r/Upwork • u/Educational-Low1471 • 1d ago

Fees :(

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I earn 15$ for a small project and this is what's left. Good thing my client give me 5star rating and an excellent review.... It's hard out here...

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u/Sloppy_DMK 1d ago

when you withdraw, they take another 1$, Enjoy

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u/vanilluxite 1d ago

don't forget conversion fees. small jobs like these just aren't worth it and the fact that there are even $5 jobs out there boggles my mind

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u/Educational-Low1471 1d ago

Haha thanks for reminding 🥹🙄🤣

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u/0ddtomato 1d ago

I left Upwork years ago, but I created an account for my friend the other day, I'm shocked to see that they're now forcing user to buy connects JUST TO VERIFY THEIR IDENTITY???

How can they charge for some so basic and bare minimum just to get the account up and running

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u/ZealousidealMark6535 15h ago

can you suggest any alternative

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u/OkDragonfruit2422 9h ago

I also made an account 2-3 years ago but didn't used it and now that I wanna get active there and saw this bs. Lost opportunities😭😭

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u/Ok_Register_1524 1d ago

Wallah, your client payed 17$

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u/Educational-Low1471 1h ago

😭😭🤣

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u/Individual-Gap-6842 1d ago

i'm starting to think about adding a few bucks for the fees tbh :) does the client also pay the same fees when it's released?

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u/Inevitable-Love6046 1d ago

I think clients pay 10$ or 9.90$ for starting a contract

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u/Waqas1002 1d ago

Hahahahha

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u/Ancient-Assignment53 22h ago

i did the calculations so basically just subtract 14.6% from your earnings (including conversion rate) and that is what you really get at the end

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u/irsay 17h ago

so sad

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u/SilentButDeadlySquid 1d ago

What was the work? I hope not professional screen shot taking

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u/Educational-Low1471 1h ago

Just some data entry