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Run the tracker in a virtual machine running locally. Run your “work” apps in that vm. This is so stupid.
I don't trust UpWork anymore than I trust PayPal so as far "guaranteed" hours are concerned it doesn't matter - I withdraw my funds every week.
Anybody who dealt with upwork knows perfectly well that "guaranteed" ... there is nothing guaranteed with these systems. And in my experience, the people wanting more control want it because they know that they themselves would, given the chance, betray the trust. If someone demands this happen, you can bet they're looking to exploit you. You don't want to work for these people, you don't want to touch them with a 10…
Finally the guys in CA got their wish and a stupid amount of energy was put into finding who might be gaming the system..... it turned out to be the people who worked for the guys in CA... their own direct reports.
We're trying to solve it with a blind marketplace model at ContentFly (http://contentfly.co/)
I wonder if anyone in developed countries can actually make a living from something like Upwork. It seemed to me whenever I have looked at it, that it's mostly people and companies from the developing world who work for less than minimum wage or close to it in developed countries... and the expected cost matches these sorts of rates. So it does not make sense for anyone other than the most desperate people in the fir…
I have to be pretty diligent about thinking through how long it will take but it works out.
Additionally, I've gotten multiple clients with constant work. Was getting paid 8k per month for about 20hrs a week. They've scaled back a bit so its 5k for about 14 hrs a week now. Not all clients are good clients though. Still figuring out how to interview them up top.
Recently a friend of mine pointed me towards TopTracker. It's an interesting concept, having kind of a papertrail for what you worked on can be really valuable in any setting, even the most friendly ones, because even yourself can loose track of all the yaks you've had to shave to fix a certain bug or make a gizmo spin a certain way. I've seen so many freelancers waste company time and endangering otherwise great pro…
Rooting for this idea's death, personally.
As far as I know this has always been the case. oDesk had a screenshot tracking program too for hourly jobs prior to the merger and rebranding.
Recently a friend of mine pointed me towards TopTracker. It's an interesting concept, having kind of a papertrail for what you worked on can be really valuable in any setting, even the most friendly ones, because even yourself can loose track of all the yaks you've had to shave to fix a certain bug or make a gizmo spin a certain way. I've seen so many freelancers waste company time and endangering otherwise great pro…
If you want full control of an employee don't get a freelancer. If you want to constant surveillance of any artists' computer; fuck off. If you don't trust the artist to work, get a new artist.
I wonder if anyone in developed countries can actually make a living from something like Upwork. It seemed to me whenever I have looked at it, that it's mostly people and companies from the developing world who work for less than minimum wage or close to it in developed countries... and the expected cost matches these sorts of rates. So it does not make sense for anyone other than the most desperate people in the fir…
I make 75 to 150 per hour on upwork. The biggest thing I find is a lot of clients are uncomfortable with a 150 per hour contract, but very happy about a fixed price 3k project that takes me 20 to 25 hours. I have to be pretty diligent about thinking through how long it will take but it works out. Additionally, I've gotten multiple clients with constant work. Was getting paid 8k per month for about 20hrs a week. They'…