So, I am here, working as a cable man – Jim Carrey style. I lose my mind because it is difficult to find a regular job.
There is a little girl working with me. She is greater than my daughter. Trump also loves to say, a beautiful girl. She is studying to be an architect one day. Meanwhile, we are on the field because cable and internet networks are waiting for construction.
It is fluent in English, Russian and Ukrainian. I have difficulty wrapping my head about its choices.
You were born for their own account. You deserve the best.
I tried UpWork. It does not work with the independents of the hospital.
This is where my story begins.
The most crazy experience in the history of remote work
96 months have passed, or I have been given or taken, since I cleared my accounts on the freelancer.com and or is UpWork. I used to be among the 100 best independent people in independent when there were workers from “only” 20 meters away on this platform. Now, there are 80 million promises. I used to be one of the best independent designers in UpWork, before and after the so -called “great integration” (when Odesk and Erance began in their distant work in 2013).
Pride before destruction, an arrogant spirit before falling.
Proverbs 16:18
Yes, try and real.
My hypothesis was simple. Five -star five -star independent can start from zero on any platform and be successful. He or she does not need reviews or Benjamin. From scratch to an independent hero, such as Robert de Nero (in “heat”, for example).
Thus, do not blame an independent platform, but your remote work position screams for reform. This is a theory. It is time to put my hypothesis on the test.
If I can do this and make it, you should be a younger colleague who is able to do this as well. It is not a matter of proving who is right, but this free work deserves the battle. right? right?
Hit upWork Pay-To-Play-Wall
From the first moment, there was something. What happened to a set of free contacts for the new happy independent moments?
This is not a fair trade, I refuse to upgrade. There should be a way to play. Ah, here is.
It is Catch-22. For each of these tasks, I need money, upofork.
WTF, I am stuck. It was not used this way a day. UpWork closed its doors for independent beginners. The little girl was right all the time. Let me go back to the beginning of all beginnings – freelancer.com.
Little pain, great profit – “Words Make” rides again
Here is a screenshot that you picked up years ago.
I used to be one of the 100 best independents on Freelancer.com. Can I do that again?
I had to swallow my pride and take a new independent trip. I have been waiting for about a month to review the first five -star. Then, in less than two weeks, I got my third review in a row. The best thing about it, I didn’t pay anything for that. The old FREELANCER.com site still has a free membership option. As you know, first, you earn money, then your freelance platform. Thus, you are supposed to work, since the beginning of independent times.
While I share this story, I work on my fourth project. With this money, I will invest more to verify. Next, I will apply to be part of the Freelancer’s favorite program. What is this? Well, this is the Supreme Histor of Independent Beatperson. The best projects and customers for the best best.
So, is it worth being an independent beginner in 2025?
Upwork and Freelancer.com are not the only independent platforms there, but they are the oldest and largest platforms. I don’t know about you, but I am very annoyed when I see the so -called “final menus” on X and/or LinkedIn where people, who may not spend one day work as two engines, are involved in a specific order. It looks very nice promising. Fishing is that you lack the full image.
Should you pay to play? Meaning, do you have a fair starting point without investment? What are the options for withdrawing your money? Are all these independent platforms friendly for beginners? Can you expect major customer and projects to come on your way? As you can see, work from the devil’s distance in the details; All these lists leave.
So, if you ask me, new independents must try old platforms first. The teacher comes to my mind, along with UpWork and Freelancer.com. I used to call these platforms “The Freelance Triumvirate” for some reason. Fiverr is also fine, but it is a completely different type of work monster. I am talking about a strict old independent independent work in a strict “traditional” way, as you know, bids and projects, not vehicles and voices.
As you can see, I lost a lot of weight because I used to write under the username “Words”, but I did not lose my independent faith.
Just if, if you are wondering what is the best independent platform there, my answer has not changed throughout these years: it’s the one that you earn on money. Just like the best post is the publication that does not carry a botinous crane, and where you are published despite all the differences, as long as your claims and results are based on facts and trustworthy sources.
