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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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The best freelance site so far, no scam, your income is safe. Build ur profile to get more clients. Goodluck
I finished a project fair and square and they sent me an email saying that I have violated their Terms of usage and my account has been suspended forever for fake feedback. No asking for an explanation, no chance to explain, nothing.
I did not get my payment and got suspended... Very disappointed...
It brings workers and employers together in a suitable environment. You can see jobs that are in demand in the world, and you can do business in a worldwide competitive environment. Thus, you can see your limits as well as where you need to improve.
While Upwork does take a 20% commission, I believe it is worth it to have all your clients managed through one place and to have an easy hub to find jobs.
Upwork is a great platform to start work as a freelancer and grow skills. Payment protection is there, so you will get money for you work for sure.
Upwork Is the best platform for every person. If you want to start your Journey You can start from here. It's a very professional, trusted, and high-quality source for you.
I have over 4 years working on Upwork with no issues, the platform is easy to use, there are new jobs available every 5 minutes, and it's easy to make money. The only thing I don't like is that they charge you the 20% of each project plus all your connects to find new ones, I find it unfair that they charge loyal long term contractors for every proposal we send, is basically there's no reward for your loyalty as a freelancer.
Some years ago i started to work at Elance as Android developer. Few years later Elance become a part of Upwork and i switched to Upwork. I have made a lot of Android apps for my clients there and i am happy to continue work with Upwork.
Upwork is a very good platform and very secure platform for freelancers.
I love Upwork, I want to become Top rated freelancer on Upwork because I love to work from my home and have more and more clients to work with.
Upwork is a great platform for freelancer. The system put in place secures both the freelancer and client in terms of payment and other services. Great freelancing platform to be in.
Became a Freelancer when I discovered Upwork and I think it has many advantages. And I still find Advantages.
Now I'm Self Employed & Happy with Upwork.
I've been working on upwork for a while, and i love working as an independent freelancer.
Their payment protection is awesome.
Very helpful and there are so many legit clients that can help to boost your knowledge and skills. And can earn accordingly to your work.
I became a freelancer when I discovered Upwork and I think it has many advantages. And I still find advantages :)
Upwork has been my new favorite platform to source employment. There are millions of opportunities out there for any skill and any type of freelancer - from entry-level to expert. Definitely my go-to work-online office!
It's an honor to be here on this platform to your dreams come true. It is the best place to earn and shine.
Upwork helped me grow as a freelancer and is one of the best platforms to work.
I have experience with other platforms, but Upwork has a lot more resources and help for the freelancer.
I have always been very well attended and I intend to continue my work for a long time.: D
Highly recommended.
Upwork does just fine. They have slowly improved and I wish they would hire a usability specialist to go through their entire website and make it more user-friendly.
Upwork has changed everything about the way I write. I've read some of the other, more negative, reviews and I can remember some of the frustrations they have about the fees and finding the real, viable clients. You have to do the work and build your profile. I've done so and result is that I now have high-paying clients seeking me out (so I never pay to submit anymore). The 10% finder's fee I pay them is well worth it (and is exactly what I pay my reps in the "real world" for my offline connections in my industry). Upwork is excellent - get on there and build your profile... then the jobs will come to you...
The platform is great, usual friendly and also ensures client and freelancers gets excellent customer service. The only issue is that number of connect required for job application is too high as you have to pay for the connect.
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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