Making a New oDesk Profile

When you open the oDesk Website, you will see a window as shown in the image. Please Sign Up on clicking "I need a Job Button".

You can use any username of your choice. Please be sure to use 100% genuine and original data about you, like Full name, address, Phone No. etc.

Now, add some Title to your profile according to your skills like,  Ms Office, Data Entry, Web Research, Email, WordPress. Add some Hourly Pay Rate to your profile. like $3.00.(When you add 3.00 to your profile, it will show as 3.33 because 10% will be oDesk fee) Now, if your profile rate is $1.11, you will get $3.00 and $0.33 will be oDesk fee). Please make sure to start with low Hourly Pay Rate for a new profile.

Also, complete your profile by filling all related fields like Years of Experience, Overview, Categories (your own skills), Employment History, Education, Other Experiences etc.

After completing all these steps, now, you can check your profile. Your Job Quota will be about 5-10/Week. Make sure to take oDesk Readiness Test for Independent Contractors and Staffing Managers to increase your Job Quota about 15. Once you have taken some more test according to your skills, Your profile will be 100% completed and Your Job Quota will be 20/Week which means now you are ready to apply on jobs according to your Skills and experience.

All About oDesk

oDesk is a free leading online workplace that allows businesses to find, hire, manage, and pay talented freelancers from around the world, while giving a global community of skilled workers access to jobs that are personally, professionally, and financially rewarding.

You can Learn more about oDesk by watching this video from ODesk's CEO.