Upwork for Freelancers

I recently had the opportunity to collaborate with several freelancers on Upwork, and I would like to share my experiences regarding their quality of work. Project Overview The projects ranged from graphic design to content writing, each requiring a different skill set and level of expertise. I aimed to find freelancers who could not only meet the project requirements but also bring creativity and professionalism to the table.

My account was blocked immediately after spending 30 minutes building my profile. Disappointing and frustrating.

The freelancer was a no show and the replacement took over 21 minutes having technical issues. Not the most professional experience. With Fiverr I was able to ask all the questions I needed about the project and get it done by a professional. With Upwork they just charge me and did nothing and there’s no REFUND.

Wanted to hire freelancers it made a profile for me as freelancer instead of client. Now I did make client profile as well but it refuses to show up on the app!! No way for customer service help

I am not the only one who understands how useless this company has become. You pay for connects now which you did not need to do before, and you must send a ridiculous amount of hard-earned connects on one proposal alone, and once you spend so many connects on that one proposal you then need to bid the same amount OR MORE of connects to potentially land a job. Emphasis on Potentially, because in most cases, you will not land a job. What is the purpose of draining our money from our pockets? You will not have any money to drain from any one of your customers pretty soon.

Joke of a platform if there ever was one. Downloaded the app from an industry friend who recommended this app as one of a few apps for freelancers. Couldn’t even sign up. Asked for Identification when I finally was able to access the the program and it never approved me. When I filed a complaint to get this resolved they outright denied me for no plausible reason. Don’t waste your time even downloading this app. Lots of others on the market

It can never access much from the app

This app helped me build a thriving freelance career when I first started using the platform 6 years ago. Unfortunately the platform has become infested with greed and they’ve chosen to now only make money by nickel and diming freelancers at every opportunity. It’s an absolute shame to see a once thriving business that helped so many take such a dramatic turn in the wrong direction. It’s clear that leadership has no idea what their doing. Just look at their stock price and the employee reviews on Glassdoor. It’s very clear that it’s an extremely toxic place to work and they’re in free fall mode that will end in a hard crash and burn.

Not recommend to work on this platform anymore. Their policy is getting more unacceptable

I have been using this application for my job search and I haven't regretted downloading it.