oDesk Freelancing 101

So you’ve decided to try your hands at freelancing. Naturally, oDesk would be among your top choices to market your skills and look for jobs. After all, oDesk is one of the top global marketplaces these days. Not to be a downer or anything, but don’t assume that landing jobs at oDesk is easy. There’s a very stiff competition, and some people somewhere are always willing to take on a job for a rate so slow it’s almost like they are offering their services for free. Contractors would also prefer to hire freelancers with experience and whose profiles are the Chuck Norris of oDesk. But take heart and don’t be disheartened. Those freelancers with 10,000 hours worked and 6/5 reviews have to start somewhere, right?

Divergent Roads and Friends Lost Along the Way

Have you ever suddenly, out of the blue, thought of dear friends you haven't been in contact with for years? Have you ever felt like a part of you was left somewhere your roads have diverged, probably lost to you forever the same moment you and your friend decided to follow different paths in life, and you were not even aware about it? Have you ever smiled a small whimsical smile and felt a heaviness in your heart thinking of the fun things you had with your friends in the past?