upwork vs guru vs freelancer vs outsourcing companies
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Upwork vs Guru vs Freelancer vs Outsourcing Companies
Contents1. The Pros and Cons of Upwork2. The Pros and Cons of Guru3. The Pros and Cons of Freelancer4. The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Companies
The Pros and Cons Of Upwork ● Upwork is a relatively new freelancing platform, as we all know that it’s the merged entity after the Elance and Odesk
merger. The quality of freelancers on Upwork is observed to to higher than the other freelancing platforms. The site ensures that all kinds of spam accounts are promptly deleted, so the users on the site remain genuine. The site provides a decent skill verification process to ensure one can hire freelancers who are reasonably skilled at the work they do.
● It has a fairly easy registration process and requires some basic details like an email address. Upwork does not allow users to share their direct contact details with their users. The platform has a 5 star rating system and each project delivered satisfactorily, gets a chance to be rated by the buyer of the service. Upwork charges its clients a fee of 10% of the project cost while it is completely free for freelancers.
The Pros and Cons of Guru● This is another freelancing platform that is popular with freelancers of today. Guru is fairly easy to use and that
is an important aspect for most users. The project notifications feature of the platform helps in getting to know about the latest projects with ease. Guru allows freelancers to bid for a certain number of projects for free, after which one has to acquire a paid membership on the platform.
● Also, many freelancers have observed that the quality of projects on Guru is quite unsatisfactory as they pay much less than the average. While there is no dearth of projects, as a service provider, one really has to understand the projects thoroughly before investing the time to send out a proposal and place a bid. On the other hand, employers find it tough to find the right talent, as there are too many freelancers out there to place their bids on each project.
The Pros and Cons of Freelancer● Freelancer too is quite a popular platform used by freelancers and businesses. The site has got over 14 million
registered users. It is a little different from other platforms in the way it uses charges business owners and freelancers.
There is an entry level fee of $3 or 3% ( whichever is greater) – of the project cost, for the hiring company. The basic
rates, on the other hand, for freelancers range from $3-5 or 3-5% whichever is greater.
● Before upgrading to a paid membership, a freelancer can bid for only up-to 8 proposals/month. The platform provides a
desktop tracking app for tracking hours spent on the project by the freelancer. This is a deterrent for many freelancers
looking to bid on fixed cost projects, rather than hourly ones. the platform also has a membership fee for businesses
wishing to promote their projects. If you are a freelancer and have been inactive for a while, the platform will charge you
a fee for being ‘inactive’. It also charges its users for converting money from one currency to another.
The Pros and Cons Of Outsourcing Companies● After evaluating freelancing sites, let’s look at the pros and cons of hiring an outsourcing partner for hiring
dedicated resources. These companies provide experienced resources, depending upon the requirements of
the project. The major advantage of such companies is that they do not charge a commission on the project
cost, the way freelancing platforms do. Such companies provide fixed cost resources who work on your project
and ensure successful delivery.
● The resources are available for discussion and feedback, just like full time employees. The hiring company also
gets access to time-sheets and daily reporting, ensuring that the productivity as according to the desired
standards. Businesses find it really hard to find the most suitable candidates for their projects, on freelancing
platforms. They keep posting jobs, only to find the least fit resources bidding for it and not completing the work
as desired.
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