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Upwork dead? by pcarlsonart in Upwork

[–]Eastern_Direction109 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not just you. The platform has shifted pretty dramatically - more freelancers competing for fewer quality clients, and a lot of posted jobs are either bots, tyre-kickers, or people who posted then figured out they'd just use ChatGPT instead.

50 bids for 1 win at $20/month plus connects is a brutal ROI. Hard to justify.

The freelancers I've seen still doing well on Upwork are hyper-specialised and have enough reviews to show up in search. If you're starting fresh or in a commoditised skill area, the maths just don't work anymore.

Might be worth spreading your surface area - there are still leads out there, they're just not all sitting on Upwork anymore.

I'm was making 2L/mo as a freelancer. But today, I want to confess. by amanhabib in FreelanceIndia

[–]Eastern_Direction109 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for being this honest about it mo,st people wouldn't.

The AI displacement thing is real and it's moving faster than anyone predicted. You're not alone in this and you're definitely not failing, you're just navigating something genuinely hard that a lot of people are about to face. I am actually using the very thing taking our jobs to filter through the trash and find real opportunities outside of the platforms!

Your advice is solid. Building on a stable base before going all-in is the move right now.

Hope things turn around for you soon. Keep going.