What is Odesk you ask? Odesk jobs are free to post for people to connect and bid on your project. Upon login to your account, you'll notice O Desk has over 1 million contractors to choose from. You can integrate your in-house workers with your odesk team. You can focus on the more important business matters while they handle all the billing and tax stuff.

It's a WYSIWYG honest type of platform. The rate you see listed is the rate you pay. No hidden costs. You can verify the time worked with visual timesheets.

You never have to worry about your idea being stolen because NDA's are automatically generated and covers you when you hire a contractor. However, they don't guarantee your project will be delivered by the time the contractor promises.

They have a forum for o desk community members to sign in and communicate. There's over 2,000 topics posted for Discussions with oDesk employers. For contractors, they recently launched a "Skills Dictionary" which provides a detailed list of skills available at O Desk. This will help the contractors find a relevant posting which matches their experience and expertise.

If you're looking for new ideas, they have a Trends area which shows the kind of projects which are hot. Powered by a solid management team and board of directors, they're based out of California. For larger projects, they offer customized turnkey solutions for real business results.