Anyone writing for Odesk here in my lot?

Odesk is not a writing site. They don't pay you. You are paid by the one that hires you, they keep a 10% fee from that amount. You can do everything, it's an online job finder site. I have an account, but i had only one contract. It's very hard to get a job at begining. They realy pay, I witdrawed 4$ to see if they pay and got then next day. So you can realy trust, but i must say it isn't easy.

Hey there! Actually i signup for Odesk the other few days ago and started fixing up my profile there. I'm actually finding data entry related jobs. I know some free lancers or other people were able to get a job there. It's hard to get a decent one. I always end up with nonsense people who would give me a job that I'm not interested at. As for writing jobs, I haven't done those from either freelance or them. I think it depends how much they pay you and how much you put effort on writing. Just apply and see if its worth it. Some employees are worth it, some are not..so yeah. lol

I've used it in the past and my main client uses the work timer from there so I'm still registered. I've also hired on there. In answer to your questions: Yes, they pay (assuming your client pays) - they're absolutely 100% legit, just like Elance, Guru and Freelancer. You do have to be careful of scammers: the site provides the protection it can but they can't cover everything. There are several articles on my blog about the bidding sites (mostly with 'Elance' in their title, though they're usually on the most popular posts list, too) which should help. There is no minimum. You can get paid $1 for something or $1,000 - it depends what the client is offering. The tests are designed to check your level of competence with vocabulary, spelling, grammar and so on. They're not too scary, don't worry, and you can't "fail". You just get a higher or lower score that encourages people to use your services. From a personal perspective, I've done work (on the bidding sites in general) for $2 per blog post and a lot more, plus I've have picked up long-term clients from them. My main client at the moment came from oDesk; I've been working with him for over two years with earnings in the thousands of dollars, maybe even tens of thousands (I've never calculated it). I've also hired people for prices from $10 to $450. It just depends on the kind of work and how much there is. Top tips are to read about the potential scams, read about how to improve your chances of winning a bid, be persistent (most people take about a month to land their first job and it gets easier once you have feedback) and decide your price BEFORE you look at the offers. If you want $5 an hour, $10 and hour or $25 an hour, figure it out beforehand so that you don't accept jobs with pay that's too low. Good luck - and feel free to ask if you need pointers on anything. I'm no pro (yet) but I know my way around after three years' freelancing.