nothing new in it. It’s the same policies which they’ve always expressed throughout the terms, conditions, and guidelines. However, I’m happy to see that they’re elevating those guidelines to the status of rights. I can be a little paranoid about whether or not I’m going to be paid for a job, whether or not my rating is going to get knocked down for a silly reason, and many other things, but I’m very happy to see that oDesk is taking the stance of a mediator between the two parties to ensure that both are protected in a transaction.
It may not be new news, but it’s good news.
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I got all excited when I saw a new post in my feedreader…then I read this. j/k
Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
Oh wait …redundant.
I could have written any one of these posts – where have I been? Just heard about oDesk today.
I recently treated myself to the freelance job from hell because I thought I could take the job on the cheap and they’d love my work so much I could negotiate any further work. Bottom line…I made about 32 cents an hour. I just discovered most of the freelance writing jobs are done in countries where $10 a day is a good wage, so it’s no problem to offer to pay $3 an article. When I first saw that I called customer service (on the site I was on) and told them their job offers were full of typos.
I was appalled that people expect you to write 800 word “well researched, original” articles for $3 each.
Cherish the buyer who will pay $25 an hour!!!
I’ve also discovered there are software programs that will spin one article into 10 different pieces that will each pass Copyscape on their own.
Why bother having an original thought? Writers have to be the most undervalued creatures on the planet…or at least in the U. S.