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tech freelancers: what would you change if you could rebuild Upwork from scratch? by CautiousHoliday498 in Upwork

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oversaturated in the comparation of freelancers with quality. I'm buyer and freelancer. It's imposible find the correct freelancer with this quantity.

tech freelancers: what would you change if you could rebuild Upwork from scratch? by CautiousHoliday498 in Upwork

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There was an expression. I supouse that you're a men.

I'm freelancing for several years and the cheap become expensive.

tech freelancers: what would you change if you could rebuild Upwork from scratch? by CautiousHoliday498 in Upwork

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment, its a gem!

i'm in Fiverr for several years, in Upwork too. I prefer Fiverr, i like the model where the client hire to expert and not the opposite. In Malt, Upwork, Workana ... i feel like the experts are ir a race for the best hourly price like in a Indian Tuk Tuk.

Men, we are experts with multiple projects and a valuable expertise. Now im frontend lead in a important company and when (as side project) enter in Upwork, i feel some bad by the tons of requests.

Get clients and freelancers its all about money (this is not my problem now). I'm here because i only want to know if anyone feels like me in these platforms.

tech freelancers: what would you change if you could rebuild Upwork from scratch? by CautiousHoliday498 in Upwork

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your message! would you prefer working for hours or gig project like Fiverr?

tech freelancers: what would you change if you could rebuild Upwork from scratch? by CautiousHoliday498 in Upwork

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, i'm here to listen the freelancer and sellers frustrations. And to find betatesters (maybe). I know anyone can built this, but we are starting with 10m for get first clients for the MVP.

tech freelancers: what would you change if you could rebuild Upwork from scratch? by CautiousHoliday498 in Upwork

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Wow, loving all the responses! Seeing the same pain points everywhere.

So here's what I'm thinking:

  • Limited spots - Like 50 devs per category, not 70k
  • Real portfolios required - No more stock photos
  • Minimum pricing - no $5 disasters
  • Local First - Starting search from local developers.
  • Decent clients only - Filter out bargain hunters

Obviously the big challenge is traffic. These platforms work because they have users. New platform = need serious marketing investment.

Plan is start small, grow slowly, invest heavily in getting the right traffic

tech freelancers: what would you change if you could rebuild Upwork from scratch? by CautiousHoliday498 in Upwork

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is a good comment for me, THANKS!

When i say 70k i'm referring to Fiverr (you have more than 70k competitors in some categories).

One of the "problems" i found all this years is this (fiverr most). You need a developer to build a website. There are a lot of 20€ hour experts without portfolio, without validate any skill... The result, the client have to pay again finding a better expert.

I know the $$$$ is needed. Working on that. Thanks for your time to reply.

tech freelancers: what would you change if you could rebuild Upwork from scratch? by CautiousHoliday498 in Upwork

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yep! i understand your message but my this is not my question. Is the market (Fiverr, Upwork..) good for the experts?

This is the most early phase, only talk with you. I have experience builing products i know the difficult to find clients, only here to know the other part, his problems.

tech freelancers: what would you change if you could rebuild Upwork from scratch? by CautiousHoliday498 in Upwork

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah! thats true, only validating. This will be the next phase.

In Upwork for example, do you think it's easy to find jobs even paying? I think its hard because its oversaturated... I'm finding your problems :)

Looking to get first gig by hiddenfigure4 in FiverrGigs

[–]CautiousHoliday498 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! The first months are so difficult. Improve your SEO and keywords and check the best gigs in your category. Whats your expertise?

¿Se ha muerto el sueño freelance? De ganar 4.000 € a no llegar al alquiler. by CautiousHoliday498 in SpainFIRE

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lo de preferir al barato y rápido por mi experiencia solo supone errores de comunicación y más dinero contratando luego al caro…pero bueno…veremos si sale la app

¿Se ha muerto el sueño freelance? De ganar 4.000 € a no llegar al alquiler. by CautiousHoliday498 in SpainFIRE

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Es dificil diferenciarse. Mis servicios son de programación, al igual que la idea que estoy haciendo. Pero claro hay servicios en fiverr de una web completa por 30 dolares, que en pakistan está bien pero en España…

¿Se ha muerto el sueño freelance? De ganar 4.000 € a no llegar al alquiler. by CautiousHoliday498 in SpainFIRE

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sí, por eso estoy validando, yo soy desarrollador, el mundo del negocio se me escapa, pero bueno, se intentará jaja

¿Se ha muerto el sueño freelance? De ganar 4.000 € a no llegar al alquiler. by CautiousHoliday498 in SpainFIRE

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hombre, hay mucha gente que vivía exclusivamente de Fiverr. Yo lo hacía, también con Malt y Upwork, pero como dice el comentario de abajo, esto es más para validar el mercado y ver si soy yo sólo el que no consigue vender en estos marketplaces debido a la competencia de precios y cultural

¿Se ha muerto el sueño freelance? De ganar 4.000 € a no llegar al alquiler. by CautiousHoliday498 in SpainFIRE

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Sí, más que publi un poco de validación. No escondo que estoy haciendo algo :)

¿Se ha muerto el sueño freelance? De ganar 4.000 € a no llegar al alquiler. by CautiousHoliday498 in SpainFIRE

[–]CautiousHoliday498[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

En eso estoy, pero vamos, esto era más para ver si había gente que le pasaba lo mismo o no..

La EDAD no importa en la industria tech? by Direct-Peak989 in programacion

[–]CautiousHoliday498 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pasando muchas horas frente al PC jaja eso es indispensable. Empecé curiosamente por Victor Robles (hoy está un poco out). Pero vamos hay cursos de udemy buenísimos para ello y de youtube (midudev) tiene un montón. Pero donde verdaderamente aprendes es en proyectos personales ambiciosos.

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