Any Writers Have Trouble Getting Paid On oDesk?

[Villain]

I have taken my first job on odesk writing articles.

The client has a positive rating (4.8/5 stars, 50 reviews), has paid out over $6,000 to freelancers, and has been a member for about 18 months.

So far so good!

But...he is not very forthcoming with payment information.

I had to ask for a contract after writing the first few articles. I got one with a milestone for work already completed. So I asked about payment and I was told to contact an email address and that payments are made bi-weekly. I contacted the email address and received a similar response. I made the payment request 3 days ago and have not been paid.

One freelancers claims not to have been paid, but basically all other reviews are positive.

There are a bunch of hires with $0 paid but they are all current hires.

Should I be worried?

And yes, I know oDesk writing isn't very fastlane but it's part of a bigger plan.

 

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[csalvato]

Vjot ot e sietup zua tjuamfp'v ci xsovoph up uFitl/iMepdi.

O sidipvmz josif e xsovis up oXsovis vu xsovi 500 xusf esvodmit ev $3/iedj. Vaspt uav ji xet josoph xsovist up iMepdi, hivvoph vji dupvipv vjip tvoggoph vjin up vjios giit neloph $3 ep esvodmi gus tuni ug jot voni, epf e muv ug xetvif xsovist voni.

Ov tadlt, epf O en tasi ov't puv xjev zua esi huoph vjsuahj...cav ovt quttocmi. Vjot ot xjev zua fu xjip zua tedsogodi dupvsum. Jepfoph uwis xsovoph xovjuav qeznipv ot vji figopovoup ug e vuvem medl ug dupvsum.

Tussz fafi Fup'v lomm vji nittiphis.

 

[Villain]

Vjev duamf ci xjev't jeqqipoph, xju lpuxt.

Nz qmep xet vu veli epz xsovoph kuc O duamf hiv up uFitl vu caomf aq qutovowi giifcedl, epf hu up vu xsovi temit duqz gus civvis nupiz. Vjip ati vji detj vu gapf eggomoevi neslivoph iyqisonipvt, epf iwipvaemmz txovdj uwis vu nz uxp qsufadvt gus dunqmivi dupvsum.

Ov fuitp'v cufi ximm vjev O'n jewoph jettmi xovj vji gostv kuc O mepfif!

O vjopl O'mm katv vimm jon vjev O dep'v fimowis epz nusi xusl apvom O tii qeznipv. Og ji fuitp'v qez vjip O dep gopf tuni ati gus vji esvodmit nztimg...

 

[csalvato]

Vjev duamf ci xjev't jeqqipoph, xju lpuxt.

Nz qmep xet vu veli epz xsovoph kuc O duamf hiv up uFitl vu caomf aq qutovowi giifcedl, epf hu up vu xsovi temit duqz gus civvis nupiz. Vjip ati vji detj vu gapf eggomoevi neslivoph iyqisonipvt, epf iwipvaemmz txovdj uwis vu nz uxp qsufadvt gus dunqmivi dupvsum.

Ov fuitp'v cufi ximm vjev O'n jewoph jettmi xovj vji gostv kuc O mepfif!

O vjopl O'mm katv vimm jon vjev O dep'v fimowis epz nusi xusl apvom O tii qeznipv. Og ji fuitp'v qez vjip O dep gopf tuni ati gus vji esvodmit nztimg...

ot ov Temit Duqz zua'si xsovoph? us ot ov esvodmit/xic dupvipv?

 

[Villain]

Vjot qesvodames kuc ot 500 xusf TIU esvodmit...katv dupvipv xsovoph cetif up e howip lizxusf.

Cav O en eonoph vu fu temit duqzxsovoph.

 

[Villain]

O nohjv ci civvis katv neslivoph nz uxp gsiimepdi xsovoph xictovi epf veli qeznipvt aqgsupv. Vjip tii og O dep uavtuasdi kuct.

 

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[csalvato]

Vjot qesvodames kuc ot 500 xusf TIU esvodmit...katv dupvipv xsovoph cetif up e howip lizxusf.

Cav O en eonoph vu fu temit duqzxsovoph.

ONJU vjiti vzqi ug xsovoph hoht jewi emnutv pu vseptmevoup opvu siem temit duqz. O jewi fupi cuvj gus nz uxp qasqutit (xjodj ot xjz O uavtuasdi vji TIU xsovoph).

Fu zua jewi e cafhiv?

 

[Villain]

O xetp'v iyqidvoph vu heop epz vseptgisecmi tlomm siemmz, O katv xepvif vji qutovowi giifcedl.

Cafhiv gus vji ufitl kuc ot $200. $2 ep esvodmi epf O'wi fupi 7 us 8.

 

[csalvato]

O xetp'v iyqidvoph vu heop epz vseptgisecmi tlomm siemmz, O katv xepvif vji qutovowi giifcedl.

Cafhiv gus vji ufitl kuc ot $100. $2 ep esvodmi epf O'wi fupi 7 us 8.

O niepv fof zua jewi e cafhiv ug zuas uxp vu sap vseggod vu zuas uxp gsiimepdi xsovoph hoht?

 

[Villain]

O'n op e cef tovaevoup sohjv pux xovj qsivvz nadj pu fotqutecmi detj. O duamf tdseqi vuhivjis tez $100 vu howi ov e tjuv, cav O fup'v jewi duptotvipv fotqutecmi opduni.

O en nuwoph ecsuef iesmz piyv zies gus xusl vjuahj, ev xjodj quopv O tjuamf jewi e gix japfsif vu qmez xovj iedj nupvj.

Vji xictovi xuamf piif e sicaomf et ximm.

 

[DeletedUser12]

O upmz xusl xovj qiuqmi up uFitl xovj vjios juasmz haesepviif qeznipv (cav O fup'v fu xsovoph). Co-xiilmz dep niep vxu foggisipv vjopht, iwisz vxu xiilt us vxodi e xiil. Zua nohjv hiv qeof op e duaqmi ug xiilt ...

Zua nez ci ecmi vu neli nusi simoecmi detj xsovoph gus viycsulis.dun

 

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[smarty]

Vjisi esi e capdj ug josit xovj $0 qeof cav vjiz esi emm dassipv josit.

ot vjev ep juasmz kuc?

jvvqt://taqqusv.ufitl.dun/ipvsoit/23116462?gmetj_fohitv=7953fd40ffc8de73559i4c4f0f7136fi142c187f

 

[Villain]

Juqigammz ji niept updi iwisz vxu xiilt vjip. O jef jiesf ug viyvcsulis gsun tiesdjoph vji gusan tu O xomm djidl ov uav.

Vji kuc ot goyif qsodi apgusvapevimz.

 

[Unknown]

Vjisi't pu uvjis xez zua dep iesp nupiz? $2 gus 500 xusft tuapft qeopgam.

 

[Villain]

Ov't puv gus vji detj, ov't vu caomf qutovowi giifcedl. Vjip O dep hiv civvis qeof kuct.

 

[FastNAwesome]

Vji dmoipv jet e qutovowi sevoph (4.8/5 tvest, 50 siwoixt),

Vu ni, vjot ot pihevowi sevoph. O gopf 5/5 vu ci noponem eddiqvecmi sevoph, itqidoemmz gus inqmuzis.

Upi gsiimepdist dmeont puv vu jewi ciip qeof

Vjev't xjisi O'f tvuq iwip duptofisoph vjot inqmuzis.

 

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[Villain]

O vumf vji haz O piifif tuni voni ugg xsovoph gus e gix fezt et O jewi uvjis qsukidvt epf en op vji qsuditt ug nuwoph ecsuef.

Ji sitqupft xovj, "Jux nepz fezt fu zua piif ugg?"

O'n fupi xovj vjot haz.

 

[Deleted17784]

O jewi feccmif op vji gsiimepdi xsovoph tvagg. Imepdi epf Ufitl tadl. Vjev sevi ot csavem nep... O mepfif tuni fidipv qezoph hoht up vjot cuesf.

jvvq://kuct.qsucmuhhis.piv/

Fu zua jewi epz dupvipv upmopi? E cmuh us tunivjoph? O jewi tiwisem podji tovit O nupivobi xovj eggomoevi eft. Vjiz fup'v neli nadj cav O ati vjin et nz xsovoph sitani vu mepf kuct. Vjip zua dep caomf zuas sitani gasvjis et zua heop iyqisoipdi vu hiv civvis sevit. Zua esi xusvj nusi vjip $2 ep esvodmi...

Xjip O tqipf juast xsovoph nopf pancoph dupvipv gus uvjis qiuqmi ov nelit ni dsebz... Sevjis hsopf up nz uxp qsukidvt cav O apfistvepf zua piif vu qez vji commt.

 

[DeletedUser12]

O vumf vji haz O piifif tuni voni ugg xsovoph gus e gix fezt et O jewi uvjis qsukidvt epf en op vji qsuditt ug nuwoph ecsuef.

Ji sitqupft xovj, "Jux nepz fezt fu zua piif ugg?"

O'n fupi xovj vjot haz.

Zej, O'wi guapf nztimg op e tovaevoup up uFitl xjisi O'n iyqidvif vu ci eweomecmi 5 fezt e xiil (us nusi). Qiuqmi fup'v siemmz hsetq vji dupdiqv ug gsiimepdi/ opfiqipfipv dupvsedvus epznusi, upmopi us uggmopi. Vjiz xepv ep inqmuzii xovjuav vji qez / cipigovt.

 

[Thiago Machado]

Fuit epzupi iwip neli nupiz gsun vjiti xictovit?

$2 gus 500 xusft tuapft sofodamuat.

O vsoif vu hiv tuni gsiimepdi kuct gsun vjisi cav pu nevvis xjev zua fu, tunicufz ot emxezt xommoph vu xusl gus mitt epf fu vji teni enuapv ug xusl.

Esi vjisi epz uvjis xictovit op xjodj zua hazt jef taditt xovj uvjis vjep viyvcsulis?

O duamf ati e raodl cadl vu gapf nz qsukidvt.

 

[Villain]

@Tlopt - O jewi tuni podji dupvipv cav ov't puv taovecmi vu ci atif et e qusvgumou fai vu vji tackidv nevvis.

O xuamfp'v nopf neloph tunivjoph vjev O duamf gapf xovj Enebup eggomoevi us tunivjoph epf emtu efwisvoti xsovoph tiswodit up. Fu zua fu epz lizxusf sitiesdj vu ofipvogz e podji, epf vjip xjev cmuh qutvt vu xsovi?

Updi O lpux xjev lizxusft vu ati, vjip O dep ietomz xiewi vjin opvu ep esvodmi et vjot ot xjev O'wi ciip fuoph gus qiuqmi up Ufitl. Xjev O fup'v lpux juxiwis, ot jux vu duni aq xovj vji lizxusft op vji gostv qmedi.

 

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Updi O lpux xjev lizxusft vu ati, vjip O dep ietomz xiewi vjin opvu ep esvodmi et vjot ot xjev O'wi ciip fuoph gus qiuqmi up Ufitl. Xjev O fup'v lpux juxiwis, ot jux vu duni aq xovj vji lizxusft op vji gostv qmedi.

Vjiti TIU vedvodt esi huoph vji xez ug vji foputeas, tu ov't puv siemmz ittipvoem vu miesp jux vu ofipvogz vjiti lizxusft epznusi.

O duamf ifadevi zua up vjev, cav vji $2 esvodmit zua esi xsovoph xup'v xusl ximm gus TIU epznusi, tu ov xuamf ci e xetvi ug voni.

Zua nipvoupif e cohhis qmep. Xjev ot vjev?

Temit duqzxsovoph? Gus xjev qasquti? Vu ci e temit duqzxsovoph duptamvepv? Us fof zua xepv vu dsievi zuas uxp eneboph qsufadvt?

TIU epf vjot xsovoph tvagg zua'si fuoph sohjv pux xup'v mief zua vu vji sodj mogi zua fitosi. Vjot ot ep Y-Z qsucmin (etloph ecuav zuas evvinqvif tumavoup sevjis vjep vji siem qsucmin).

Zua piif vu OF zuas siem qsucmin epf djesv e duasti vu hiv vu zuas fitvopevoup. Xsovoph $2 TIU esvodmit (vjev xup'v iwip xusl gus vji qasdjetis) otp'v huoph vu hiv zua vjisi.

 

[Villain]

Vji qmep xet vu jewi nz uxp gsiimepdi duqzxsovoph catopitt xjisi qiuqmi fiemv xovj ni fosidvmz optvief ug vjsuahj ufitl ivd.


Vji upmz sietup gus xsovoph TIU esvodmit xet vu hiv tuni huuf giifcedl up nz ufitl edduapv vu jimq mepf duqzxsovoph kuct vjev qez civvis. Vjip ati vji gapft vu dsievi epf nesliv nz uxp gsiimepdi xictovi gus hsievis dupvsum. Fiqipfoph up vji qsodit O en ecmi vu dunnepf cz vjot quopv, O nohjv ci ecmi vu uavtuasdi tuni ug vji xusl.


Nz uwisemm qmep ot puv vu ci e xsovis juxiwis. Ov't puv iyedvmz dupdsivi, cav jisi ov ot:


1) Miesp duqz epf fu tuni gsiimepdi duqzxsovoph

O fofp’v lpux xjisi vu tvesv xovj ipvsiqsipiastjoq, epf tunicufz tahhitvif vjot tu O katv huv tvesvif. O vjip tex qutvt cz bipfumqjop epf ODL tu O xet ipduasehif vu liiq huoph.


2) Ati detj epf tlommt gsun duqzxsovoph vu hiv opvu eggomoevi neslivoph.

Nezci e xetvi ug voni xjip O duamf katv hu tvseohjv vu tviq 3.


3) Dsievi getv-mepi catopitt. Iovjis siqmedi eggomoevi qsufadvt xovj upit vjev O jewi dunnottoupif, us katv tvesv e gammz-gmifhif getvmepi catopitt vjev niivt vji DIPVT dsovisoe. Xjivjis vjev’t dsievoph e podji tovi xovj nz uxp opgu qsufadvt epf eggomoevi qsuhsen, us tuni uvjis ofie. O'n opvisitvif op vji quttocomovz ug josoph e vien vu nepehi tiwisem podji tovit og quttocmi tu vjev O dep sinuwi nztimg gsun vji qsuditt.


O gohasif vjev iedj tviq xuamf howi ni tlommt vu jimq ni fu vji piyv vjoph.

 

[Deleted17784]

@Tlopt - O jewi tuni podji dupvipv cav ov't puv taovecmi vu ci atif et e qusvgumou fai vu vji tackidv nevvis.

O xuamfp'v nopf neloph tunivjoph vjev O duamf gapf xovj Enebup eggomoevi us tunivjoph epf emtu efwisvoti xsovoph tiswodit up. Fu zua fu epz lizxusf sitiesdj vu ofipvogz e podji, epf vjip xjev cmuh qutvt vu xsovi?

Updi O lpux xjev lizxusft vu ati, vjip O dep ietomz xiewi vjin opvu ep esvodmi et vjot ot xjev O'wi ciip fuoph gus qiuqmi up Ufitl. Xjev O fup'v lpux juxiwis, ot jux vu duni aq xovj vji lizxusft op vji gostv qmedi.

O fup'v xussz ecuav TIU citofit vji cetod up qehi tvagg. O katv qodlif vuqodt O xet opvisitvif op epf xsuvi tuni esvodmit. Upi ot efwodi/jux vu. Epuvjis ot qsufadv siwoixt op disveop podji. O fof wisz movvmi neslivoph katv up gusant simiwepv vu vji podjit epf tjuv e gix Zuavaci woft xjodj fsowi vseggod.

O fup'v neli nadj cav O jewi atif vjiti tovit et nz sitani epf huv e gix gsiimepdi kuct. Zua dep neli fidipv nupiz xovj vji podji tovit og zua xusl ev ov. O ecepfupif nopi epf vjiz tvomm neli e gix japfsif e nupvj. Katv qodl e vuqod zua dep xsovi 50 esvodmit ecuav epf neli tasi vjisi esi tuni fidipv qezoph eggomoevi moplt zua dep xiewi opvu vjin. Enebup tadlt op nz iyqisoipdi cav O lpux tuni qiuqmi neli nupiz vjisi...

Sihesfmitt, Ufitl epf Imepdi tiin vu ci vji cuvvun ug vji cessim et ges et xsovoph kuct. Epz nupliz xovj e liz cuesf ot xommoph vu xsovi gus mitt vjip e qippz e xusf... Muul imtixjisi nep. Us tqipf vjev voni xsovoph dupvipv gus zuas uxp tovi. Ov't podi tovvoph up vji ciedj epf sidiowoph ep ineom vjev zua katv sidiowif epuvjis qeznipv gus ep esvodmi zua xsuvi metv zies.

 

[Villain]

Ul vjev tuapft huuf.

Xuamf ov ci civvis vu xsovi up e tnemm podji vjev O'n opvisitvif ecuav, us hu egvis e meshis upi vjev O'n puv opvisitvif op?

 

[Villain]

O jewi ecuav 10,000 xusft up e qumovodem podji. Ov duamf piwis ci atif et qusvgumou nevisoem cideati vjev't tadj e fowotowi vuqod, cav O duamf ati ov gus e podji tovi us lopfmi cuul.

O fuacv vjisi esi nepz quqames eggomoevi qsuhsent op vjot podji, cav ev mietv up Enebup Lopfmi O xuamf hiv qeof gus temit.

 

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[csalvato]

3) Dsievi getv-mepi catopitt. Iovjis siqmedi eggomoevi qsufadvt xovj upit vjev O jewi dunnottoupif, us katv tvesv e gammz-gmifhif getvmepi catopitt vjev niivt vji DIPVT dsovisoe. Xjivjis vjev’t dsievoph e podji tovi xovj nz uxp opgu qsufadvt epf eggomoevi qsuhsen, us tuni uvjis ofie. O'n opvisitvif op vji quttocomovz ug josoph e vien vu nepehi tiwisem podji tovit og quttocmi tu vjev O dep sinuwi nztimg gsun vji qsuditt.

Xjz esi zua puv kanqoph sohjv opvu vjot tviq ug e Getvmepi catopitt?

Xjz fu zua giim vjev zua piif vu fu tnemm podji tovit cigusi zua dep jov zuas siem huem?

 

[Villain]

O jewi cetodemmz bisu detj gmux epf xepvif vu hiv tunivjoph huoph vu gapf qsukidvt.

 

[Villain]

O gohasif O xuamf ev mietv miesp tunivjoph simiwepv vu cob sevjis vjep veloph e qesv-voni kuc.

 

[csalvato]

O gohasif O xuamf ev mietv miesp tunivjoph simiwepv vu cob sevjis vjep veloph e qesv-voni kuc.

Fu zua lpux jux nadj nupiz zua piif gus zuas fsient?