I started this blog with a million things in mind: how to help people like me, with superb skills, that wanted to work from home or wanted advice for their existing business on the wide ocean tides of the Internet, websites that offer opportunities, and strategies to market oneself in ways that are free.
I've come head-on into a collision with my best intentions. Many of the programs I research and use myself don't end up in money in the bank for my readers, but countless hours refilling out resumes, for nothing.
Maybe I'm just a little down on my bathrobe business casual mentality; that if you have brains and skill you can make rent, or whatever, with your wile and guile and a little know how from a blog dedicated to not only your success, but the success of the person writing it. No paychecks coming from lying and selling you shit that doesn't work, now is there?
The bottom line is that I'm making this post as self therapy in a way, and also as a warning that working a non-traditional 9 to 5 can be demoralizing, unscrupulous, and downright a waste of time. So let us carry on and look at the details.
oDesk and it's protection of contractors: to sign an application through this company you must abide by the following code:
- oDesk does not offer mediation or arbitration services. If you do the work and the employer refuses to pay, oDesk will not be able to help.
Please choose Fixed Price jobs carefully. You may want to start off with smaller jobs to reduce the risk.
Good luck!
This isn't what the brochure said, and it sure doesn't make me feel comfortable with the time I've spent doing work for others, who could just as likely not pay me for it with no consequence.
It's disheartening, I know, but the hardiest of my readers will keep pursuing it and hope that they are treated fairly, even though there is apparently no guarantee that they will be.
That's the thing about writers, they have a tendency to write no matter what.
I wanted to bring this little clip to all my readers attention, and let them know that the waters are indeed filled with piranhas. The best way you can help other readers and help me endorse or not endorse different platforms and freelance job opportunities is to Comment, and share your experiences on what works and what doesn't.
We're all working together in a sense. Please leave your experiences on this page so we can rule out companies that do not provide the type of work we require, and focus on how to present yourself online in ways that facilitate legitimate work, and finding jobs and gigs that put real money in your pocket.
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