The oDesk fee is 10% of the employer's payment to oDesk

oDesk is free to join

oDesk is free for contractors to apply and work on jobs

All

Screenshot of the active screen once per billing segment

Number of keystrokes

Number of mouse clicks

Memo entered by the contractor

Hours in excess of the weekly limit will not be billed to the employer

You should discuss any need to work beyond your limit with your employer

The weekly limit can be changed by the employer

Hours in excess of the weekly limit are not guaranteed payment

The dispute process only applies to Hourly contracts

If you fail to respond, oDesk will refund the employer and suspend your account

f you reject the dispute, oDesk specialists will review your Work Diary and evaluate it against the criteria of the payment guarantee

Disputed hours ruled in the employers favor are refunded

Allows employers to see when and what their contractors are working on

Enables automatic billing for hourly contracts

The oDesk Team application auto-tracks time which can be reviewed in the Work Diary

Manual time can be added, but isn't guaranteed payment

You lose access to the Work Diary

Both users can leave feedback

The feedback system is double blind, so your employer cannot see the feedback you left them until after they have left feedback for you

Hours will be billed (and disputes may be filed) according to the usual weekly payment schedule

No, oDesk is for independent contractors only

An hourly contract

Tracking your time with the oDesk Team application

Entering relevant memos

An employer with a verified payment method

Misrepresenting your skills, experiences, portfolio, etc.

Submitting boilerplate, placeholder or generic bids or other spam

Disclosing direct contact information

Applying when you are not truly qualified

Sharing a single account between multiple people

Opening more than one account on oDesk

Using a logo or clip art as your profile portrait

Using a fake name