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Rognog · Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:47 am Post subject: More Job Sites

Does anyone look for work at www.simplyhired.com or www.odeck.com? Any results?
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Rognog · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:20 am Post subject:

Odesk is free to join and shows 42 voiceover job posts so that looks promising! I'll let you know how it goes...
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voicy1stef · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:40 am Post subject:

i signed up as well (waiting for email verification)...so we can compare notes!

cheers....
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Mandy Nelson · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:11 am Post subject:

I had completely forgotten about this site! I had started the sign up process a couple of months ago. I just went back and finished.

The idea is fantastic but it should be interesting from a vo perspective. First of all, my voice computer is completely separate from the computer I do my invoicing and where I installed their Odesk Team thingy. Also, they really want you to bill hourly and log the time accurately so that you are paid only for the time worked. I have a minimum requirement just for walking in the booth...I can't wait to see how this works out. I don't want to compromise what I do and how I do it, that's for sure.

But as a whole, the site seems to run well. I'd researched feedback and don't see much lacking. Here's to lots of work!
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Chuck Davis · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:17 am Post subject:

Istarted the sign up. I'll need to do more reading up before I do the test though. Since they want you logged in thru their client it may not work for me if I'm working from the radio station behind their firewall.
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Rognog · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:59 am Post subject:

Here's a tip about the test: I didn't realize until I was almost done that under the test question there's a link to the answer! That's why I need to take it again in a few days. Oops!
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Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 11:23 am Post subject:

So I subscribed to the SimplyHired RSS feed and found that it is mostly a search engine that links to gigs from all over the place, many of them requiring a membership. Lots of Craigslist dupes as well.
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Chuck Davis · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:55 pm Post subject:

Wow. I took the odesk test... Rolls Eyes

That's a whole lot more "big brother" than I'd be willing to work with.

They actually monitor your computer activity and have webcam screenshots to go with it. I wonder if they're working on a "pee timer".

No thanks.
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Mandy Nelson · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject:

haha, yes, I like that they encourage you to go open book. I must admit, my head was swimming but I was really interested in how they make it work. I was really unsure how to price myself since they want an hourly rate but that doesn't apply to vo since our prices vary depending on the job/market/etc. I searched others who label themselves as voice artists and some are charging 10 or 20 bucks an hour. Lovely.
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Chuck Davis · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject:

Honestly Mandy, I think they're more to the web development arena...and not in a particularly freindly way either.

With competition on the bargan basement level there it's just not worth the hassle.
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Mandy Nelson · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject:

I absolutely agree there! See, I woke up this morning saying, "how can I waste an hour of my day?" I was able to cross that off my to-do list and then take a nice run and eat some ice cream.
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Chuck Davis · Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject:

voicy1stef · Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2008 5:36 am Post subject:

Wow! glad i check into this topic again before going to the email to learn more about this odesk. think i know all i need to know now. NeXXXXT! Wink

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