tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580989167787334451.post26410916451754367..comments2018-09-09T20:59:17.145-04:00Comments on Life is Guid: What / Who is a Virtual Assistant?Texas Yellow Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18416672836387064595noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580989167787334451.post-12106597012233593462013-11-30T18:33:25.073-05:002013-11-30T18:33:25.073-05:00Laura, Elance uses the term "bid" but in...Laura, Elance uses the term "bid" but in oDesk you are applying for a job. You set your own fee in your profile. When you look at a specific job, it will show you what the client is going to pay. I never apply to any job that pays $1 - those are typically looking for offshore labor, i.e. other countries. I do not apply to jobs that pay less than my going rate. You will also see that jobs say they are specifically looking for a candidate in certain countries. Again, I never apply to jobs that are outside the US or Canada. Again, it takes a lot of looking and one does not typically find something on the first search. When I first started out, I applied to several jobs concurrently; I might have had 10 pending applications at one time. Keep in mind, too, that highly skilled, technical IT jobs, for instance, will command a higher pay rate than a data entry position. Again, set your own fee based on what you feel your skills are worth, keeping in mind that you are home-based so will not command a fee as high as being in an on-site situation, and that you can alter your fee on a per-job basis and/or what you and the client agree to when you interview. Hope this helps.Texas Yellow Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416672836387064595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580989167787334451.post-66354125876349473882013-11-30T16:55:52.847-05:002013-11-30T16:55:52.847-05:00how much do you typically get paid for doing this ...how much do you typically get paid for doing this work? I tried oDesk and my bids were obviously too high. There seems to be those that do it for $1 an hour or less. I guess for that first job, ok, but then after that does it get better? Laura-n-Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173687720764177588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6580989167787334451.post-34384782063397580272013-11-29T22:55:34.107-05:002013-11-29T22:55:34.107-05:00Excellent information. Thank you for sharing.Excellent information. Thank you for sharing.Judy Rinehimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02053392745521488816noreply@blogger.com