Ed Earns

I let go of one of my jobs in odesk. I had to, considering that I was losing sleep already and stress-levels were rising. I know I should’ve been more patient but sometimes the value of the product is being given lesser credit. But in totality, I just had to give it up in order for other opportunities to arrive.

I haven’t lost hope and I know that someday, I’ll be able to hit the jackpot in this online freelance work.

So I have two employers now. I’ll be writing articles for them on a weekly basis which is good as I get paid on the same term. It’s nice since I wouldn’t have to rely too much on opportunities that I get through blogging which is sometimes nil at critical moments. Although I’m glad that I’m lucky enough to receive some good-paying articles, it’s not enough as always and I’d like to hasten the process of earning which is the reason of the number of bosses.

I hope everything goes well from this time as I don’t want to be in the same state that I’m relying on my work salary for support. I’d like to help out my family now and be able to really move our status to a better standing.

Darn it, the past few days, Odesk.com has been having some issues with it’s website that I find it hard to check out other job opportunities as well as update my profile for employers to check. It has been nice though that I already have a couple of jobs, I just need to finalize the 2nd one which hasn’t been giving a good time to do so because of their temporary problem. Sometimes it’s up, sometimes the server just goes out. Anyway, hope everything gets resolved soon.

Somehow, my regular work outside has gone up and now I find myself without getting much sleep because of finishing the opportunities that were assigned that I need to comply. I’ve got 3 articles to come up, 2 rewrites for my current employer and 1 sample article with some keywords integrated for a new one. Been doing my best to accomplish them as fast as I can since I also have to add some Facebook friends for another employer.

Ah, I hope it will all be worth it afterwards since I’m tired already and I need to get up and get a good bath. haha. Guess I’ll go to the gym now before I go to work.

I received a message from a Buyer from ODesk asking me to quit my current jobs so I he could employ me to be part of his team. Apparently, we seem to have something in common and that is the love for travelling. He even commented that he finds my style of writing good. I would’ve wanted to quit but then I’m also obliged to fulfill my contract as I don’t have enough experience in oDesk and I’m still trying to establish my reputation. I had to turn that offer down since I also have a full-time job outside this internet world. Hopefully, I’ll be able to land a job in future projects with him as the interview email seemed very personalized which is one thing that most buyers, including providers lack in the freelance job industry.

Just had my first real interview, interview with a prospect employer in oDesk thru Skype. I hope I can nab this job. I haven’t been pretty active in this job marketplace because of so many reasons that turn out to be excuses. I hope I can work these things out as I’m saving and saving for the rainy days that are about to come. I’m not even that confident with my skills but I know I can learn. I just need the stamina to back my perseverance. Confusing but not really.