Filipinos are top Freelancers in oDesk

Wrote about this on TechWireAsia the other day (where I’m also a weekly contributor) that the Philippines is among the top 7 contractors in oDesk. Turns out, Filipinos are the top contractors peaking at around 11,000 freelancers.

The top 7 countries include the Philippines (10,900+), India (10,300+), United States (3,500), Bangladesh (2,200+), Pakistan (1,900+), Ukraine (2,400) and Russia (1,900).

However, based on a stack graph created by Panos Ipeirotis on his blog, Filipino contrators are the most active in oDesk. You can read my story over at TechWireAsia here.

The Philippines is already a huge market for BPOs (outsourcing) and the numbers on oDesk (for independent outsourcing/freelancing) does not really surprise us anymore. What I think is more important is that clients consider Filipinos as better contractors or provide higher ROI.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

https://www.yugatech.com

26 Comments

Bogcess says:

13 years ago

Wow, we surpassed india already? Nice! I’m proud to be a freelancer on oDesk.
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kyx says:

13 years ago

hi there been having a hard time in o desk dnt know the legit ones..do you have any suggestions!thanks much…appreciate all your help

poldo says:

13 years ago

Jobless pilipino will find a way to earn Online ^_^
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Brickz says:

13 years ago

Exactly. Just shows that Filipinos don’t have access to enough jobs or aren’t compensated enough.

Rich says:

13 years ago

And the Stupid BIR will find a way to tax the ordinary Filipino freelancer earning online.. :))
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showbiz says:

13 years ago

Sad but true :-)
Edwardson Ignacio says:

13 years ago

Online freelance jobs falls under “9309 other service activities” and “IS” in fact taxable. I work online and have been paying my taxes.

ralph says:

13 years ago

because of this blog malalaman ng mga tag BIR ito. . .
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ralph says:

13 years ago

because of this blog malaman ito ng mga taga BIR
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ralph says:

13 years ago

bat baging spam yung blog post ko ? puttttttaaaaaaa
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john says:

13 years ago

malalaman ito nga mga taga BIR salamat sa tulong mo ABE..mababawasan na sahod namin
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beans says:

13 years ago

not really… so long as the income is from sources outside the Philippines, it is not taxable.. online workers who work for foreign companies may be considered as OFWs by principle =)
BoyYabang says:

13 years ago

@bean BIR yan wag mo maliitin yang mga yan basta pera gagawa ng paraan yang mga yan alam mo naman dito sa pilipinas kung sino pa ang mahirap yun pa ang pinahaharapan lalo.

jozef says:

13 years ago

wee, I’m too, a Full Time oDesk contractor for 4 years now!! :) Go Pinoys!
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Lani says:

13 years ago

How can i apply?
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el toro bumingo says:

13 years ago

First time to hear about this. What am I missing? :(
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emignatius says:

13 years ago

Marami pa palang online contractors na di nagbabayad ng tax. Baka pati SSS nyo, hindi rin kayo nagcocontribute.
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curious says:

13 years ago

We filipinos are lowering the rate at odesk. Too bad people are working 3-5 dollars an hour which is way too low.
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Odesk Philippines says:

13 years ago

As I observed, many clients are looking for Filipino contractors (some are even stressing their preference to hire Filipinos in their job openings) because of the quality of our work and ability to communicate well. Let’s start growing the Pinoy odesk community, like this newly created page:
https://www.facebook.com/odeskphilippines2012
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Moi says:

13 years ago

Hey, guys, have you checked out www.Staff.com? This is another site for work from home jobs.
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Odin says:

13 years ago

I work in Odesk and I am earning close to 50k a month. FU BIR tax your sh!t we are not paying you any cent
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request to joingroup says:

13 years ago

sir, ask ko lang po if pano makahanap client or makajoin group mo? my odesk username is garybaby. have tech and call center experience din for three years. pls email me or text 0906-4505357 or do you have contact number so that i can call you? thanks.

Rie Avis says:

13 years ago

Have you checked out www.Staff.com? This is another site for work from home jobs. It is similar to oDesk but for full time work only.There’s a lot of opportunity here for contractors and freelancers!! See it for yourself.
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Carlo says:

12 years ago

I just started, please email me if you got a good contractor to be recommend.
carlolob****@****.***
username in odesk: carlolobaton
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