Upwork takes money in connect Upwork takes money 10 % from work Upwork takes money in bank transfer Upwork even take from w2 tax It's just exploitation of freelancers, clinet post job and most of time never hire, lost of purchased connect.
and some of them are scams so most of ur connects are going to waste and they aren’t regulating it, also the amount of money they are taking from you when most of the jobs are $8 you’ll have nothing left
I've worked as a client and also a freelancer. I think having more restrictions for clients to post jobs would streamline the experience. There's no cost or penalty for creating jobs currently, so you can create things you aren't that serious about just to see what kind of response you get. Then on the other side there is an expense for the freelancers to apply, and then they won't hear back / get discouraged / run out of connects on things that weren't very promising anyways. If clients had to pay to post gigs, even a small amount, I think it would solve a lot.
Good point. Employer creates job that they aren't super serious about, freelancers spend connects to apply. It's just creating money out of thin air basically.@@punotomalf6408
And that is why you can sometimes see the offerings where the client took no further actions after posting. Sometimes they post the same job on Upwork and Fiverr, if the response is better on Fiverr, they don't even bother to close the job on Upwork which is a bummer for freelancers. I believe that if your proposal hasn't been viewed and you happened to boost it, then Upwork will refund the connects you used to boost the proposal, but only once the jjob offer is closed or something like that :D
As a client on Upwork, I absolutely DO have to pay. Every time I pay a freelancer, Upwork charges me a percentage on top of the freelancer rate. And believe me, it adds up. Upwork charges on both ends of a transaction.
Thank you for the alternatives. I'm checking them out. I'm not a beginner there, but it's def not a place for such. The constant complains of new(ish) freelancers getting their accounts deleted for no reason is one example. In fact, when I was a fresh registered freelancer there, they cancelled my account. But they didn't expect me to come back at them with a threat of taking them to small claims court. And just like when you step on a cat's tail and the cat screams for heaven clouds, so was the scream heard from Upwork management. The troglodytes had my account immediately restored.
Oh wowwwww smart thinking! I agree though. It’s hard to rely on Upwork as a sustainable source of freelance work. The only thing it has going for it is it’s well known amongst clients and companies so there’s a chance you could find a good gig on there, but at what cost? 🙄🫠 thanks for your insight!
It makes zero sense. If you need money to apply for jobs, then you have limited opportunities to find the jobs you're searching for. Meanwhile clients automatically have less of a chance to be matched with workers who are adequate for the jobs they need, so everyone goes home unhappy. Eventually nobody wants the service anymore.
Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future.., I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life!!
Starting early is simply the best way of getting ahead to build wealth , investing remains a priority . I learnt from my last year's experience , I am able to build a suitable life beause I invested early ahead this time .
Thank you for your video.I think the freelance market will evolve and change to accommodate market forces. The balance between service and demand will ebb and flow. Other forms of freelance work like construction contracting are not free. Most contractors pay for bid's, weather they get the work or not.
@@ColleenCavolo exactly! I'm also starting to think the job leads are all fakes created by Upwork. To keep freelancers buying connect credits. I gave up on using it.
The fact that there is even a possibility of getting scammed while trying to get a job is huge red flag for the entire industry not just this one website. Lots of scams going on right now, or people trying to walk back what they originally agreed to pay.
@@DancingDuckProductions it's really upsetting. And the media makes it seem like workers aren't applying and don't want to work. There are so many of us applying to hundreds of jobs daily.
I also think that Upwork itself is behind the scams. I found out where I live, Brazil, some job platforms were adding many fake openings, so workers in order to apply for them needed to pay the platform to have a "special" account, like Upwork's connects. That makes sense, because if a platform has many "jobs", that will call workers attention. The time you spend writing proposals, would be better to use it to build something like your own business or try a regular job. Upwork looks like a slavery place. You have 0 guarantee and compete with the whole world.
I'm a freelance writer. Tbh, I dont like using platform. It takes time and understand how it works and too many people in it. I prefer find clients through cold outreach in LinkedIn and email 😅
That’s great to hear that that works for you!!! I agree I found Upwork to be really exhausting at times. I think testing out multiple platforms is always the best way to go!
Great question!!! Hard to say bc I started slowly when I was a kid, learned how to edit in high school, got better at editing in college, and started professionally editing in my late 20s. So in THEORY it doesn’t take that long to learn to edit, but you need the right initiative to jump into projects and take on clients to get you from “Able to edit” to “can get paid to edit”
I would recommend upwork to make their fees to 20% again but pls pls make the connects less. Connects on availability badge, if freelancer needs to boost then also connect. In this way if we pay attention then the fees is now almost 40% instead of 20%. Its even more costly.
Upwork is ridiculously expensive. I work in EU.. And they screw you over on the exchange rate (both for me and the company I work for btw) And they still charge me like 4-500euro every month. Its higher than the actual taxes.
It can be! Upwork is a tough, competitive place to look for jobs if you don’t have any experience. However if you’re good at “selling yourself” and selling the client on yourself you can start gaining a good reputation on Upwork and work your way up!
Upwork takes money in connect
Upwork takes money 10 % from work
Upwork takes money in bank transfer
Upwork even take from w2 tax
It's just exploitation of freelancers, clinet post job and most of time never hire, lost of purchased connect.
and some of them are scams so most of ur connects are going to waste and they aren’t regulating it, also the amount of money they are taking from you when most of the jobs are $8 you’ll have nothing left
Ding ding ding!!!
I've worked as a client and also a freelancer. I think having more restrictions for clients to post jobs would streamline the experience. There's no cost or penalty for creating jobs currently, so you can create things you aren't that serious about just to see what kind of response you get. Then on the other side there is an expense for the freelancers to apply, and then they won't hear back / get discouraged / run out of connects on things that weren't very promising anyways. If clients had to pay to post gigs, even a small amount, I think it would solve a lot.
Do you think they are s2pid? that's an advantage for upwork to milk freelancers.
Good point. Employer creates job that they aren't super serious about, freelancers spend connects to apply. It's just creating money out of thin air basically.@@punotomalf6408
Have to agree with this. The economics make this the answer
And that is why you can sometimes see the offerings where the client took no further actions after posting. Sometimes they post the same job on Upwork and Fiverr, if the response is better on Fiverr, they don't even bother to close the job on Upwork which is a bummer for freelancers. I believe that if your proposal hasn't been viewed and you happened to boost it, then Upwork will refund the connects you used to boost the proposal, but only once the jjob offer is closed or something like that :D
As a client on Upwork, I absolutely DO have to pay. Every time I pay a freelancer, Upwork charges me a percentage on top of the freelancer rate. And believe me, it adds up. Upwork charges on both ends of a transaction.
Very important,and informative.
upwork is confusing for beginners besides being expensive.
be blesssed!
Thank you so much! You too 😊💚
Thank you for the alternatives. I'm checking them out.
I'm not a beginner there, but it's def not a place for such. The constant complains of new(ish) freelancers getting their accounts deleted for no reason is one example.
In fact, when I was a fresh registered freelancer there, they cancelled my account.
But they didn't expect me to come back at them with a threat of taking them to small claims court. And just like when you step on a cat's tail and the cat screams for heaven clouds, so was the scream heard from Upwork management. The troglodytes had my account immediately restored.
Oh wowwwww smart thinking! I agree though. It’s hard to rely on Upwork as a sustainable source of freelance work. The only thing it has going for it is it’s well known amongst clients and companies so there’s a chance you could find a good gig on there, but at what cost? 🙄🫠 thanks for your insight!
I hate that you get charged daily to have your badge open. It is also ridiculously "expensive" per connects.
Not at all, it's not expensive. If you earn millions, you just don't care about pennies. Understand.
It makes zero sense. If you need money to apply for jobs, then you have limited opportunities to find the jobs you're searching for. Meanwhile clients automatically have less of a chance to be matched with workers who are adequate for the jobs they need, so everyone goes home unhappy. Eventually nobody wants the service anymore.
Very informative video, thank you Colleen!
Yep, that''s unfortunate that they raised the connect amount for applying jobs, but still, got some hopes!
I like to always try and stay on the optimistic side haha but this definitely changes things for a lot of people!! Thank you for your comment :)
Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future.., I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life!!
Starting early is simply the best way of getting ahead to build wealth , investing remains a priority . I learnt from my last year's experience , I am able to build a suitable life beause I invested early ahead this time .
Eye opener. Thanks. Worked for one employer for many years, it solved a lot of problems for me, but now I think it's time to modernize my approach.
I love that. Best of luck on your new adventure!!
Very new to the video editing world. Your video is very informative. Watching it gives me a good "lay of the land". Good stuff! Thank you.
I’m so happy it was helpful, thank you!!
Thank you for your video.I think the freelance market will evolve and change to accommodate market forces. The balance between service and demand will ebb and flow. Other forms of freelance work like construction contracting are not free. Most contractors pay for bid's, weather they get the work or not.
Of course this would happen the month I signed up with Upwork 😮💨
same story lol
Hhahaha, same here!
Your video is informative, thank you for sharing such an amazing video .
I appreciate you saying that, thank you!!
Not a video editor, but there were a lot of names here iI haven't heard of that will be interesting to check out!
Yayyyy I hope they’re helpful!
Excellent vid!
Thank you 😊
I don't mind paying for connects but it seems like a lot of jobs never hire anyone or close
Lots of scams too nowadays
It's definitely a scam at this point AND not to mention the jobs are turning out to be scams.
RIGHT?!? if you’re going to raise prices at LEAST make sure the jobs are all legit. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
@@ColleenCavolo exactly! I'm also starting to think the job leads are all fakes created by Upwork. To keep freelancers buying connect credits. I gave up on using it.
The fact that there is even a possibility of getting scammed while trying to get a job is huge red flag for the entire industry not just this one website. Lots of scams going on right now, or people trying to walk back what they originally agreed to pay.
@@DancingDuckProductions it's really upsetting. And the media makes it seem like workers aren't applying and don't want to work. There are so many of us applying to hundreds of jobs daily.
I also think that Upwork itself is behind the scams. I found out where I live, Brazil, some job platforms were adding many fake openings, so workers in order to apply for them needed to pay the platform to have a "special" account, like Upwork's connects. That makes sense, because if a platform has many "jobs", that will call workers attention. The time you spend writing proposals, would be better to use it to build something like your own business or try a regular job. Upwork looks like a slavery place. You have 0 guarantee and compete with the whole world.
I just sighed up three days ago and I was give a little more than 150 connects to start with.
INTERESTING…. Thanks for this info! Maybe that’s how they get you started on Upwork and then you get 10 connects/month after that
I'm a freelance writer. Tbh, I dont like using platform. It takes time and understand how it works and too many people in it. I prefer find clients through cold outreach in LinkedIn and email 😅
That’s great to hear that that works for you!!! I agree I found Upwork to be really exhausting at times. I think testing out multiple platforms is always the best way to go!
Please can you send me a sample template of your cold email for copy writing
Hello
I think this is'll be a new era to Upwork.
these videos are very helpful and you are gorgeous 😎👍🏿...appreciate ya!
Thank you so much!
In June 2024, the connect need to apply for a job can ramp up to 24 connects.
Thank you for that update!
I've never used up work butt from what you just said you have to pay to look for work? Is that correct? Are you sure of work is not a scam?
Upwork horror story: client didn't pay me for80 hours of my work and Upwork did NOTHING about it
That is… absolutely HORRIFYING 😦😵 I can’t believe there was nothing Upwork could do?!?
I can’t seem to find outsourcely in operation still. Looks like they may be no longer 😢
Good to know, I appreciate that, thank you!
Its crazily expensive..can you give best Upwork alternatives?
The problem I find with Upwork they are asking for photo id from passports and so on.
it should be that way.. they are smarter than you realize
Hi Colleen how long did it took you to become a editor ?i wanna try learn it thx for the info😅
Great question!!! Hard to say bc I started slowly when I was a kid, learned how to edit in high school, got better at editing in college, and started professionally editing in my late 20s. So in THEORY it doesn’t take that long to learn to edit, but you need the right initiative to jump into projects and take on clients to get you from “Able to edit” to “can get paid to edit”
@@ColleenCavolo yes i understand thx Colleen keep posting please 😊
They raised their fees again and it's become impossible especially for newbies
I’m sorry to hear that 😣 Upwork can be SO FRUSTRATING I’m not surprised more people are looking elsewhere for jobs
I would recommend upwork to make their fees to 20% again but pls pls make the connects less. Connects on availability badge, if freelancer needs to boost then also connect. In this way if we pay attention then the fees is now almost 40% instead of 20%. Its even more costly.
I agree, I’d rather pay a large fee on a job I already have vs money on connects when the chances of getting the job are pretty small!
Upwork is ridiculously expensive. I work in EU.. And they screw you over on the exchange rate (both for me and the company I work for btw) And they still charge me like 4-500euro every month. Its higher than the actual taxes.
It’s a JOKE 🙄 I’m sorry to hear you’re dealing with that. thanks for watching!!! 💚
it's helpful
I’m so glad!
They really made a balls of it 😑
I need an editor for my channel if you are interested.
Hello I am interested in your job offer 😊
www.youtube.com/@zikodehstudio7401
There is a link to my work samples 🙏🏽
Best video about the topic I found.
I appreciate that so much!!!
In your opinion, is Upwork worth it for beginners?
It can be! Upwork is a tough, competitive place to look for jobs if you don’t have any experience. However if you’re good at “selling yourself” and selling the client on yourself you can start gaining a good reputation on Upwork and work your way up!
@@ColleenCavolo Thank you!
You're a gift! God bless you immensely, I'd love to meet you someday!
Oh my gosh thank you so much!!!! 🥰🥰🥰
Do you have an email I can interact with you personally?
@@anthonychibuenyimteazersmedia you can email me at colleencavolochannel@gmail.com with any questions!
@@ColleenCavolo thanks 🙏
O so Upwork is trash understood
😅 🤷♀️
You are beautiful don't say me thanks
2024 is more worse dear
I’m hearing this! That is awful!
you're cute
Super informative! Wow, this is wild! Thank you for sharing this. @ColleenCavolo!
I so appreciate you watching!!! Thank you!!
THANKS COLLEEN VERY INORMATIVE
Thank YOU for watching!!! ❤️