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Upwork has a rating of 2.8 stars from 2,128 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Upwork most frequently mention customer service, credit card and job success. Upwork ranks 3rd among Freelancing sites.
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Upwork is simply the best! You can never get it wrong here. I am proud to be part of this freelance marketplace.
I had 200usd from a job that wsn´t done and was refund and I left in my account. Now my money is not in my balance and upwork refuse to transfer my money to me.
According to the support:
"As we have not received any response nor action from our previous communication, the funds have already been sent to the state of Delaware on 02/18/2021."
They can´t give my money and if this is true, they have to pay to me.
Using Upwork has allowed me to build an amazing writing career and build a business brand. I strongly recommend using Upwork to help build your business and career as a freelancer or hire freelancers.
Upwork is the best Freelance Marketplace in the world. I'm on Upwork since 2020, and I really appreciate their work. Upwork provides a great opportunity to skillful people. It's a great platform to build your career. Best wishes ;)
It has been a very long journey here on the platform. I started as a hobbie but it growth so much. Making a good work and stablishing a good relationship with long term clients really makes the difference. I'm really gatefull, I was able to finish my house and buy a car thanks to this.
Started out in late January with no experience but considerable passion for writing. Wanted to turn this passion into my profession and upwork really proved helpful. With its categorisation feature it is really effective to write proper proposals and get great contracts, got to make 1000$ in my 1st month of starting on the platform. It might be hard for someone without any basic knowledge of computers and good communication skills but you learn eventually persistence is the key, as well as dedication. There are good clients that are willing to pay big for the right quality so you won't be earning pennies only as long as you invest in growing your skillset and polish them.
You can find a steady stream of work - and overall job fulfilment - on Upwork. Of course, just like in real life, you'll have to work really hard but it pays off in the long run.
I've been working on upwork for three weeks now, I like everything)
Many orders, good payment. You can realize yourself
I started my freelancing career on Upwork 7 months ago. There are a lot of jobs which are fit with my skills and I met some great clients. I really enjoy working on Upwork!
Best freelancing platform. Convenient and organized.
Looking forward to a more upgrade in the platform.
It was an awesome experience to work here. Upwork gives me a great chance to go ahead with my service and works
Upwork gives you an opportunity to learn how to be a freelancer and learn new skills in the process. They offer classes and send you jobs that they think you might be interested in or qualify for. It was a flexible way to make money online. It's very competitive though, and you have to bid for each job. Paying for connections so that you can actually bid for a job is fine with me.
It just need to be a more trusting and compassionate mediator for both parties and lower down its Service Fees esp for low income freelancers.
I used to think that I am what I am and theres no need for me to strive more because what for when I am already earning offline.
But then my friend keeps teling me about upwork so I decided to try. I realize that there is a great world outside the wall I have made. I decided to try. When I was not serious about it my profile was disapproved. Thats when I realised that upwork is not a joke and I should not B e a mediocre.
Upwork also taught me to know my worth and not just acceot paid trials or what soever. They are protective of us.
Upwork helps me to strive excellence because its what we give to clients.
It is user friendly too and really helpful especially in these times of pandemic. And oh, when youre in Upwork you are well taken care of.
Thanks Upwork.
This is a great marketplace for online business. Because there are millions of sellers and buyers selling their services and buying the services at low cost and quickly.
It helps me find a client that is awesome, hope to get more client and earn money while at home. Highly recommended for job seekers.
Upwork has been a great platform for an individual who would like to pursue their freelancing career.
Upwork is a good plateform where everyone can earn money easily. Who is having specific skills need to show
The only thing that makes Upwork stand out among the other platforms is, they maintain a professional environment. Upwork just doesn't approve people who can write their name and create a profile. They only approve the freelancers who are really skilled. So, this marketplace is cleaner than the others which helps me to provide proper services to my clients.
Answer: They are horrible. Every freelancer I've gotten from Upwork has cost me more to fix the small job they have done. There's absolutely no customer service! I would stay away
Answer: This is not the place to inquire.
Answer: No, just 20% of your job when we talk about fixed price, and same for hourly but after some week it's been 10%
Answer: Go to Settings › Contact Info › Click the Close my account link. If you meet the requirements, click the button to confirm that you want to close your account.
Answer: I am a customer and have had a really horrible experience. Upwork claims a 100% guarantee before you pay anything. That is not true. The process is actually quite horrible. You put money in escrow. You only get your money back after a bad contract if the freelancer agrees to release the money. If the freelancer refuses, you get a bargain offer to still pay them something but still you are paying for a bad job you can't use. Then, if you refuse to bargain over a bad job, you are told that it will cost you an additional $389 to arbitrate with a 3rd party affiliate that the customer (me), the freelancer (scammer) and Upwork (ripoff enabler) has to pay. I took it all the way to arbitration with the end result being that Upwork decided that I was just too uninformed to know their policy and that they would give me a one time only refund of my original amount. What they didn't tell me what that they just gave me a "credit" of my original amount and that was the end. So I am still out the original amount and can't get my money back. This sight is a ripoff. Plain and simple.
Answer: Because of their policy changes which are geared towards the client rather than the freelancer. They have dug their own grave with their policy changes of late.
Answer: Go to Get Paid on PC or Mobile, you will see 3 dots in front of your payment method, tap to select edit/remove to change them. Go to Billing Method on PC under Billing Section and tap three dots to change (edit/remove). Thanks
Answer: Be part and see, dont look at the sold mine reviews people, upwork can bush you to reach.
Answer: I agree with Sam. This place is a scam. They have bad reviews everywhere. Katrina is probably working for them!
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