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skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

"But upwork is such a crap (in my experience as a client, for freelancers it must be horrors)... sadly all alternatives like guru or freelancer.com are as bad or even more" --- That's true!

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Other links: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11807450 , http://fortune.com/2016/05/31/y-combinator-basic-income-oakl... , and http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/01/business/economy/why-a-uni...

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

This article is close to 6,000 total views. More support!

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

The Medium article above has gathered almost 4,000 views today and yesterday. We got amazing support. Getting close to 6,000 views. We should keep on sharing this with everyone out there!

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Regardless of how you analyze it, it was clearly a mistake because the platform is literally driving many freelancers away (many contracts are short-term or <$500 contracts). The least kind thing they could have done is make the announcement about the pricing change at least one year prior the implementation, so that affected freelancers could take appropriate actions. Profit-wise, it could be considered a smart move, but even that is an uncertainty.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

We should not aim to create a clone. We should aim to make something right, fair, and better - the way it should've been done in the first place.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Thanks to all those who made their comments here. I look forward to more comments in the coming hours and days! Let's keep this fire burning, so more people would see this!

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Could you explain more? Platforms like Upwork serve as interface or broker between customers and workers. Are you referring to something different?

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Could you explain more?

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Thanks. I learned another cool jargon. Whatever "floats" their boat, I guess!

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Encouraging transactions on their platform benefits the people too, since the platform offers some degree of protection to them.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Bitcoin is still a relatively new concept with limited implementation and infrastructure throughout the world. But it is certainly promising.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Could you share the name of your marketplace startup? Is it purpose driven?

Thanks for sharing those links

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Maybe because it's easier to launch something that is motivated by profit (for a few people) than anything else?

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

"If such a decency level would be available, I would be their customer" I guess others would too.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

"offer to buy it" meaning investors would come in? That could sabotage the vision down the road.

If bumping up rates would benefit the community, why not?

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Some smart people really think alike. +1 on that!

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

They seem to be getting some profit by keeping YOUR money on their accounts.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

"There is not necessarily a need for 100% community effort." Why do you think so? Can you explain?

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

That's possible too. I think a few companies (in other industries) have taken this path.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

I guess it may or may not be a non-profit. There are for-profit companies that do good, and maybe non-profits that do poorly.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

It's a huge, big crap of a baloney. :)

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

This is where integrity and vision come into play. If you want to bump it into 6%, you should explain why. It should not be all about profits. If it is, then such platform won't be different from Upwork.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

Can you tell which alternatives? They are either similar or inferior to Upwork, or are still new and relatively unknown (and therefore there are not much jobs in their platform). It's a huge dilemma.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

They seem to be alienating certain groups of freelancers deliberately.

skeeperon Moving Forward on Basic Income

"I think it's important for a functioning society to value it's workforce over the profits of businesses" I agree. Corporate greed. That's exactly the issue being addressed in this article: https://medium.com/@LevelWorkingField/do-you-like-new-pricin...

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

It is using its size to control its market. We need regulation and protection for freelancers and a new breed of purposeful platforms that would serve as Upwork alternatives.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

With community support and the right people to create and maintain it, it's definitely possible.

skeeperon Upwork is Changing Again and What We Can Do About It

It's insane and inhumane for many freelancers. Many comments in the forum got deleted (as mentioned in the article). Freelancers see it happen all the time.