In the age of recession, everyone wants to know what job skills are in and what job skills are on their way out. No one wants to stockpile know-how in a field with a short shelf life, and some of the once-popular, ultra-specific tech skills have been needed one day and obsolete the next. Predicting the future …
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Online Social Media Skills Not a Passing Fad
We get it. Freelancing can be a tough gig to come by, and sometimes you can do everything right and still come up short of jobs. If you are one of those people, we wish you the best of luck and a world of patience in your continuing search for clients. …
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10 Reasons You Aren’t Getting Freelance Work
Last weekend we attended another Startup Weekend in beautiful Miami, FL, and again came away excited to have been a part of such an innovative and exciting event. The intense, three-day event was jam-packed with brainstorming exciting ideas and executing on them to form multiple brand new startup businesses in …
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oDesk Partners with Startup Weekend
Recently oDesk had the opportunity to talk about writer-targeted scams with marketing expert Marcia Yudkin, author of 11 books inluding Freelance Writing for Magazines and Newspapers, whose work has appeared in the New York Times and Boston Globe. Her insightful article “You Too Can Sniff Out a Scam” got us wondering what freelance writers need to …
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3 Scams Every Freelance Writer Should Know About
Recently oDesk had a chance to corner Nick Krym, the outsourcing guru behind Pragmatic Outsourcing. He’s a technology professional with over two decades in the IT industry, and he’s been outsourcing to offshore teams for more than 15 years. We knew if anyone could tell us the secret to successful communication …
When you ditched your 9 to 5 job, did you also ditch “office hours”? Join the club. One of the benefits of freelancing is the ability to plan work hours around your day — rather than the other way around. However, finding time for work each day can get sticky, especially when a …
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Freelance Challenge: Does Keeping Office Hours Increase Productivity?
If you’re hiring remote workers to help accomplish a goal, there are some very basics things that – if overlooked – can sabotage even the simplest projects. Ignore the following five essentials at your own risk! 1. Project Goals Create SMART goals. This is an easy acronym to remember …
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5 Ways to Sabotage Your Project
oDesk is constantly evolving as a marketplace, community, and tool that changes how the world works. Today, we took steps toward creating a more streamlined site navigation system. The changes are subtle, visible only to users who are signed in, but we’d like to share some of the more noticeable …
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oDesk Site Navigation Update
In my eagerness to land a particular gig last year I forgot the cardinal rule every smart careerist follows: Research the client before you apply for the job. Foolishly believing that my resume would speak for itself, I did not specify my unique qualifications to meet the needs of the …
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Research Your Client: Get the Job, Keep the Job
The phrase Dropout Economy (made popular by Reihan Salam in the recent Time Magazine article) tells a tale of community activism and radical thinking — sparked by a rejection of traditional norms that revolve around working for “The Man.” In a time when corporate profits are …
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The Dropout Economy and Remote Workers
oDesk lets hundreds of thousands of talented providers find the work they want to do, but sometimes when we’re looking at the oConomy’s satellite perspective (almost $150 million earned via oDesk!) on our vibrant marketplace, we wonder about the individual stories, not just the numbers. Nearly every month, we run …
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Has oDesk Changed Your Life?
The monthly oDesk Online Jobs Report is a great chance to take a look at where the demand for skills are and – more importantly – where they are headed. Following the trends in demand for online work can help you make sure you’re harnessing the right skills to …
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Games and Apps Drive Android and C++ Demand
Are You Ready for Anything? Popular executive coach David Allen shared his life and work organization tips in Getting Things Done, but in Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life (Penguin Books) he delves into the important theories of productivity and creativity that inspired his methods. Exploring the negative psychological impact …
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Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work & Life
Affiliate marketing can be a profitable business if it’s done right, but there are many mistakes that can ruin your chances for success. Here are the top ten affiliate marketing mistakes to avoid in your campaign: 10. Thinking you’re going to get-rich-quick. Affiliate marketing is by no means a golden ticket to …
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Top 10 Mistakes in Affiliate Marketing
In Part Two of oDesk’s interview with Nick Krym, the outsourcing guru behind Pragmatic Outsourcing, we’re tackling the issue of building trust with the consultants and providers you hire. Krym is a technology professional with over two decades in the IT industry, and he’s been outsourcing to offshore teams for more than …
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Researching and Trusting Your Outsourced Team
In an era of economic uncertainty, a lot of freelancers may feel they don’t have the option to turn down work. However, the key to successful freelancing is freedom. There are plenty of reasons to say “no” to a client and plenty of polite ways to do it. Here are some …
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How to Say ‘No’ to a Client: Four Sticky Situations and Four Ways Out
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator Instructions And our first question comes from the line of Kelly Anderson with Sidoti & Company. Please proceed with your questions. Kelly Anderson – Sidoti & Company Thanks for taking my questions. First off, just wondering if you touch on quickly the sequential decline…
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Zygo Corporation F3Q10 (Qtr End 03/31/10) Earnings Call Transcript
In a possible sign of a brightening economy, Omaha’s West Corp. will be adding 500 full-time jobs at one of its Omaha call centers. The new positions come as the result of increased demands from several clients, including leading communications, medical and sports entertainment providers, West officials said. West’s Monday announcement said the jobs will be added at its facility at 9910 Maple St. The Omaha-based communications giant said the positions would pay $9 an hour plus benefits, including paid training and a 401(k) plan. The company had announced earlier this year that it would be laying off about 300 workers. Now with the new business, some of those layoffs will be avoided, and workers who left the company in good standing will be offered the chance to return to one of the new jobs, said company spokesman David Pleiss. “Certainly for us, we’re thrilled to have this additional business and to be able to bring it to Omaha,” Pleiss said. David Brown, chief executive of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, said the new jobs were good news for the city. “It’s always another good sign that our economy is doing well when an employer like West adds 500 jobs.
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Call center adds 500 Omaha jobs
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator Instructions] Our first question or comment comes from the line of Jonathan Atkin from RBC Capital Markets. Jonathan Atkin – RBC Capital Markets Corporation One, internationally, the expansions in Asia and Europe, Frankfurt and Hong Kong in particular, is all of your growth in these markets…
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SAVVIS Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Organizing the online office often requires various folders from which you can share office files with co-workers. While this can be done by your IT person, it can be a costly, cumbersome process. Google Groups provides this service for free. On Google Groups you can share all sorts of files with specified co-workers. Access and group membership can be managed, and the Group can also be used as a mailing list. Since Google technically hosts the Group, your IT is not burdened with the extra processing power and storage space required for such an undertaking. It is a win-win situation for your business. Another win-win situation is to outsource your Back Office as much as possible so that you can focus on your business’s core competencies. eDecree can help you achieve your goals. We offer top quality transcription and data entry services for low prices. Visit our website, www.edecree.com, to find out more. eDecree can help your business be the dynamic, innovative company you always envisioned.
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Tech Tip of the Week: Google Groups
