anovikov
There was a lot of discussions in the previous forum about whether it's a market downturn or not.
I agree with those who say, "It's only on Upwork" (or maybe other marketplaces as well), not the entire freelancing universe. I again haven't bid on Upwork for a few months already now as I have pending jobs from outside and I'm not a "manager" (or farmer).
As for why it's a downturn in Upwork, it's because of their change of vision which is entirely understandable to me. In short, they're allowed to milk their users instead of making them happy, when the latter only brought them losses for nearly a decade.
Milked users can still happy (profit) if they are willing to join the game and know what they're doing.
And talking about the freelancing universe; my cousin (45 y.o.), who is in a completely different field than me, just decided to go freelance after calculating that it would be better in many aspects.
Some tasks cannot be done alone. I have a strong feeling his clients already knew that. I recall seeing them refer to him as "team" in their reviews.
