Proud to be oDesk Upwork Top Rated freelancer

I've been working online with oDesk for more than five years. It made me enjoy working from home full time (since more than half of my earnings are coming from that site). It is indeed the world's best workplace.

thank you :)

I had that Top Rated badge on my profile for about two months already. Thank you for the recognition! While that badge is an icing on the cake, hope it remain to be part of my freelancing career. I work not for recognition, but to commit and deliver value to my clients, help in achieving their goals and of course, earn to support my needs.

Top-Rated badge :)

Less than 10% of freelancers on oDesk qualify and earned this Top Rated status. I'm happy, thankful and proud to be one!

Well, oDesk is now relaunced as Upwork - a new freelance talent platform. Last year, the merger of Elance-oDesk was established.

As what Stephane Kasriel Upwork CEO says, "... With an exciting and limitless future in mind, we chose Upwork to better convey our vision and represent our current and future community. It’s a name that inspires us and we hope it will inspire you as well."

Changes.
Looking forward to better things ahead.

Home Phone Communication System

This week, aside from my usual exchange of communications with my husband, I'm exchanging several messages with my kid's classmates and teachers. Since examinations week, most of their messages are related to tuition fee payment, reviewers given by the teachers, and folders and books brought at home. Teachers also sent messages requesting for copies of photos taken during their school activities.

Well, I also have several missed calls from a bank and other unknown numbers. I just have to make sure not to miss those calls if ever they would call me back next week. I usually miss several calls and fail to read messages in an instant. Because of this, my kids would sometimes bring my phone to my work station as soon as they heard those message tones or phone rings.

With the advent of technology, communications had greatly improved. Nowadays, we can easily reach people using our mobile phones or through the Internet. We've seen the importance and benefits that Dialogic Communications bring in the people's lives. It's always beneficial to check out the products and services being offered by True Data Online. There's a specific product and service you can find whether for business or home use. You can also get guarantee that you'll get the best support from them.

Since I am working at home, I have to make sure that my phone and Internet connections are working as smooth as possible. I won't be able to do my online job without these things in place. Those are my bread and butter. It's good that I have an efficient phone system at placed. I can communicate with my work client's via Skype. I can also go online at Skype whenever an employer requests for an interview.

Having a phone system is essential in our lives. I can talk to my credit card company without leaving home. We can call their favorite fast food store if they want to order pizza, burger and fries. One of the best thing that it brings, especially to my mom, is getting to talk with our relatives who are out of the country.

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Home Office Furniture Ideas

I love being able a work-at-home mom. I'm always thankful that technology has allowed me to work at home. I can work while the kids are at school and a few hours in the evening. I won't have to spend time commuting or spend money on purchasing work clothes. I can attend to their needs and be with them during school programs and activities, without worrying about filing a leave from work. Of course, I still have to make sure that I fulfill my work responsibilities.

A lot of people also work from home nowadays. I am happy with the benefits that it gives to me and family. My sister and some of my friends work from home as well. Other people and online friends also ask me as to what kind of work they can also do online. They also want to start and try working at home and seek other means to have more sources income.

Since I started working, I already enjoyed looking at home office ideas, home office furnishings and eames furniture online. This makes me realize that having a home office is already becoming a modern day essential and an important aspect of people's lives. Good enough, I have a working space at home. My own workspace is a room outside the master's bedroom. My son calls the room his computer shop which doubles as a study room.

Most of us do not have an entire room to turn into a home office. My workspace is simply a table with built-in for storage and drawer. I have a mobile pedestal cabinet and a study at both sides. I have another file drawer and office supplies organizer for pens, pencils, paper clips, scissors and other materials that my kids need.

Finding a way to put an office into your small space is very challenging. You can turn a little corner in your room, a small part of the nursery room, kitchen, and inside the closet as your work station. If you have a large living room, you can consider adding a foldable screen or installing a room divider to a workable home office. You can also utilize the place under the stairs, the stairway landing space, a hallway or any corner that can be turned into home offices.

No matter how small your space may seem to be, there will be enough work space where you can do your task efficiently.

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Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post however; all the points and views are my own.

First $50 Referral From Odesk

I've been working on several online Odesk projects for a year - from content writing, e-commerce task, Internet marketing, social networking, researching, database building, product imaging, virtual assistant, and a lot more.

I haven't been promoting the link to my online work. I just shared it with a few friends who needs help on how to earn money at home - either full time or part-time.

One of my referral earned her first $1,000 and it had given me my first $50 referral fee.

Grateful that she registered and signed up thru my link. I guess she registered through clicking one of the ads in my sidebar or thru my blog post a year ago. I may not know her personally, but I can remember hopping through her blog last year.

Thanks Cathara! I wish you more successful projects and earnings!

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There are a lot of freelance job sites, but for me, Odesk is my most valuable resource. Odesk and their referral system truly works!

Get started with Odesk in these simple steps:

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There you go! At first, it might not be easy to get projects at Odesk as the competition in this marketplace is also fierce. It is important that you present your qualifications professionally and give your commitment to all your projects. 

Some do not fancy working on online projects , but for those who are committed and disciplined, you can really reap benefits from working online.

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