A new oDesk survey of users who hire workers through the online labor platform reveals most of the businesses using oDesk view hiring remote talent as a long-term strategy to boost competitiveness rather than a short-term stopgap or means to cut costs. Read more »
Think of independent workers, and you’ll probably imagine a lone professional staring at his laptop all day, supporting himself in his slippers. But there are some freelancers who build their solo gigs into thriving, and lucrative, businesses, employing others. Here’s how they manage it. Read more »
Just in time for the Labor Day weekend, we bring you the second installment of our web TV series BBQ&A. In this episode, oDesk CEO Gary Swart turned up the heat with a homemade feast fit for a Silicon Valley king. Read more »
