Why you should never use Upwork, ever.

About this episode

The episode discusses the drawbacks of using Upwork for freelancing.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-you-should-never-use-upwork-ever-5c62848bdf46 . Note. I never wanted to write something like this, or expose the people involved. However, I feel that’s it necessary for something to get done for my own ends, and also for those thinking of foraying into the world of freelancing and in particular, using Upwork’s platform, to seriously reconsider. Check more stories related to remote-work at: https://hackernoon.com/c/remote-work . You can also check exclusive content about #freelancing , #travel , #productivity , #bitcoin , #finance , and more. This story was written by: @shadwrote . Learn more about this writer by checking @shadwrote's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com .

People in this episode

Host: HackerNoon

Topics covered

• freelancing
• remote work
• platform critique
• Upwork
• business advice

Keywords

• Upwork
• freelancing
• remote work
• platform critique
• business advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Upwork, HackerNoon

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