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vWorker Case Studies

Below is a sampling of the interesting stories behind some of our employers and workers.

Employers:

We are proud to have enabled so many employers to create thriving new businesses and revitalize existing ones:

Jawad Shuaib (screen name: python_kiss), of BudgetElectronics.ca:

Jawad had a very comfortable paying job as a software developer, but he wanted to be an entrepreneur and own his own company. Using vWorker contractors he created a website and a niche business selling cell phone accessories: BudgetElectronics.ca. Jawad's business grew quickly and he eventually left his day job to work completely for himself. The business continued to grow and now he also hires vWorker assistants to research and keep up with the latest industry develompents and news...so he doesn't have to anymore.

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Igor Vavrica (screen name: Duplex), of Duplex Australia:

Igor oversees duplex construction in one of the most expensive markets in the world: Sydney, Australia. A vWorker programmer created a website for him that slashed his project preparation time (from 16-18 weeks to just 3-4) and gave him a significant competitive advantage over rivals.

Other vWorkers enabled him to revamp his website and increase his business leads by an amazing 1,200%. Each finalized contract produced an additional $700,000 in revenue, and added substantially to his bottom line.

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Nir Caspi and Aaron George of AppVenturous:

Nir and Aaron (screen name AppVenturous) graduated from the University of Arizona in 2009. They had both found full-time jobs after graduation, but were looking for a way to earn extra income on the side.

They were both fascinated with their iPhones, and all of the games and apps available for download on the App Store. They knew they had to find a way to merge their passion for apps with a way to earn the extra income they needed. So they started by creating a few gaming apps of their own. They eventually began outsourcing the work on vWorker, and with time, were able to create their own company named AppVenturous.

A year and a half later, they have been able to develop apps for multiple business clients, and also had one of their apps reach the App Store Top 25.

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Rony G. of HotelHaggle.com:

Ronny had been an entrepreneur from an early age and was always thinking about how to best make his mark online. One day he came up with an idea: a site where people could haggle with hotels for better prices, and where hotels could offload excess inventory.

He knew it could be a winner, but wasn't sure how to develop it. A traditional firm in his local area quoted him an astronomical €10,000. Fortunately, he was clued into vWorker on the recommendation of some online friends, and gave vWorker a try. In a short time, his vWorkers had created HotelHaggle.com at a fraction of the cost.

He continued to hire virtual writers, programmers and virtual assistants through the site. And HotelHaggle's growth has exploded to 3 million page views a month and over 20,000 registered users.

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Workers:

We are proud to have given so many virtual workers the financial freedom to support themselves and their families and dramatically improve their lives:

Mariano Iglesias and Claudia Mansilla (screen name: cricava), of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Mariano Iglesias and Claudia Mansilla (screen name: cricava) began actively working on vWorker in 2005. They started by bidding on smaller projects in order to build a reputation. However, no matter the size of the project, they always tried to give their employers the VIP treatment they felt they deserved. This strategy paid off and they eventually started winning larger projects. With time, word of mouth recommendations and repeat business became their main source of income.

In May of 2010, five years later, Cricava reached the # spot in the vWorker "All Worker Competition", and ranked higher than the hundreds of thousands of other workers on the site. They have remained there ever since.

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Nabeel Shahid (screen name: Grace Group (SEO xPerts)), of Dubia, United Arab Emirates.

In 2009, Nabeel started on vWorker with a small web designing project. The small project eventually led to many others, and Nabeel was able to start up his own company. But after a few months, the company dissolved due to internal issues, and Nabeel feared his dreams were over. However, he didn't give up and decided to try again. Through hard work and dedication, Nabeel was eventually able to form a second company. Today that company has more than 200 projects in its portfolio, with assets of more than PKR 1M.

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Naveed Baig (screen name: Hi Needz), of Islamabad, Pakistan.

Naveed has had a passion for graphic design since childhood. After graduating with a Bachelor Degree in Information Technology from PIMSAT Islamabad in 2005, he still knew he wanted to pursue a career in the design. He started out working IT jobs for various software houses, while gaining design skills in his spare time. Once he felt confident enough to work on his own, he resigned from his job and started working full-time on his own. Naveed has since completed over 400 projects on vWorker, including designing the logo for vWorker.com.

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Karl Loftiss (screen name: kleelof), of Songkla, Thailand:

Karl first started programming at the age of 13 and fell in love with it. But practical considerations drove him to become a chef, which he did for 17 years. But he always loved computers. One day his wife noticed he was spending all his free time programming, and told him he should find a way to make it pay. So he gave vWorker a try. Today he earns more each month from programming that he does at his "real" job.

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Ali Khalid (screen name: Ali Khalid 345), of Lahore, Pakistan:

Ali found himself unemployed in the middle of a horrible recession. So he tried numerous things on the internet to try to scrape by. Unfortunately, he lost money on the worst and even the best did not give him enough income to support himself. Desperate and extremely skeptical, he tried vWorker. To his surprise, not only did he win a project on his first day, but he also was paid as promised. Today, he works full-time on the site and can fully support himself.

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Ben Yohan (screen name: Ben Graphics), of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Ben was a cash-strapped student who needed to earn money to be able to continue school. After he found vWorker, he not only accomplished his goal, but also found a permanent source of income. Today he supports not just himself but his entire family, and is saving up to buy a house later this year.

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