I have been receiving quite a few emails from people who have read my ebook ‘GEO Arbitrage‘ and the majority of them are saying,

‘I have had a look at jobs on oDesk and I can’t seem to find anyone paying $2/hour or less!’

A few of them have been written in a accusing tone, making me out as a liar and Odesk as a scam, but mostly it is from people who genuinely want to know if it is possible.

YES…You Can Hire Staff For Under $2/hr On oDesk

I wanted to attach an screenshot of my oDesk account, where it shows the amount I paid my employees this last week. This is quite a big thing for me, because in it, it has the names of my staff (which means you can check them up, and try and hire them!)

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As you can see, my 3 staff range from $1.67, all the way down to just $0.83 per hour!

So that means it definitely is possible, but why are most people settling for paying workers extra?

The number one reason that people pay too much for staff on oDesk is that they let the workers set the price!

Tell me a company that when hiring, says to it’s candidates, ‘This is the job I want you to do, but I don’t have a set salary in mind, you tell me how much I have to pay you!’

Now I am sure there are some big companies who do this when head hunting, but for most jobs that you are hiring for on oDesk, it is like McDonalds asking its young staff to set their own wages – not smart!

The Only Reason That Pay Under $2/hour Is Because I Set A Limit!

In each of the jobs that I post on oDesk I set a maximum price that I am willing to accept and include this into my job description.

If I am looking for a link builder for one of my websites, I may include something like this into the job description:

Please keep bids under $2/hour, all job applications that have a bid over over this price will be automatically declined without reading!

This lets potential applicants know that you are serious, meaning they will put their best offer in.

It really is that simple:

If you don’t ask, you wont get!

So I encourage you, if you haven’t already, set up a free oDesk account, and see what kind of jobs you can outsource for $2/hour or less?

If you are up for the challenge, come back and post your results here, so that others can see!