Let’s Talk About Fees, You Busy #freelance Bees!
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The necessary evil. For #freelancers they are always too high. For freelance platforms always too low. Is there such a thing as a win-win percentage?What’s the situation? What can we expect? Are the fees going up or they may go down? Let’s see and begin with Upwork.Upwork FeesOne fine day, Upwork simply doubled its fees. Truth to be told not all freelancers have been affected equally.Screenshot UpworkMany questions remained unanswered. I didn’t have the time nor nerves to stick around and wait. Once you earn more than $500 or $10,000, do you get your money back? I mean, does the Upwork fees system work retroactively? I guess, it doesn’t. The best you can do is to try to earn as much as possible, so you find yourself in the VIP 5% fee zone.Screenshot UpworkWas this really necessary? Well, (...)