Field Nation

After completing over 1,000 work orders, for various companies on Field Nation, I can say it is a great place to find work. The only reason I cannot give them a 5-star rating, is that in the past four years, the platform itself has been very slow and unreliable. __________________________________________________________________________________ I have used my iPhone, Android phone, Samsung Tablet, laptop and desktop and see the pages loading slower and slower. The iPhone app works alright, it just doesn't offer all the features the website offers, to get the work orders uploaded, along with deliverables like pictures, videos or other documents. __________________________________________________________________________________ When a work order is posted, you have the option in most cases, to counter offer a higher amount. This is tricky, because if you're too high, you'll never see any work, too low and companies will be expecting you to work at that rate on all their work orders. Most will not pay mileage, so consider the distance. __________________________________________________________________________________ You'll need to print work orders, in most cases, so keep an extra black ink cartridge on hand and plenty of paper. Most companies allow phone pics of finished work orders, but some want the scanned Adobe PDF files and the pictures either titled or numbered __________________________________________________________________________________ Payment is quicker, if you can get the work orders closed out on days, prior to payout days (Tuesday & Friday), but some companies allow emailing them directly, to request payment quicker than it will state on the site. __________________________________________________________________________________ Investing in a portable, wireless printer may be needed, as work orders can be routed even while you're working. Of course Staples and other printing services are available, but will cost a lot in the long run. __________________________________________________________________________________ You'll most likely be packing up items to return, via FedEx, UPS etc. and this can add time and cost, so consider that when accepting the work. You may be instructed to dispose of items, but I'd suggest keeping the packaging materials like foam peanuts, bubble wrap and paper packing because these items can cost more than you think and free is always a good thing. __________________________________________________________________________________ Bottom line is, that you get out of this, what you put in. If you are not a great communicator, you'll probably get frustrated. Constant communication may involve getting texts and emails throughout early morning, the entire day and even late evening. Calls should be expected and getting right back to the company you're working for is also expected. __________________________________________________________________________________ After working on this platform for the past four years, I've taken jobs I'll never do again, been paid as late as over 30-days and as quick as 2 days. You eventually find what work you want, get the pay rate you are worth and things are good.