oDesk is a global freelancing site that helps providers connect with buyers in a range of industries. It is one of the first such companies and competes with services such as Elance. It was founded in 2003 and has been providing contact between businesses ever since. The website is proprietary and manages the teams that the buyer sets up and coordinates payment and work. This allows people to collaborate across International borders and withdraw their money with a service such as PayPal or a bank account. The payment and transaction part of the collaboration is largely automated, with relevant fees being deducted where necessary. The work part of the website is not automated and depends on the time spent by the person hired to work.
Features
There is an excellent system in place for hirers to post a job or, if they so choose, search for someone to do it. Fill out a well-rounded description, the kind of contractor you need, etc. It can be public or private — public gives you access to thousands of bidders and private is if you already know who you want to hire and are going to send them a link to your job directly.
Interviews - You can choose to hire a person based on a variety of “interviews” conducted through messaging, phone, IM, email or webcam, whichever is most comfortable for you.
Find someone to do virtually anything - A wide variety of fields and subjects to choose workers from — coders, writers, designers, virtual assistants, marketers and a whole host of other professions.
Rating system - Find out how good the contractors are by looking at their job history and ratings. Everything is completely transparent. Generally speaking, the higher the rating, the more you’re going to have to pay
Track hours worked - You're always able to tell exactly how many hours a contractor has worked on your projects as well, as the system automatically logs hours and creates screenshots based on what they are doing. These are uploaded for you to view and be able to see exactly if they were getting the job done right.
Budget-friendly - You can even limit a contractor’s hours by setting a weekly limit. This way you won’t spend more money than you’re looking to for a specific project.
Pricing
oDesk pricing is unique in that it costs nothing to sign up. The employer pays nothing for the job apart from the fee that they agree on in advance or the hours worked.
The contractor is billed 10% of their payment as a fee for oDesk, but they also do not pay to sign up either.
There is no registration, membership fee, job posting fee, application fee or interview fees.
You can pay your contractors with a variety of ways, including all major credit cards, PayPal and under some conditions by check. The fee is charged automatically through an escrow system so there are no disputes.
Pros
One of the best features about oDesk from the point of view of a buyer is that there are absolutely no fees to pay except for the fee that they pay to their provider. It’s completely free to start up and you will be able to get great service as soon as you start.
Cons
Many providers find the feature that views their work in real time and takes screenshots to be a bit of a violation of privacy. Contractors of course don’t like the 10% fee charged, but being that it can bring in a large amount of business, the cost ends up being marginal. Other than that, it’s a great network that makes life easier for both workers and hirers.
Features
There is an excellent system in place for hirers to post a job or, if they so choose, search for someone to do it. Fill out a well-rounded description, the kind of contractor you need, etc. It can be public or private — public gives you access to thousands of bidders and private is if you already know who you want to hire and are going to send them a link to your job directly.
Interviews - You can choose to hire a person based on a variety of “interviews” conducted through messaging, phone, IM, email or webcam, whichever is most comfortable for you.
Find someone to do virtually anything - A wide variety of fields and subjects to choose workers from — coders, writers, designers, virtual assistants, marketers and a whole host of other professions.
Rating system - Find out how good the contractors are by looking at their job history and ratings. Everything is completely transparent. Generally speaking, the higher the rating, the more you’re going to have to pay
Track hours worked - You're always able to tell exactly how many hours a contractor has worked on your projects as well, as the system automatically logs hours and creates screenshots based on what they are doing. These are uploaded for you to view and be able to see exactly if they were getting the job done right.
Budget-friendly - You can even limit a contractor’s hours by setting a weekly limit. This way you won’t spend more money than you’re looking to for a specific project.
Pricing
oDesk pricing is unique in that it costs nothing to sign up. The employer pays nothing for the job apart from the fee that they agree on in advance or the hours worked.
The contractor is billed 10% of their payment as a fee for oDesk, but they also do not pay to sign up either.
There is no registration, membership fee, job posting fee, application fee or interview fees.
You can pay your contractors with a variety of ways, including all major credit cards, PayPal and under some conditions by check. The fee is charged automatically through an escrow system so there are no disputes.
Pros
One of the best features about oDesk from the point of view of a buyer is that there are absolutely no fees to pay except for the fee that they pay to their provider. It’s completely free to start up and you will be able to get great service as soon as you start.
Cons
Many providers find the feature that views their work in real time and takes screenshots to be a bit of a violation of privacy. Contractors of course don’t like the 10% fee charged, but being that it can bring in a large amount of business, the cost ends up being marginal. Other than that, it’s a great network that makes life easier for both workers and hirers.
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