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oDesk Users Referring New Buyers or Providers Will Get Paid $50 ForEvery New oDesk User that Spends or Earns $1,000
Today oDesk (www.oDesk.com), anonline marketplace that helps companies hire, manage and pay remotetechnology workers around the world, announced a referral program inwhich oDesk users will be paid $50 for reach new member they refer tooDesk who completes $1,000 worth of work. The referralprogram is designed to reward members for bringing new, high-qualityprofessionals to oDesk and encourage a strong and trusted workcommunity.
"We have found that referred users are much more likely to besuccessful on oDesk and improve the overall quality of our network,"said Gary Swart, CEO of oDesk. "oDesk members have been bringing newbusiness to the platform for some time now and we want to reward themfor helping grow the depth of skills and experience in the oDeskmarketplace."
oDesk's User Referral Program allows oDesk members to inviteindividual friends through email, or embed referral links and bannersin their emails or on their websites and blogs. There is no limit tothe number of referrals a user can be paid for and all new buyers andproviders that earn or spend $1,000 in the marketplace within two yearswill generate a $50 commission for the referring member.
oDesk is a marketplace of remote software development firmsand technology freelancers that offers a unique set of integratedmanagement and collaboration tools to help employers hire, manage andpay remote teams. Using oDesk's collaboration suite, employers trackproject progress and collaborate with team members as though all wereworking in the same office. oDesk handles all invoicing andpayment, making it easy for small to medium size businesses to accessthe global talent pool, a luxury once reserved solely for the largecorporation. In addition, oDesk gives technology freelancersthe freedom to work from and get paid anywhere, anytime.
With more than 22,000 tested and rated providers working forthousands of companies around the world through the oDesk platform,oDesk is proving that the nature of technology jobs is changing. Morethan 1,000,000 hours have been logged in its remote work marketplacesince inception, and the company was recently named one of the“most promising” companies driving the future oftechnology by RedHerring.
More information on the oDesk User Referral Program can be found here.
AboutoDesk
Every day, oDesk helps people all over the world worktogether, as ifthey were seated in the same office. Founded in 2004, oDesk(www.oDesk.com)is a global marketplace for programmers and technologyfreelancers that enables businesses to build and manage remote teams.Hiring managers can search the oDesk network and choose from amongthousands of tested, top-rated technology professionals in over 50.Using oDesk web-based collaboration tools, project managers canvisually track and verify all work performed, both historically and inreal-time. oDesk is venture-backed by Benchmark Capital, GlobespanCapital Partners and Sigma Partners.
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