In addition, they charge high service fees

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They also have a thriving community where you can get help from Upwork professionals as well as other freelancers and agencies operating on Upwork. Upwork Community Disadvantages of Upwork Unfortunately, Upwork has far more cons than pros these days. Among the many drawbacks, one of the main complaints from most freelancers is that there are too many low-paying jobs on the platform right now, which creates a race to the bottom situation for many.



In addition, they charge high service fees (5-20% of the new zealand whatsapp project value). Peace Akinwale, a freelance writer who used to work on Upwork, said: “Before deleting my account in 2022, I noticed that most of the jobs on my Upwork were low-paying jobs (jobs paying as little as $15 for 1,500 words of technical writing). They also charge a flat 10% service fee on all new contracts, regardless of my lifetime billing with the client.



If my client terminates the copywriting contract and signs with me for a B2B case study writing contract, I still pay 10% of the revenue. I recently rejoined Upwork and discovered that the service fee for hourly and fixed-price projects is now 20% of gross revenue. In addition to the service fee, there are also huge fees for withdrawing funds to payment platforms such as PayPal/Payoneer, and Payoneer also charges additional fees to my local bank.