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When I started my freelancing career a few years ago, I didn't really think that it will become my main source of income. Slow but steady, my small business grew and now I am able to redo my kitchen or upgrade my car with the money I make everyday. I started with small jobs, 5-10 $, got great reviews, that brought me bigger and bigger clients. Thanks to Upwork, those clients have a verified payment method, we work with an escrow account and I always find support if I have a problem. I tried other platforms in the past, but now my only freelancer account is on Upwork. With a little patience, you can achieve great success.

Upwork provides a great service and is a win win for client and freelancer. The client finds the most suitable freelancer for their job and the freelancer gets work. Freelancers scan available work offers and then bid for the job. This should lead to an interview either via Upwork messages, a skype or a mobile call. With the random screen shots taken when the freelancer is working on the clients accounting system, the client can be confident the freelancer is working on the job when they get the Upwork invoice and the freelancer gets paid weekly. When the job is finished, the client should leave a reference and as good references build up, the freelancer gets invitations to work on new client jobs which in my case led to more and more work, a considerable number of regular clients and I have done a lot more one off jobs..

UpWork has been fantastic to me. It has put me in contact with multiple brands and clients who have both enhanced my portfolio while I help them bring their business visions to life. They ensure that I get paid - which is pretty hard these days - and they hold me to a standard so make sure I am producing the work I am being paid to do. The fees are there, but the profit makes up for it. It is better than working freelance and not sure if the client is going to pay. I recommend it to everyone I know. 10/10.

Upwork's initial big draw for me was its escrow service. Throughout my long and storied freelance writing career, I've had to deal with clients who tried to burn me by either taking forever to pay or by skipping out on their obligations. Upwork ended this headache. My clients nowadays are required to put into Upwork's escrow system the money they'll owe me. Unless a client has a legitimate, refund-qualifying gripe with my work, Upwork guarantees I'll receive payment (and usually within two weeks).

Of course, I've found other reasons to appreciate and rely on Upwork. The most important of these secondary reasons is Upwork gives me access to some fairly spectacular potential clients. Were it not for Upwork, finding these great prospects would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Also, Upwork made it easy for me to land many of these potentials, nearly all of whom went on to distinguish themselves as truly wonderful clients (you know, the to-die-for kind).

Another important reason I'm an Upwork loyalist is the platform's reliability. It seems like it's never down, so there's no sitting around and cooling my jets.

If you're a freelancer and you want to be successful, Upwork is a must-have. I strongly recommend it.