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Back here to inform you about my oDesk experiences…. see previous post.

I’m on a roll!! Two weeks after I subscribed to the website, I got my first assignment! Writing short articles about unemployment and layoffs in the USA, based on facts but furthermore to be ‘creatively’ filled in by myself. Got paid $5 a piece (5 pcs) for it, not a big deal, but hey, you gotta start somewhere… Shortly after that I was hired to do some transcripts from tutorial videos on Forex, but since I know next to nothing about forex trading, I had to give the assignment back after two videos. Took me too much time and my work had too many flaws, I thought. My so-called buyer, the one who hires me, was quite happy with my work, called it ‘awesome’, but I wasn’t…

Since one week I am doing a third job: re-writing articles in a certain niche. Wrote about 25 articles on the same subject… OMG the last 8 or so were really getting to me, and although I am in a different niche now, I am not sure the “old” niche is already finished. I get pennies for that work, but the bulk does bring in some dollars… Twenty dollars this past week…

So all and all I can tell you I am earning money at the moment and people are happy with my work. I used this whole blog as a reference as to how I write… My customers actually like my writing, even though I am not a native English speaking and writing person! How about that, huh?

If I would be available 40 hours a week or so, I could apply for many more job openings and maybe get the assignment. But I am only available 15-20 hours at the most, so I have to keep in mind I am doing this “bulk re-writing” before bidding on anything else. The forex-customer throws some work at me as well, ’cause although I gave back the transcription of the video training courses, he still wants me to work for him…. How do you like that?

This rookie is getting things done, two weeks after my previous post… Still on a small scale, for a small pay, but unless I get a feedback from customers with 5 stars all the time - and I now have ongoing customers, who haven’t rated me yet - I will be working for pennies. As soon as I settle a good feedback score, things might look up a bit.

Now I can imagine you want to know more about this work-broker… A place where you can get work without paying anything to get it. Feel free to ask me anything you like, or check out the site by yourself www.odesk.com/referrals/track/etaverne . Somethong not quite clear? I am here for you! It’s not just for writing or re-writing, but also for web design, data entry, SEO submitter, and many tasks all having to do with the computer. Don’t let your talents go to waste… Use them!

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