On Thursday 06 February 2014 05:23 PM, Girish Venkatachalam wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Prakash Prasad <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>> Thanks for the details but I feel that testing part is actually very
>> necessary.
>>
>> Q : How one states that the project delivery is complete as we are just only
>> two people in contact - if the client steps back? Clarification -
>>
>> What if I deliver the product and we two have an conflict of interest which
>> could either be based upon requirement / technology or may be simply clinet
>> backing off to escape from payment. Where and how these type of conflicts
>> are resolved?
>>
> My experience with odesk so far has been bad.
>
> An American guy cheated me by paying me 13$ instead of 500$. And he
> paid a 30$ bonus which I returned.
>
> Another guy did not specify the requirements clearly and he moved over
> the project back to odesk.
>
> A lot of odesk clients do not consider my resume attractive enough to
> award me any work.
>
> I think the reason is that such freelancing sites always try to abuse us.
>
> It is nothing but the old British Raj in some other form. The wealthy
> nations enslaving us by labor arbitrage.
>
> You are better off finding some clients on your own or by promoting
> your own website.
>
> I had gotten a client directly and he fed me for more than 1 year.
>
> In general freelancing sites require a lot of hard work,patience,
> putting up with shit etc. till you get to a decent viable
> working relationship with one or more clients.
>
> Moreover in the beginning you certainly have to underquote and
> compromise in order to get started.
>
> I find the freelancing experience too much price to pay for too little.
>
> Of course I could be proven wrong...
>
> -Girish
>
>
Actually these sites put many out of business.
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