May 21, 2020 09:45:18 AM by Srinivasa Rao K
May 21, 2020 09:45:18 AM by Srinivasa Rao K
Hi,
I have joined the Upwork team during April 2020 and I would like to put forward some issues which I feel unfair towards freelancers.
If Upwork is providing free connects or making the process of placing the bids free then all the above looks bit fair, but definitely not with the paid connects. Hope Upwork team work on the above and make the platform more effective to create a win-win situation for everyone.
Regards
KS Rao
May 21, 2020 10:23:54 AM by Petra R
Srinivasa Rao K wrote:I would like to put forward some issues which I feel unfair towards freelancers.
- Surprisingly, when I checked the past jobs of the same clients, I found that same jobs have been awarded to other freelancers with highest bid values.(Eg: There was a job posting wherein client clearly indicated that around 5 hours of data entry is to be done and the bid value is $30. I have placed my bid for $15 with a timeline of 10 Minutes for completing the job. Unfortunately I could not succeed in winning the bid but the same job was awarded to another freelancer for $30.)
What's unfair about that? Good clients don't go for the cheapest bid. This is not some kind of reverse ebay, you know? Did you think "the lowest bid wins"?
Srinivasa Rao K wrote:
- While posting the jobs, these clients are sending invites to their preferred freelancers who had already worked with them, and most of these jobs are awarded to one of those invitees.
How would you know that the client hired someone they invited? (You wouldn't)
Jun 2, 2020 12:13:09 AM by Srinivasa Rao K
When the client is clearly asking for the freelancers with the lowest rates, we have to keep that in mind and consider it obviously. I think we have to discuss about the issues that I said unfair.
For your second query, if you research, you will easily find which freelancer got the job and whether he has already worked with that employer in previous projects, etc.
Jun 2, 2020 12:15:57 AM Edited Jun 2, 2020 01:17:54 AM by Petra R
For your second query, if you research, you will easily find which freelancer got the job and whether he has already worked with that employer in previous projects, etc.
And?
That has absolutely nothing to do with invites.
When the client is clearly asking for the freelancers with the lowest rates, we have to keep that in mind and consider it obviously. I think we have to discuss about the issues that I said unfair.
Oh I do "consider it" by not applying to such jobs.
Problem solved.
Obviously
Jun 2, 2020 12:05:51 AM by Srinivasa Rao K
Best is in the delivery, not in the Bid. When the client is clearly asking for the freelancers with the lowest rates, we have to keep that in mind and consider it obvisouly.
Jun 2, 2020 12:59:40 AM by Amanda L
Jun 2, 2020 04:00:02 AM by Martina P
I don't think bidding the lowest was what kicked you out of consideration, but rather that you offered to finish a task that the client expected to take 5 hours in 10 minutes. That would seem inplausible to a serious client.
Clients can choose 3 levels of expertise. "I am looking for a freelancer with the lowest rate" does (obviously) not mean that the client will hire the lowest bidder, it just means that that is a client that wants to spend little money, but he will still care about quality (obviously).
So, in short, you need to rethink your approach to win serious clients.
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