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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 has its share of good and bad, but overall it's a great starting point for those new to freelancing and looking to build their reputation and portfolio. The fees can be brutal at times and really impact your freelancing income, as well as the fact that you literally have to pay to apply for jobs majority of the time, but once you get into a more consistent flow, you don't mind the hassle quite as much. Clientele always varies greatly and impacts the experience, but I've been working on Upwork for a few years now and am comfortable saying that I don't mind the site at all. It's definitely a 4 out of 5.
Thank you for this opportunity Upwork. I don't have any experiences in freelancing yet I was given a chance to earn something with the help of my skills and doing things that I love. Thank youu upwork!
Upwork is the greatest freelancing platform. Cool clients, big projects, new technologies, and more and more!
Thanks, Upwork!
Upwork is a better place for remote workers. They provide payment protection that helped me to complete the job and earn successfully.
Upwork has provided me a platform to find and secure projects and roles within my area of expertise. For the past 18 months I have successfully worked and earned on UpWork with a variety of clients. In fact, just yesterday I launched my own freelancing business due to the success I have had. I truly cannot say enough about the ease of use and the quality contracts I have worked on.
I just started using Upwork. It is great for stay at home work. It's super easy to navigate through and understand. All of the clients I have worked for have been wonderful. I would highly recommend for anyone looking to do extra side work from home!
At first I thought it would be difficult like people say, but after trying to apply and get a job the first time, it was really amazing. The payment system is also very safe and fast
If you're a creative pro, you can help businesses and individuals to solve their tasks in the best shape possible!
A great organization with highest values. Make a bridge between client and seller with trust. More then millions people work here.
Upwork is amazing platform for begineer to professional freelancer, i am 100% satisfied with upwork Support team and platform
Thank you
Upwork is a great place to work as a freelancer if you are looking for projects. In recent months they have updated their working conditions and it has improved a lot in relation to other years. Everything is pointed and armed so that you can work and receive more and more jobs.
Ive been using Upwork for a very long time and work with many freelancers at once. One of them made a massive charge on our account and will not pay us back. Upwork won't do anything about it. This is really wrong and unethical. Upwork doesnt really have your back when something like this happens... I'd rather trust other services...
I was working on other platforms, but when I came across the UPWORK site, I really felt very lucky, too professional, easy to use, too too secure, I recommend it to all freelancers
It has been an unparalleled experience, the security that offers me as a freelance worker, is what makes it different, a support always ready to solve and solve each of the problems that may arise within your page.
Upwork is a great platform for jobs that benefits both parties, and the guarantee that for your work you will really get paid.
I found this Freelance Website, Best from other platforms I hope Upwork will bring more value to freelancers.
Upwork is a great platform for a graphic designer that is looking for a job opportunity while working from home. It really helped me raise my monthly income and work from home at the same time.
As I said, Upwork is a source of journey to all over the world. Through Upwork, We can earn by sitting in our home and can travel all over the world easily by taking projects from various countries and enjoy with the clients all over the world. Many people go from the home to the other countries for earnings and jobs but those who are using Upwork, They can earn money in home by travelling all over the world
Thanks Upwork for providing such a cool platform
Upwork has help me reach my goals with the professional and outstanding service they offer, Upwork has creating a platform that connect Freelancer and client together with a secured and trusted payment system.
As a freelancer architect on Upwork. I bet that Upwork is the pioneer of the digital world, both saving your rights and enabling you to get a variety of jobs. They are also being selective while they pick the freelancers to give clients the best results. As soon as I became a member of Upwork I got a render job. I am highly happy for being a part of the Upwork world.
I started upwork almost 5 months back. Started working with a few clients, it made me financially independent, but it gave me a family as well, the clients became my family soon. Thanks for providing such a great platform to work on.
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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