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Upwork and Global Commerce
Feb 2, 2019 05:23:43 PM by Bill H
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Feb 2, 2019 05:23:43 PM by Bill H
I received another email from a freelancer who has only a first name, and no last name. This is not unusual in a lot of places. Upwork allegedly told her they couldn't help her. If UW wishes to continue to lead in global commercial freelancing, it needs to deal with this issue. It needs to be able to handle wire transfers, because most international commerce depends on it. I suspect UW isn't using SOUNDEX Codes, and whoever tackles this will have to research what they are.
Divya (she only has a first name) is not a happy freelancer. There are certain minimum standards that most platforms touting themselves as "global" need to meet. You're behind the curve on this.
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Feb 2, 2019 06:02:31 PM by Rene K
One may argue that since Upwork is already full on the freelancer side, they may not be very inclined to invest much into solving this specific issue. And God knows they have plenty of issues to solve already.
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