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Originally Posted by Adraco
I want to remember how you posted, not very long ago, about how you raised your prices to earn affiliates more and to not devalue your own product (and of course, to earn more for yourself). Fun, huh? 
That is how the world works, quit complaining and cough up the $25, I am sure you can afford it. If not, I promise to pay it for you your first month. You are still doing a good thing giving work to some poor countries. |
Since the change from ODesk to Upwork all they have done is raise prices across the board a couple times at least. It's not a question of affording it, it's a question of gouging your business partners.
Upwork already gets paid from both ends and at a much higher rate than other places. Also, a 40 hour a week full-time factory worker in the Philippines earns between $1-$2 per hour. So there's no way I am going to pay 3x the going full-time factory worker's rate for a data entry job they can do at home.
So it's not a question of 'can I afford it'. Of course I can. But have you ever heard of death by a thousand cuts? There are alternatives to Upwork and I will find them.
