The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of UpWork

If you are asking yourself "What is Upwork and why is she writing about it", let me start by answering those questions.

Upwork according to Wikipedia (the knower of all things) is: a global freelancing?platform where businesses and independent professionals connect and collaborate remotely.

Translation - it is an easy place for small businesses or growing businesses with a low budget to outsource work to willing and waiting freelancers looking to bring on new clients.

Why am I writing about it? Upwork's bad reputation is increasing and as an avid user of the platform for over four years, I felt it was my obligation to stand up and say "It really isn't that bad! You just need to know how to use it."

First, every place subjects you to scams. I have had people attempt to scam me three times on Angel.co, once on Powertofly, and more times than I can count on Careerbuilder. This is exactly why I just posted about the red flags to look for when communicating with a potential employer (thank you again Flexjobs for the information).

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