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RE: Is no longer fun to be a freelancer
I'm not sure you understand the competition that I'm talking about. When a client posts a job there are literally 50 guys from all over the world bidding for that same job. All are eager to work, all with experience and all lowering the price as much as possible just to get the attention of the client. It's becoming impossible to maintain a living this way. But I also agree with you, working in a single company for 30 years before they let you go is no fun either. You probably know that solar is now cheaper than coal. I recently watched a documentary on coal workers that didn't know what to do after they went unemployed. Difficult times ahead... for all of us.
Been on upwork for a while so I know exactly what you are talking about when you speak about places that are cheaper to live in. I make pretty good money in my country of residence but I can't really live well in the US with the same money. There are clients who are also exploiting these people because there is so much competition. But then again when you give a worker too much/little you get what you pay for, or so I like to believe. Either way I feel safer working online...except when I see news about extreme weather or corruption trying to mess with the internet.
My bad, if you're on upwork you clearly know what I'm talking about. You've seen the exploitation first hand. I started on Elance before it merged with upwork. Now is twice the competition that it was before. Don't get me wrong, working online is awesome. Finding work is not. My advice is to never get comfortable working full time for only one client. It's cool especially if you like it, but on the long run your portfolio will suffer and basically you'll have to start from zero.