My first full month on Upwork; the triumphs, the confusion, and the outrage!
Is Upwork a good way to start out as a beginner? Is it the enemy of freelancers? Is it evil incarnate? Here’s what I found out
If you’re in the freelancing business then you’ll probably have heard of Upwork. There have been lots of articles here on Medium about it and everyone has an opinion. Some think platforms like Upwork are the devil. Others think it’s ok as a way of earning some extra cash if you go into it with your eyes open. This begs the question if there are lots of people writing about it already what’s the point of this article?
It a fair question. I did think it over a lot while deciding if I had anything to add to the discussion. After a bit of navel-gazing, I decided that I did. Many of the existing articles were written by established freelancers. They had/have other options to find work. That’s not where I am. If you’ve been kind enough to read any of my previous pieces, you’ll have noticed I am a beginner. They are amateur pieces of writing which I’m sure I’ll cringe at when I re-read them in a year. Everyone has to start somewhere though.
The purpose they served was getting my feet wet and also deciding if writing is something I enjoy. To my delight, I have…
