You may be familiar with similar sites like eLance, Guru, and RentACoder that offer "middle-man" services between freelance professionals and project managers. oDesk is quickly becoming a preferred site for many freelancers because it offers:
- Guaranteed payment. Unlike many other sites where payment on projects or hours work is not guaranteed, oDesk guarantees payment on all hourly work that is completed using their free, downloadable sftware, oDesk Team (see more about oDesk Team later on).
- Automatic invoicing and billing for providers and buyers. Unlike some sites where getting paid can be tricky, oDesk keeps the buyer's credit card on file and charges the card when the pay period ends. For fixed price assignments, however, the buyer elects how much to pay (or if to pay at all).
- oDesk doesn't charge a monthly/quarterly/yearly fee to freelance providers. Instead, oDesk gets paid when the provider gets paid; oDesk charges an 11.11% markup on each provider's wages (charged to the buyer). So, for example, if a provider charges $100 for their services, the buyer is charged $111.11.
- oDesk allows providers to showcase their talents by taking free skills tests (and assigning a ranking to the provider's profile based on the test scores achieved).
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