Upwork

I have previously worked at upwork as freelancer. It was good experience. But as I am a telecom engineer, I need more projects related to telecom. That's why I have at fieldengineer.com where I have many projects related to telecom industry.The perfect workforce solution for telecom companies. A platform specifically designed to hire a telecom engineer to work remotely

They are not worth even filling out the application to be freelancer. They ask the dumbest questions and are stricter than Hilter when it comes to qualifying for work. The will make it very difficult to even get past their registration form.
I found another freelancer site and found work immediately.
Forget even pursuing work through them, they are a sham.

I accepted my first job on elance. Indian-based company paying $5/hour... I accepted it thinking I would do the job to get a rating. Big mistake.

This company is out of Mumbai and the guy was impossible to please. Said my work was of exceptional quality, then turned around at the end when I said I wouldn't do any more work until we renegotiated a new rate and gave me a 3.7 out of 5 rating.

That just ruins my rep for any future clients.

Client ratings are too subjective and the rates offered freelancers are way below market value. I would not recommend elance to anyone in the U.S. or, at best, only submit proposals to U.S. or European-based clients.

I had an issue with a freelancer I hired going MIA. He got paid for 1/2 the job went and then went silent. Upwork is more concerned with keeping every dollar than admitting when something goes wrong and correcting it. You provide security for the freelancer but what security do the people and companies hiring these freelancers get? After months of dealing with the very unprofessional CS team they FINALY came to a resolution when they could't get in contact with the freelancer either. They were suppose to refund my money back to my credit card as I explicitly stated. They gave me a credit and it was used my another person on my team. HENCE ME EXPLICITLY stating refund back to the original form of payment.

Since I started freelancing on Upwork, it was a continuous growth. I earned, I worked on exciting and challenging projects and I improved my skills range. I have tried to freelance on other platforms like Guru, Hubstaff, Freelancer, and Fiverr. Here are my reasons for the 5 stars feedback and why today I freelance ONLY on Upwork:
1. The largest number of clients and job postings (in my category-Illustration and graphic design).
2. Excellent feedback system which helps to select the best jobs and clients.
3. The best UI/UX design among marketplaces for freelancers.
4. Excellent contracting and payment system, protecting freelancers and clients both.
5. Upwork real-life meetings and events, so as webinars where you can hear a lot of interesting topics helpful for a better freelancing.

Upwork rejected my application. I have superior writing capabilities and access to online databases like EBSCO Host. I could have brought excellent writing and content creation skills to the platform yet they rejected my application because they have too many writers. How is that possible? Why not let employers decide? I suspect they rejected me because I have started my own SaaS for business development, not at all in competition to Upwork. I guess I should have lied and showed myself to be less capable of delivering quallity writing and online content.

I was an Elancer for 6-years and LOVED it. I've been on Upwork for a year and make peanuts. The interface sucks, the job pay for most jobs suck, and while I get an occassional job, it is nothing worth bragging about. A recent issue with a client resulted in a $30 loss for me with agreement for the client from the start. I really hate the site but what can you do until you find one that is free like this one? I did write this book if anyone wants to look. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WQ3YFZ0

Are you kidding me? You have a project on Elance, it is ongoing, it is complex, you are using the platform as it presented itself - as a way to document, contract, schedule, approve, pay the freelancer - and Upwork is NOT going to migrate that information, they want you to conclude it as "finished" and start a new project. Really? Legally and in all sort of dimensions this is POOR business. And Upworks customer service is incompetent, their offices - no one seems to exist or answer phones. Elance was pretty good to great-now it is like the inmates are running the asylum.

Upwork has made it possible for me to get clients from all over the world, and learn so much through working with different teams. I definitely recommend Upwork.

I was using eLance and was very happy with their service. However, when I was forcefully "upgraded" to UpWork, everything went wrong. First, they have no rights for their useless "freelancer protection service". This is actually managing escrow and for that financial service license is necessary at least in Europe. And then they must release payments within 48h and not in 6 days. And why should customer make payment before hiring? Normally customer makes payment, when happy with the result, if not agreed differently. And monitoring private conversations under NDA is criminal activity. I have reported it to FBI, but seems, that US authorities are so used to monitor any telecom usage, that they do not even bother to arrest for such kind of crimes. I wrote a longer article to my blog: http://www.veikoherne.com/2016/07/upwork-illegal-services-are-paradise-for-scammers/

Great - Love the ability to connect to clients seeking remote services
Not So Good - Lots of spam listings and the rating system is VERY skewed against the freelancer.
If you are willing to work hard at UpWorks system- then it can be a great tool. Worth the time, but frustrating and needs serious improvement.

The best and easiest Upwork is an excellent platform to work on i ever saw. They are great at helping new freelancers. Who they like to start their own career online

Thank you so much Upwork for giving me, us, freelancers this kind of platform so we can showcase our skills and talent. Most importantly, I am grateful for this lifetime opportunity to earn from working in the comfort of our home. KUDOS UPWORK!

Upwork is unevitable tool for freelancers and companies.

As Artist, I'm very grateful to God and the hardwork of the upwork team for the oportunity to know and have a good relationship with clients and studios of the world; making our routine more easy, automating contracts, fees (we can prepare automatic reports for national fees! :) ), billing and calculations. I love so much the gamefied way to manage our profiles, accumulating points long of the time.

Guys, you have notion? You're helping professionals where the national economy is having severe problems, politicals and pandemic. This is very important about everything in more poor regions...

Thanks and I hope see the community grow more! <3

I love working on Upwork, It's were consistent regarding job availability. If you are professional and hardworking Upwork gives you a ton of opportunity, Respect for Team Upwork love you all for your hardwork.

Upwork is a great platform in my experience. Everything is perfect, secure, and reliable. The most important part that freelancers can get their funds in 5 days as well.

My all freelaancers are very good i found from UPWORK, But UPWORK company by itself is very bad for customer service.
I will go back to freelance.com at lease they care about there clinets.
I have three times check with paypal and they advised me that they have paid to upwork with reference.
I did pass all the information to many time to upwork.
But they still saying your ticket is for investigation.
I have paid 2 times money from my bank account and they still have suspended my contract and my freelancers not got paid.
Anyway i will pay to my freelancer by otherway So my worker doesn't my bad image bu upwork mistakes.

This mail is for let you know about my id - sanjasethi

My id is suspended more than 1 Month before I am not able to work on elance and not able to use bid. You have close my Id. I have also verified myself on your elance site. After that also my Id is not opened it is still closed. Main problem is I am not able to withdraw my amount on elance. That my hard work income
Now please open my Id. I have verified myself than also you are not solving my problem. You are a reputed company. How can you do it. Whenever I chat online with your people they do not give correct answers. I have asked them so many time that when my Id will open. They also say's wait for the email.And after 1 month also I m waiting for your email still I have not get revert form your side. What should i do? I am waiting for a long time give me solution?

You can find a steady stream of work - and overall job fulfilment - on Upwork. Of course, just like in real life, you'll have to work really hard but it pays off in the long run.

This is a new experience for me in Freelance, I can connect with amazing clients on the Upwork site. I helped him to complete an existing project so that the business he runs runs well.

I am writing this mail to you for getting your attention on my Id- designerutsav.

It has almost been more than 15 days you have close my Id. I have closed all the extra Id's as per your instructions. I have also verified myself on your elance site. After that also my Id is not opened it is still closed. I am not able to work on new projects. I am not able to make bid. My all work is stopped.
Now please open my Id. It has been a long time my Id is closed. I have verified myself than also you are not solving my problem. You are a big company than also whenever i chat online with your people they do not give proper answers. I have asked them so many time that when my Id will open. They also say's wait for the email. And after 15 days also i m waiting for your email still i have not get revert form your side. What should i do?

I've been working on Upwork for over 5 years now - since fall 2016, after several months of unsuccessful attempts to find a full-time job in the country where I live. On Upwork, I signed my first contract after 2 or 3 days after registering.

Although for some time I thought freelancing was temporary, then I decided that freelancing would become my main occupation.

Upwork is just like any other "market" - there are both good or bad clients. Over time, you learn how to distinguish the first from the second. You have complete control over who you want to work with and who you don't.

This is not a place where you can easily earn money. Here you can earn only if you are really a professional in your field. It may be difficult to find clients initially and even if you are an experienced freelancer, you still need to put in some effort to find new clients and sign new contracts.

But if you are a good specialist, you'll eventually find long-term contracts and will be earning in US dollars, which is especially important if you live in a developing country.

I highly recommend this marketplace for all good specialists who want to find remote work.

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.