Upwork –
The Best Freelance Marketplace for Bangladeshi Freelancers
Upwork – The Best Freelance Marketplace in the World. It is the most reliable, convenient and popular freelance marketplace for Bangladeshi Freelancers. It is Free. Anybody can earn a lot of money without investment from it. The uniqueness of this marketplace is its guaranteed payment system. That means if you work for an hour successfully they will pay you for that hour – guaranteed. There is no delay, no excuse.
History of Upwork
In 2002, two friends named Odysseas Tsatalos and Stratis Karamanlakis were working together. The only problem was that Stratis – an expert engineer lived in Greece, and working with someone half a world away was pretty much unheard of at the time.
So they did a great job – they created a digital platform that would allow them to work together remotely. And that’s how Upwork – formerly oDesk began.
Through this experience, Odysseas and Stratis came to believe that online work would be the leader of the global work market soon, where clients and contractors would benefit equally from technology-driven work opportunities.
How does it work?
It is a Free digital platform for online work. There are three parties – Contractors, Clients, and Upwork itself. Contractors search for jobs and Clients search for Contractors. It is a bridge between them. They charge 5% – 20% commissions in different levels of contractors earnings.
First of all, a contractor should pass an easy Readiness test. They can also prove themselves by attending some free tests here on various work-related subjects. They can show the test results on their profile for Client’s attraction.
When a Client posts a job, a Contractor bids for those jobs. After hiring process, Upwork opens up a contract. After starting that contract they monitor the whole thing by “Upwork Team Software” which is installed on Contractors PC. This software captures screenshots of Contractors PC with 10 minutes intervals. The Client examines all the screenshots before making any payment. Any disputes are being resolved before the payment.
So, the whole process is as clear as crystal. No doubt and no scam. But all freelance marketplaces are not as reliable as Upwork. So be careful, there are lots of frauds and scam sites available in the online Freelancing Job Market.