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Re:Upwork now takes 20% of freelancer earnings by danielvf on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @06:36AM (#11627380)
Note that the 20% is only for the first $500 with a client. After that, it's the old 10% rate.

They have also added a new tier - if you do more than $10,000 with a client, the the price drops to 5%. I know of companies with several full time remote contractors through upwork. This will be a nice improvement.

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Re:Upwork now takes 20% of freelancer earnings by scandox on Wednesday May 04, 2016 @01:21PM (#11629907)
I'm a client only there and I'm pretty uncomfortable with it. They are harshly penalising the people who earn the lowest fees and I'm unconvinced by their stated reasons.

Yes it is nice for the highest earners. But very tough on the others

I already feel I have to be cautious that I am not exploiting people. This makes me doubt if that can be done anymore.

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