Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
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Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
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Re: Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
#2Still stereotypical capitalist exploitation of workers through economic arbitrage.
Re: Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
#3Still stereotypical capitalist exploitation of workers through economic arbitrage.
Username checks out. :)
Re: Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
#4Flimsy anecdotal account. Funny that this person's Fiverr account has gigs like "I will develop a web app for you (starting at $20)", which for me epitomizes the "rush to the bottom" that the writer bemoans.
Re: Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
#5It is better alternative than upwork for people with niche area development skills.
Clients come to you instead of submitting proposals. Fees is a bit high but that's fine.
Re: Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
#6So instead of you submitting a proposal you make a profile and they come to you. So... How does that change the dynamic of cheap asses only hiring the lowest cost workers and workers racing to the bottom?
Re: Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
#7Flimsy anecdotal account. Funny that this person's Fiverr account has gigs like "I will develop a web app for you (starting at $20)", which for me epitomizes the "rush to the bottom" that the writer bemoans.
Can you imagine how terrible it is on Upwork?
Re: Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
#8Still stereotypical capitalist exploitation of workers through economic arbitrage.
Maybe so, but please don't post unsubstantive comments here.
Re: Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
#9Flimsy anecdotal account. Funny that this person's Fiverr account has gigs like "I will develop a web app for you (starting at $20)", which for me epitomizes the "rush to the bottom" that the writer bemoans.
$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.
Re: Fiverr is a happier marketplace than Upwork as there is no race to the bottom
#10Flimsy anecdotal account. Funny that this person's Fiverr account has gigs like "I will develop a web app for you (starting at $20)", which for me epitomizes the "rush to the bottom" that the writer bemoans.
Picking a large but lower paid economy (India), and using https://tradingeconomics.com/india/wages as an arbitrary and hopefully valid data source, I get a bit over $US 28 per work day for high skilled employees. Lots of fuzz here (IT vs 'high skilled', work from home, own equipment & expenses, ultra short term contracts), but even then, where the 'bottom' is for these sorts of jobs is surprisingly low to many of us.
And maybe the fiverr model is better, where you might need to sit back and wait for a customer prepared to pay for your accent or residency status or physical location, rather than bid against people in a completely different economic situation.