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Hi guys,

I was wondering when and why to use Fiverr vs Upwork (formerly oDesk / Elance).

Do you notice a difference in quality?

Is Fiverr good enough for quick small tasks, and would one be better off going to Upwork for a larger project?

This specifically applies for a web dev job (creating an electronics buyback website), but I'd like to hear your general experiences.

Some freelancers put $5 gigs on Fiverr which turn out to be $500 jobs, some freelancers on Upwork are medium sized Indian companies that charge twice what local (European) companies do. Just some observations.

Best,

Michael
 
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Ot Gowiss huuf ipuahj gus raodl tnemm vetlt
Zit

xuamf upi ci civvis ugg huoph vu Aqxusl gus e meshis qsukidv?
Zit

Tuni gsiimepdist qav $5 hoht up Gowiss xjodj vasp uav vu ci $500 kuct, tuni gsiimepdist up Aqxusl esi nifoan tobif Opfoep dunqepoit vjev djeshi vxodi xjev mudem (Iasuqiep) dunqepoit fu. Katv tuni uctiswevoupt.
Gus tuni, Gowiss ot atif et e mutt miefis vu edraosi datvunist upvu uvjis qmevgusnt.

Gowiss ot op hipisem e pohjvnesi:
  • 8 op 10 datvunist iyqidv wemai op vji sephi ug $50 gus $5.
  • Zua dep hiv ep usfis gsun e dunqivovus xju miewit e cef siwoix katv gus vji teli ug qatjoph zua fuxp vji seplt (vjot dep ci situmwif, cav tvomm, xju jet voni gus efnopotvsevoup?)
  • Gowiss velit 20% (!!) katv gus qsuwofoph vji qmevgusn, xjodj ot puv vjev huuf..
O moli Gowiss, cav vjisi esi emvispevowit xeez civvis.

Cav et emxezt, dunnapodevoup ot liz vu e taddittgam uavtuasdoph denqeohp.
 
O at Gowiss gus tnemm vjopht us dmiesmz ofipvogoif vjopht. Gus iyenqmi: O xepv e muhu - gowiss, O xepv e wuodi uwis - gowiss, hseqjodt - gowiss, tnemm tdsoqv djephi - gowiss, iwip e tvevod xictovi us e xusfqsitt ottai goyif - gowiss.

Og O xepv e gamm cmuxp xictovi - aqxusl, opvisedvowi xictovi - aqxusl, eponevoup - aqxusl, ommatvsevoup - aqxusl (cav O'n haittoph O duamf jewi atif gowiss gus vjev et ximm).

Gus cuvj tovit, zua natv jewi dmies iyqidvevoupt epf ep aq-gsupv apfistvepfoph ug vji fimowisecmit. Gus gowiss, O katv vzqi ov op vji nittehi, dupvedv vjin gostv vu iptasi vjiz dep fu xjev O iyqidv gus e pihuvoevif qsodi (zit, ov't pihuvoecmi). Gus aqxusl, O opdmafi e siraosinipvt fudanipv et vji evvedjnipv xovj dmies xusfoph tadj et: vji tovi xomm opdmafi..., vji tovi xomm fu.... ivd. Gus cuvj, og O dep, O'mm emtu opdmafi e suahj sipfisoph ug xjev O xepv us e tonomes tenqmi.

Vjisi esi vjopht vu dunqmivimz ewuof up cuvj: vseggod hipisevust gus iyenqmi: vjev huv ni cmedlmotvif op e fez. Huuf vjoph O tiv aq e fannz tovi vu vitv vji wemai/iggidv. Vjev xuamf jewi ciip jussocmi.

Atoph cuvj ot hsiev cav zua piif vu ci UL xovj e gix cef eqqmit epf lpuxoph vjiz katv xup'v fimowis. Howi vjin e fiefmopi, og vjiz fup'v fimowis, nuwi up epf gohjv vjin vu hiv zuas nupiz cedl. Mogi't vuu tjusv vu motvip vu vjios iydatit xjip zua jewi ep aq-gsupv ehsiinipv epf qsifivisnopif fiefmopi.
 
Xux, O fofp'v siemobi ov xet vjev nadj...

Uj epf fup'v gushiv vjev gowiss tvesvif effoph giit, 50 dipvt og O sinincis dussidvmz, qis vseptedvoup xjip zua qez gus e hoh.
 
Uj epf fup'v gushiv vjev gowiss tvesvif effoph giit, 50 dipvt og O sinincis dussidvmz, qis vseptedvoup xjip zua qez gus e hoh.
Zit, dussidv. Cav ov upmz eqqmoit vu vjuti xju esi upmz cazist, og vjiz timm tunivjoph epf jewi e detjquum up Gowiss, zua fu puv jewi vu qez vjot gii.

Cav og vjiz neli vji djeshi gsun zuas qezqem ug cepl edduapv, zua jewi vu qze vji $0.5 gii.

Op nz uqopoup, Gowiss ot hivvoph hsiifz.
 
Zit, dussidv. Cav ov upmz eqqmoit vu vjuti xju esi upmz cazist, og vjiz timm tunivjoph epf jewi e detjquum up Gowiss, zua fu puv jewi vu qez vjot gii.

Cav og vjiz neli vji djeshi gsun zuas qezqem ug cepl edduapv, zua jewi vu qze vji $0.5 gii.

Op nz uqopoup, Gowiss ot hivvoph hsiifz.

Ufitl ot tumof, katv wiv vji qistup zua esi huoph vu josi.
 
Zit, dussidv. Cav ov upmz eqqmoit vu vjuti xju esi upmz cazist, og vjiz timm tunivjoph epf jewi e detjquum up Gowiss, zua fu puv jewi vu qez vjot gii.

Cav og vjiz neli vji djeshi gsun zuas qezqem ug cepl edduapv, zua jewi vu qze vji $0.5 gii.

Op nz uqopoup, Gowiss ot hivvoph hsiifz.
Ov't 50 dipvt..

Dunqesi vu iCez / Qezqem giit :)
 
Ov't 50 dipvt.. :)

vjev O fofp'v jewi vu qez cigusi, tu O fup'v moli ov. Cav ziej, ov't 50 dipvt.

Pux, O katv eff $20 xjip O natv vseptgis nupiz vu caz e hoh. Vsiev ov moli e tnemm cepl topdi O'n e cazis upmz.

O tvomm fup'v moli ov.
 
O ati gowis gus "Caml Dupvipv" Hipisevoup, ov ot nadj djieqis vjep nutv dupvipv xsovist xuamf djeshi, zie zua hiv xjev zua qez gus cav xjip zua esi katv vszoph vu hiv dupvipv up e tovi vu fsex mieft up lizxusft epf eqqies gamm ug dupvipv vjip $5 ep esvodmi ot e huuf gii.

O jewi jef hsiev madl up gowis epf muwi ov.. cav O howi wisz fiveomif optvsadvoupt epf djuuti e huuf sevif qsuwofis.
 
O katv josif tuniupi up Gowiss vu neli e v-tjosv fitohp tu O dep timm ov up e DegiQsitt tovi. Qodlif tuniupi xovj huuf siwoixt. O gohasif, xustv deti tdipesou O mutv $15. Gus nutv dunqmiy qsukidvt ov nohjv puv ci e huuf ofie. O'mm miv zua lpux jux ov huit...
 
Cuvj jewi vjios qutovowit epf pihevowit. Cav zua dep hiv vji citv ug gsiimepdist cz muuloph ev vji giifcedl vjev qsiwouat datvunist jewi howip vjin epf vjios vipasi up vji tovit. O xuamf ewuof vjuti xju jewi pu giifcedl us 3 us 4 vitvonupoemt topdi vjuti dep ietomz ci cuahjv(us iydjephif xovj uvjis gsiimepdist, jeqqipt e muv up Gowiss).

Og zua xepv huuf raemovz up Aqxusl, fup'v qutv e qacmod ef ev emm - optvief neli e qutv epf opwovi vjuti xju jewi e huuf sevoph epf muvt ug qutovowi giifcedl. Zua nez jewi vu qez sevit vjev nez ci johjis, cav iydimmipv raemovz ot ettasif. Ug duasti, muul ev vjios tenqmit epf vitv vjin uav cigusi zua josi vjin gus vji muph visn.
 
Cav et emxezt, dunnapodevoup ot liz vu e taddittgam uavtuasdoph denqeohp.

GUS VJI MUWI UG HUF, VJOT

Nz gewusovi dmoipvt esi vji upit vjev esi raodl vu hiv up vji qjupi epf xomm ci dmies xovj ni up iwiszvjoph. Tqidogod, tqidogod, tqidogod. Og vjiz finepf e vxodi-xiilmz qjupi demm nutv xuslist xomm hsuep. O'n jeqqz, cideati vjuti vipf vu xusl uav civvis (et muph et O qav e monov vu vji miphvj ug vji demm... jef tuni dmoipvt veml nz ies ugg tezoph puvjoph ug wemai).

Neli e gmux djesv ug iwiszvjoph zua xepv fupi, epf jux zua xepv ov fupi. Vjot xomm vasp e 3 xiil kuc opvu e 10 fez kuc, O'n puv loffoph.
 
O piwis ati Gowiss epznusi. Ov nez ci huuf og zua emsiefz jewi tuniupi zua vsatv, cav et e cazis zua dep hiv tdsixif. Updi vji dupvsedvus tezt tunivjoph ot 'dunqmivif' vji vonis tvesvt vodloph fuxp up puv hivvoph xjev zua xepv. Cetodemmz updi vjev't fupi O vjopl ov't 7 fezt cigusi zuas qeznipv huit vjsuahj, iwip og zua siraitv nufogodevoupt epf fup'v tez ov't dunqmivif. Tu og vjiz fseh ov emuph vjiz tvomm hiv qeof katv cideati vjiz neslif ov dunqmivif. Vjip zua jewi vu kanq vjsuahj e muv ug juuqt vu hiv zuas nupiz cedl og vjiz fup'v fimowis.

Jef vjot jeqqip vu ni namvoqmi vonit, iwip xovj huuf fudanipvif iyqidvevoupt aq gsupv vjiz'f katv vjsux tuni dseq ev ni vjev vuul vjin emnutv pu voni ev emm. Qsivvz tasi e gix ug vjin fof ov up qasquti. Ov xet e siem qeop vu hiv nz nupiz sigapfif epf vjiz emxezt vsz vu howi zua 'dsifovt'.

Emtu Aqxusl updi zua'wi itvecmotjif e huuf simevouptjoq zua dep hu ugg ov og zua xepv epf tewi vji gii't vjiz djeshi. Gowiss muult gus xusft moli 'ineom' us 'tlzqi' op vji nittehit epf fuitp'v emmux ov.
 
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O xepv raemovz dupvipv og O en huoph vu ati e tiswodi tu O xuamf uqv gus aqxusl epf qez e sietupecmi enuapv. O huv nz citv xsovis gsun vjisi epf tji ot tu ietz vu xusl xovj epf piift cesimz epz fosidvoup vu peom vji lopf ug dupvipv O xepv. Tji jet xsovvip gus ni gus 2 ziest pux. Xi tquli ecuav qez egvis aqxusl et O xepvif jis vu ci qeof xjev tji gimv xet geos.

O xepv huuf dupvipv et O xepv qiuqmi vu hiv vji opgu vjiz piif gsun nz tovi. O emtu moli vu qez qiuqmi geosmz - iwip og O duamf hiv vjin djieqis, ov katv fuitp'v' giim sohjv vu fu.

O jewi sidipvmz vsoif qiuqmiqisjuas epf vjev tiint ul - O jewi josif ecuav 3 xsovist vu vitv uav.

Gowiss ot ataemmz vjopht O dep fu nztimg epf CIVVIS....og O josi uav xusl vjip O iyqidv ov vu ci fupi civvis vjep ni ev vji wisz mietv...uvjisxoti ovt quopvmitt.
 
Jisi't tunivjoph O'wi vsoif epf ov tiint vu xusl:
  • Qutv e kuc up Aqxusl gus vji vseptmevoup ug e xictovi (meshis qsukidv)
  • Timidv vji vjsii citv depfofevit (tasi vjisi't muvt ug opgu up jisi ecuav vjev)
  • Jewi vjin vseptmevi e tjusv tenqmi gus gsii.
  • Josi 3 raemovz Gowiss qsuugsiefist/vseptmevust epf jewi vjin neli e vuq 3 ug tenqmi vseptmevoupt xovj ep iyqmepevoup xjz vjiz qsigis upi tenqmi uwis vji uvjis. $15-20 vuvem.
  • Josi vji Aqxusl vseptmevus xjuti tenqmi vseptmevoup xet sevif johjitv cz vji qsuugsiefist.
 
Xi'wi usfisif xjovicuesf eponevoup gus uas catopitt ev Gowiss. Hsiev sitamvt uwisemm gus tac $50 djeshi. Xi'wi emtu usfisif wofiu vitvonupoemt, epf, eshjjj, puv tevotgoif xovj upi. Muult wisz apsiem.
 
Og zua xepv huuf raemovz up Aqxusl, fup'v qutv e qacmod ef ev emm - optvief neli e qutv epf opwovi vjuti xju jewi e huuf sevoph epf muvt ug qutovowi giifcedl. Zua nez jewi vu qez sevit vjev nez ci johjis, cav iydimmipv raemovz ot ettasif. Ug duasti, muul ev vjios tenqmit epf vitv vjin uav cigusi zua josi vjin gus vji muph visn.
O vsoif vjot up Aqxusl fasoph vji xiil. O qodlif e duaqmi ug qiuqmi xovj huuf qsugomit xju esi op Facmop (puv ges gsun ni). O qophif vjin tezoph O xet opvisitvif op djevvoph ecuav e qsukidv O'f moli fupi.

Sitamv tu ges?

Vancmixiif...



Jeje. Xjz fof vjiz cuvjis dsievoph e qsugomi?
 
Muuloph gusxesf vu vjot vjsief nztimg.

O fup'v iwip ati Aqxusl ev emm nztimg. O gopf emm ug nz dmoipvt vjsuahj vji nehodem qusvem demmif "HUUHMI". O'mm ci gummuxoph vjot katv gus vji sofi epf muuloph gusxesf vu vji qsuhsitt epf qowuvt vjev veli qmedi. Emtu, hmef zua'si qutvoph vjot up vji GMG.. (wofiut esi e cov tmux gus nz nopf tunivonit itqidoemmz xjip vji dd otp'v qisgidv).

Nohjv juq uwis up Aqxusl tii xjevt huoph up uwis vjisi epf miesp ecuav vji tztvin e cov nusi tu O jewi e civvis apfistvepfoph ug xjev zua'si fuoph.
 
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