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Re:Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is n... by rms_returns on Friday May 17, 2019 @12:43AM (#19936367)
$20 is for a standard prototype or a quick wireframe, its a marketing strategy to bring to client to the discussion table. I don't do full web app gigs for that price! The other two packages (standard & premium) is where most of the development happens.
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Re:Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is n... by awiesenhofer on Friday May 17, 2019 @07:36AM (#19938529)
Great strategy! I'm guessing you are referring to these packages [1] These rates for me as a western european still look incredibly low. or are these still prototyping prices?

[1] https://www.fiverr.com/prahladyeri/develop-a-web-app-for-you

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Re:Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is n... by rms_returns on Saturday May 18, 2019 @08:32AM (#19947054)
Yep, this incredibly low price is just for creating a rough prototype (which the client is typically never interested in). As I said, once the client comes to discussion table, I then bring the topics of well-maintained and commented source code, unit and integration testing, benefits of cloud hosting on AWS, etc. and then we start forming real estimates.
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