My Odesk (Success) Story
January 31st, 2010I have been having mixed thoughts on what to post to introduce this blog. This task has been hold off for weeks already.
Let me start by how I fell inlove with the internet business.
Over a year ago I came across Odesk.com from a local forum and have read a lot of raves about how they are working from home yet earning more than what they used to in an office setting. I never thought it’ll be possible.
I was then working at a hospital when I signed up at Odesk. I took the Odesk Readiness Test and failed. Yes, I failed. I was so caught up with starting right away that I didn’t even bothered to read about Odesk and its features. After which, I checked out everything else at Odesk. I read the steps, browsed available jobs, viewed other provider’s profile and then took the test again when I thought I was ready. I passed and I took more tests and passed and passed again. I then immediately applied in job posts and surprisingly I was interviewed the next day, and started working the day after.
I was juggling my time in the hospital with my online work. When pay day came, I was shocked that I got my one month’s worth of work from the hospital by working for only 20 hours online! Wow!
So I did what every impulsive person would do, I resigned from my day job after a month of continuous work online. Crazy eh? Up to this date that has been the best impulsive decision I have ever made.
And now I love what I do, earn 10x as much as I was earning a year ago, I have started my own Provider Company, manage a team of Virtual Assistants, I get referrals and repeat clients, plan to open an office soon, meet a lot of people from almost everywhere in the world, and I get to spend lots of time with my family. Who wouldn’t agree that was a success story?
How about you, what’s your Odesk Success Story?
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