How To Start Working at Home

Wake up at 4 AM, down in the road at 5:30 AM with a heavy Traffic along Aguinaldo Hi-way in Imus, Cavite until EDSA. Fall in line in MRT station Taft and "enjoy" the different smell of various people, and arrived at Robinson Galleria Ortigas at 8:01 am. What a bad day, well working hour starts at 8 AM!

Going home at 6:30 pm, fall in line in the provincial Bus Lane and waiting for the JASPER or San Agustin bus for almost an hour but in the end still in standing and back to back position with the other passenger. Again, stuck in a traffic along Aguinaldo Hi-way for almost 2 hours. At exactly 10 pm, finally, I am at home unfortunately my son is already asleep. What a sad night! I can only shower him with kisses but unable to speak with his whereabouts at school.

This is just one of the typical day I had when I was still working in the corporate world.But good thing, now, I have the opportunity of taking care of my kids and spending time with my husband without compromising our finances. I enjoyed changing diapers, preparing milk for my 18 months old little girl and doing assignments, reviews with my 8 years old son.What a great opportunity for me and I enjoyed it every day.


The benefits I enjoyed for almost 3 years, started when I learned some ways how to earn money through the internet. The very great thing that created a big impact in my life was to start working at home through Odesk.

So how does Odesk works? Here are some basic information to follow on how you could start working at home through Odesk.


1. Sign Up for an account as Odesk contractor at Odesk.com.

2. Complete the Profile. Fill up all the details. Click on the link to see a
sample profile.

3. Take the Odesk Readiness Test.The test is a pre-requisite for the Odesk
contractors to be able to apply for a job.

4. Take other tests to increase the job application quota. More tests
taken can also be an asset for the contractor’s profile.

5. Apply for jobs. In applying for a job it is better to choose hourly
jobs over Fixed-price since it has a guaranteed payment. In filtering
for a job, apply for job posting that has:

• current postings
• less applicants
• Payment Method Verified
• Positive Feedback

These are the 5 basic steps you can simply follow in starting Odesk.More information to follow but for the meantime, will give you some time to create your Odesk Profile. Enjoy the benefits of working at home, register for an Odesk account here.