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Originally Posted by The Porn Nerd
For those of you who outsourced overseas virtual assistants Upwork (formerly ODesk) has some GREAT news: now we get to pay $25 a month (or 2.75% per payment) processing fee just for the privilege of hiring their workers! The % Upwork already gets from both the employer and the freelancer is apparently not enough, now they want more. Fun, huh?
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Upwork, formerly Odesk, is without doubt the best outsourcing platform there is.
I have no problem with the fees.
It's a
maximum of $25 per month, which is nothing.
$25 is about 10% of what I'd spend on coffee from the cafe downstairs from my office a month.
If it's a business expense then it's a tax deduction, if you're not making enough profit to benefit from a $25 tax deduction then you have bigger problems than Upwork charging for transaction fees.
I'd prefer Upwork remain profitable and provide a great resource than have them absorb transaction fees and reduce the quality of the service.