hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another video today I’m going to talk
another video today I’m going to talk
another video today I’m going to talk about one of my favorite tools that I
about one of my favorite tools that I
about one of my favorite tools that I use all the time to run my business it’s
use all the time to run my business it’s
use all the time to run my business it’s called odesk and it allows me to
called odesk and it allows me to
called odesk and it allows me to outsource a lot of the work that I don’t
outsource a lot of the work that I don’t
outsource a lot of the work that I don’t want to do to people around the world
want to do to people around the world
want to do to people around the world who do you want to do it lets me focus
who do you want to do it lets me focus
who do you want to do it lets me focus on higher priority task for my business
on higher priority task for my business
on higher priority task for my business so i’m going to show you here this is my
so i’m going to show you here this is my
so i’m going to show you here this is my page of my favorite tools that i used to
page of my favorite tools that i used to
page of my favorite tools that i used to run my business and will scroll down and
run my business and will scroll down and
run my business and will scroll down and we’ll find odesk there it is so click on
we’ll find odesk there it is so click on
we’ll find odesk there it is so click on that load it up and i’ll tell you a
that load it up and i’ll tell you a
that load it up and i’ll tell you a little bit about it and also how I use
little bit about it and also how I use
little bit about it and also how I use it to grow my business so these are
it to grow my business so these are
it to grow my business so these are basically a list of all sorts of people
basically a list of all sorts of people
basically a list of all sorts of people around the world who are looking for
around the world who are looking for
around the world who are looking for contract work and want to be outsourced
contract work and want to be outsourced
contract work and want to be outsourced workers so they’re never going to come
workers so they’re never going to come
workers so they’re never going to come into your office you don’t ever have to
into your office you don’t ever have to
into your office you don’t ever have to worry about having staff sitting next to
worry about having staff sitting next to
worry about having staff sitting next to you they’re used to working overseas
you they’re used to working overseas
you they’re used to working overseas remotely from their computer and ODIs
remotely from their computer and ODIs
remotely from their computer and ODIs facilitates you being able to work with
facilitates you being able to work with
facilitates you being able to work with them so you can post a job and go
them so you can post a job and go
them so you can post a job and go through all the details of what your job
through all the details of what your job
through all the details of what your job is about and who you need and what
is about and who you need and what
is about and who you need and what you’ll find is that people start bidding
you’ll find is that people start bidding
you’ll find is that people start bidding on it and you can show all sorts of
on it and you can show all sorts of
on it and you can show all sorts of different categories and pick the one
different categories and pick the one
different categories and pick the one that best fits what you’re looking for
that best fits what you’re looking for
that best fits what you’re looking for so if you need a web designer you need
so if you need a web designer you need
so if you need a web designer you need some sales and marketing support you
some sales and marketing support you
some sales and marketing support you need so I’m going to do some bookkeeping
need so I’m going to do some bookkeeping
need so I’m going to do some bookkeeping for you it’s all there let’s pick the
for you it’s all there let’s pick the
for you it’s all there let’s pick the data entry so I need somebody to help me
data entry so I need somebody to help me
data entry so I need somebody to help me with data entry for my business for
with data entry for my business for
with data entry for my business for example all that stuff you don’t want to
example all that stuff you don’t want to
example all that stuff you don’t want to do you can hire somebody who oversees to
do you can hire somebody who oversees to
do you can hire somebody who oversees to do it for you what you’ll see is a list
do it for you what you’ll see is a list
do it for you what you’ll see is a list of contractors that come up so there’s a
of contractors that come up so there’s a
of contractors that come up so there’s a hundred and sixty-two thousand
hundred and sixty-two thousand
hundred and sixty-two thousand contractors who wanted to data entry for
contractors who wanted to data entry for
contractors who wanted to data entry for you this is fantastic what you’ll see is
you this is fantastic what you’ll see is
you this is fantastic what you’ll see is a list of who they are so you see their
a list of who they are so you see their
a list of who they are so you see their names is this is Kathy you’ll see her
names is this is Kathy you’ll see her
names is this is Kathy you’ll see her picture you’ll see how many stars she’s
picture you’ll see how many stars she’s
picture you’ll see how many stars she’s received so just like eBay people
received so just like eBay people
received so just like eBay people receive feedback from previous job so
receive feedback from previous job so
receive feedback from previous job so she has 4.8 stars on average received
she has 4.8 stars on average received
she has 4.8 stars on average received seven feet back you’ll see what her
seven feet back you’ll see what her
seven feet back you’ll see what her wages how many hours she’s worked on
wages how many hours she’s worked on
wages how many hours she’s worked on odesk where she’s from testa she’s
odesk where she’s from testa she’s
odesk where she’s from testa she’s passed so the tests are really important
passed so the tests are really important
passed so the tests are really important what this basically allows them to do is
what this basically allows them to do is
what this basically allows them to do is they can take tests in different areas
they can take tests in different areas
they can take tests in different areas so they can say take a England it could
so they can say take a England it could
so they can say take a England it could take you know how to communicate via
take you know how to communicate via
take you know how to communicate via email test
email test
email test this is for data entry they could take a
this is for data entry they could take a
this is for data entry they could take a Microsoft Office test that that’s
Microsoft Office test that that’s
Microsoft Office test that that’s important for you and also test for
important for you and also test for
important for you and also test for other things that you may need to hire
other things that you may need to hire
other things that you may need to hire somebody for so if you’re hiring a
somebody for so if you’re hiring a
somebody for so if you’re hiring a programmer you might want to make sure
programmer you might want to make sure
programmer you might want to make sure they’ve passed the PHP MySQL programming
they’ve passed the PHP MySQL programming
they’ve passed the PHP MySQL programming test and you may not have any idea if
test and you may not have any idea if
test and you may not have any idea if they’re any good or not so that’s a
they’re any good or not so that’s a
they’re any good or not so that’s a great way to find out if somebody really
great way to find out if somebody really
great way to find out if somebody really has the skills or not and she has a
has the skills or not and she has a
has the skills or not and she has a portfolio here by oh I like I like this
portfolio here by oh I like I like this
portfolio here by oh I like I like this part here I like seeing the picture are
part here I like seeing the picture are
part here I like seeing the picture are usually hire people who have a picture
usually hire people who have a picture
usually hire people who have a picture so this person who would hire or if you
so this person who would hire or if you
so this person who would hire or if you see someone who has a non-professional
see someone who has a non-professional
see someone who has a non-professional picture wouldn’t hire them but we have
picture wouldn’t hire them but we have
picture wouldn’t hire them but we have way too many contractors so what you can
way too many contractors so what you can
way too many contractors so what you can do is start to narrow down by different
do is start to narrow down by different
do is start to narrow down by different fields that might interest you so for
fields that might interest you so for
fields that might interest you so for example here on the right side this lets
example here on the right side this lets
example here on the right side this lets you break it down a little bit more so
you break it down a little bit more so
you break it down a little bit more so you can say I only want people who have
you can say I only want people who have
you can say I only want people who have received four and a half to five star
received four and a half to five star
received four and a half to five star feedback from previous jobs so that
feedback from previous jobs so that
feedback from previous jobs so that narrows it down then you can say you
narrows it down then you can say you
narrows it down then you can say you know how much do I want to pay well
know how much do I want to pay well
know how much do I want to pay well maybe for data entry my max is say ten
maybe for data entry my max is say ten
maybe for data entry my max is say ten dollars an hour so that again will start
dollars an hour so that again will start
dollars an hour so that again will start narrowing it down a lot you can look at
narrowing it down a lot you can look at
narrowing it down a lot you can look at tests and so this will basically allow
tests and so this will basically allow
tests and so this will basically allow them to take tests that will rank them
them to take tests that will rank them
them to take tests that will rank them against all the other people on odesk so
against all the other people on odesk so
against all the other people on odesk so from those 160,000 people on odesk
from those 160,000 people on odesk
from those 160,000 people on odesk wanted to entry they can all take
wanted to entry they can all take
wanted to entry they can all take different tests and ODIs will basically
different tests and ODIs will basically
different tests and ODIs will basically rank them for you which saves you a ton
rank them for you which saves you a ton
rank them for you which saves you a ton of time so you can say I want somebody
of time so you can say I want somebody
of time so you can say I want somebody who scored say in the top 10% on US
who scored say in the top 10% on US
who scored say in the top 10% on US English basic and English spelling test
English basic and English spelling test
English basic and English spelling test that’s important for my data entry job
that’s important for my data entry job
that’s important for my data entry job and maybe English is really important
and maybe English is really important
and maybe English is really important than maybe it’s not just depends on the
than maybe it’s not just depends on the
than maybe it’s not just depends on the on the skill that you need them to have
on the skill that you need them to have
on the skill that you need them to have so you can say maybe I need windows XP
so you can say maybe I need windows XP
so you can say maybe I need windows XP email etiquette whatever it is you can
email etiquette whatever it is you can
email etiquette whatever it is you can keep going down you know location I
keep going down you know location I
keep going down you know location I don’t care where they’re located you
don’t care where they’re located you
don’t care where they’re located you might prefer to have somebody native to
might prefer to have somebody native to
might prefer to have somebody native to North America if it’s a communications
North America if it’s a communications
North America if it’s a communications type of role where they’re going to be
type of role where they’re going to be
type of role where they’re going to be speaking with clients or emailing with
speaking with clients or emailing with
speaking with clients or emailing with clients for data entry stuff i usually
clients for data entry stuff i usually
clients for data entry stuff i usually don’t really care where they are because
don’t really care where they are because
don’t really care where they are because as long as we can communicate that seems
as long as we can communicate that seems
as long as we can communicate that seems to be okay and then we can go and
to be okay and then we can go and
to be okay and then we can go and basically what we’ve narrowed it down to
basically what we’ve narrowed it down to
basically what we’ve narrowed it down to so now it’s you know 2,000 people still
so now it’s you know 2,000 people still
so now it’s you know 2,000 people still who can potentially apply for these jobs
who can potentially apply for these jobs
who can potentially apply for these jobs you can see that with four dollars an
you can see that with four dollars an
you can see that with four dollars an hour if you
hour if you
hour if you an hour eight dollars an hour and you
an hour eight dollars an hour and you
an hour eight dollars an hour and you know if you want you can narrow it down
know if you want you can narrow it down
know if you want you can narrow it down even more from there but it’s a great
even more from there but it’s a great
even more from there but it’s a great option to find people who are interested
option to find people who are interested
option to find people who are interested in working doing the kind of tasks that
in working doing the kind of tasks that
in working doing the kind of tasks that you’re not interested in doing or maybe
you’re not interested in doing or maybe
you’re not interested in doing or maybe the the less important task so you can
the the less important task so you can
the the less important task so you can focus on the CEO tasks to help you grow
focus on the CEO tasks to help you grow
focus on the CEO tasks to help you grow your business they want to work they’re
your business they want to work they’re
your business they want to work they’re used to working remotely and Odessa
used to working remotely and Odessa
used to working remotely and Odessa helps you manage the entire process so
helps you manage the entire process so
helps you manage the entire process so you can post a job people will start to
you can post a job people will start to
you can post a job people will start to apply you’ll start seeing you know the
apply you’ll start seeing you know the
apply you’ll start seeing you know the pictures and profiles of all the people
pictures and profiles of all the people
pictures and profiles of all the people who have applied you can then ask them
who have applied you can then ask them
who have applied you can then ask them interview questions you can ask them to
interview questions you can ask them to
interview questions you can ask them to take tests you can even offer a simple
take tests you can even offer a simple
take tests you can even offer a simple trial job if you like to start testing
trial job if you like to start testing
trial job if you like to start testing people out and then hopefully you find
people out and then hopefully you find
people out and then hopefully you find somebody who you like working with now
somebody who you like working with now
somebody who you like working with now that’s how you kind of go about getting
that’s how you kind of go about getting
that’s how you kind of go about getting somebody working with them is also
somebody working with them is also
somebody working with them is also really easy and oh does does a good job
really easy and oh does does a good job
really easy and oh does does a good job of helping people out on that side as an
of helping people out on that side as an
of helping people out on that side as an employer so i thought i would show you
employer so i thought i would show you
employer so i thought i would show you on my end what I see as an employer that
on my end what I see as an employer that
on my end what I see as an employer that really helps so I’ll look at somebody
really helps so I’ll look at somebody
really helps so I’ll look at somebody here I’ve hired this person 13 days ago
here I’ve hired this person 13 days ago
here I’ve hired this person 13 days ago and what it’ll do is it’ll show you
and what it’ll do is it’ll show you
and what it’ll do is it’ll show you their profile and I’ll tell you how much
their profile and I’ll tell you how much
their profile and I’ll tell you how much they’ve worked for me so here you know
they’ve worked for me so here you know
they’ve worked for me so here you know this week they’ve worked two hours to me
this week they’ve worked two hours to me
this week they’ve worked two hours to me last week was almost three hours I’m
last week was almost three hours I’m
last week was almost three hours I’m paying three dollars and thirty-three
paying three dollars and thirty-three
paying three dollars and thirty-three cents an hour and what odesk will do is
cents an hour and what odesk will do is
cents an hour and what odesk will do is whenever somebody starts working for you
whenever somebody starts working for you
whenever somebody starts working for you they have to log into the system to say
they have to log into the system to say
they have to log into the system to say i’m working for evan now and it starts
i’m working for evan now and it starts
i’m working for evan now and it starts tracking their time a node s will take a
tracking their time a node s will take a
tracking their time a node s will take a ten percent commission from the odesk
ten percent commission from the odesk
ten percent commission from the odesk worker on top of the salary so that you
worker on top of the salary so that you
worker on top of the salary so that you know three dollars and thirty-three
know three dollars and thirty-three
know three dollars and thirty-three cents an hour ten percent of it goes to
cents an hour ten percent of it goes to
cents an hour ten percent of it goes to 0 desk and the rest goes to the
0 desk and the rest goes to the
0 desk and the rest goes to the contractor so it allows you to keep
contractor so it allows you to keep
contractor so it allows you to keep track of how much time exactly there is
track of how much time exactly there is
track of how much time exactly there is being spent on your particular tasks you
being spent on your particular tasks you
being spent on your particular tasks you can CR see here that I’ve limited the
can CR see here that I’ve limited the
can CR see here that I’ve limited the time to 5 hours per week so you can set
time to 5 hours per week so you can set
time to 5 hours per week so you can set a limit saying I don’t want them working
a limit saying I don’t want them working
a limit saying I don’t want them working the more than a certain number of hours
the more than a certain number of hours
the more than a certain number of hours and the budget you know kind of explodes
and the budget you know kind of explodes
and the budget you know kind of explodes on you and what you can also do I never
on you and what you can also do I never
on you and what you can also do I never really do this but you can check out the
really do this but you can check out the
really do this but you can check out the work diary and if you want to
work diary and if you want to
work diary and if you want to micromanage or especially at the
micromanage or especially at the
micromanage or especially at the beginning if you want to see how they’re
beginning if you want to see how they’re
beginning if you want to see how they’re doing what they’re working on for you
doing what they’re working on for you
doing what they’re working on for you what this does is it take
what this does is it take
what this does is it take screenshots of their computers as they
screenshots of their computers as they
screenshots of their computers as they start working for you and they know this
start working for you and they know this
start working for you and they know this isn’t you know Big Brother kind of
isn’t you know Big Brother kind of
isn’t you know Big Brother kind of watching it without them knowing they
watching it without them knowing they
watching it without them knowing they know that as soon as they login to walk
know that as soon as they login to walk
know that as soon as they login to walk to start working for me it’ll start
to start working for me it’ll start
to start working for me it’ll start keeping track at a time and also start
keeping track at a time and also start
keeping track at a time and also start recording what they’re working on so
recording what they’re working on so
recording what they’re working on so this person is doing some data entry for
this person is doing some data entry for
this person is doing some data entry for me so they don’t some of the stuff
me so they don’t some of the stuff
me so they don’t some of the stuff involves Twitter so they’ll be on I can
involves Twitter so they’ll be on I can
involves Twitter so they’ll be on I can see what screenshots are doing here
see what screenshots are doing here
see what screenshots are doing here they’re on Twitter and you can see that
they’re on Twitter and you can see that
they’re on Twitter and you can see that their various screenshots show what
their various screenshots show what
their various screenshots show what they’re doing it shows you the time and
they’re doing it shows you the time and
they’re doing it shows you the time and underneath here it shows you how active
underneath here it shows you how active
underneath here it shows you how active they were so if it’s you know full green
they were so if it’s you know full green
they were so if it’s you know full green means like that they’ve been working a
means like that they’ve been working a
means like that they’ve been working a lot they’ve taking a lot of keys
lot they’ve taking a lot of keys
lot they’ve taking a lot of keys keyboard strokes and they’ve moved the
keyboard strokes and they’ve moved the
keyboard strokes and they’ve moved the mouse around a lot so they’re active if
mouse around a lot so they’re active if
mouse around a lot so they’re active if they’re not just kind of sitting on that
they’re not just kind of sitting on that
they’re not just kind of sitting on that page you’re not doing anything and you
page you’re not doing anything and you
page you’re not doing anything and you can see that most of the time my worker
can see that most of the time my worker
can see that most of the time my worker here has been pretty active so that’s
here has been pretty active so that’s
here has been pretty active so that’s great for me no surprises so here it
great for me no surprises so here it
great for me no surprises so here it kind of shows you if they’re kind of
kind of shows you if they’re kind of
kind of shows you if they’re kind of mucking around on facebook or doing
mucking around on facebook or doing
mucking around on facebook or doing other things or if they’re actually
other things or if they’re actually
other things or if they’re actually working for your project so I think it’s
working for your project so I think it’s
working for your project so I think it’s a great way to find people who are
a great way to find people who are
a great way to find people who are working for you potentially there
working for you potentially there
working for you potentially there they’ve got the skills that allows it
they’ve got the skills that allows it
they’ve got the skills that allows it outsource almost all the tasks with your
outsource almost all the tasks with your
outsource almost all the tasks with your business allows you to screen them
business allows you to screen them
business allows you to screen them really easily find people who have good
really easily find people who have good
really easily find people who have good feedback we’ve passed the tests that are
feedback we’ve passed the tests that are
feedback we’ve passed the tests that are needed to do that task you can hire them
needed to do that task you can hire them
needed to do that task you can hire them on trial projects if you want to see who
on trial projects if you want to see who
on trial projects if you want to see who works fast and then hire somebody for
works fast and then hire somebody for
works fast and then hire somebody for your main project and then once you do
your main project and then once you do
your main project and then once you do hire them it allows you to track their
hire them it allows you to track their
hire them it allows you to track their time it’s great for you great for them
time it’s great for you great for them
time it’s great for you great for them you don’t have to worry about payroll
you don’t have to worry about payroll
you don’t have to worry about payroll everything goes through odesk and if you
everything goes through odesk and if you
everything goes through odesk and if you like you can see exactly how many hours
like you can see exactly how many hours
like you can see exactly how many hours I’ve worked you put a cap on it and you
I’ve worked you put a cap on it and you
I’ve worked you put a cap on it and you can see what they’re working on and how
can see what they’re working on and how
can see what they’re working on and how many you know keyboard strokes are
many you know keyboard strokes are
many you know keyboard strokes are taking make sure that they’re actually
taking make sure that they’re actually
taking make sure that they’re actually doing the stuff that you’ve hired them
doing the stuff that you’ve hired them
doing the stuff that you’ve hired them to do so overall I think it’s been a
to do so overall I think it’s been a
to do so overall I think it’s been a really great service I’ve hire people on
really great service I’ve hire people on
really great service I’ve hire people on here to do video editing for me to do
here to do video editing for me to do
here to do video editing for me to do data entry for me to be personal
data entry for me to be personal
data entry for me to be personal assistants for me and every time I think
assistants for me and every time I think
assistants for me and every time I think I really need help to grow my business I
I really need help to grow my business I
I really need help to grow my business I go back on odesk and post a new job and
go back on odesk and post a new job and
go back on odesk and post a new job and find new people to help me take that up
find new people to help me take that up
find new people to help me take that up to the next level for the most part
to the next level for the most part
to the next level for the most part they’re very professional they’re trying
they’re very professional they’re trying
they’re very professional they’re trying to
to
to Oh their own little independent business
Oh their own little independent business
Oh their own little independent business as well they’re trying to get good
as well they’re trying to get good
as well they’re trying to get good ratings they want to get more business
ratings they want to get more business
ratings they want to get more business and so it ends up working out really
and so it ends up working out really
and so it ends up working out really well and a great way to find great
well and a great way to find great
well and a great way to find great workers at pretty good prices and let
workers at pretty good prices and let
workers at pretty good prices and let you focus on the most important CEO
you focus on the most important CEO
you focus on the most important CEO tasks to help you get that business to
tasks to help you get that business to
tasks to help you get that business to the next level so I hope you guys
the next level so I hope you guys
the next level so I hope you guys enjoyed how I use odesk and encourage
enjoyed how I use odesk and encourage
enjoyed how I use odesk and encourage you to check it out if you did like the
you to check it out if you did like the
you to check it out if you did like the video or if you have any questions
video or if you have any questions
video or if you have any questions please leave a comment below I’d also
please leave a comment below I’d also
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