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A zero-commission marketplace changes who pays, what the platform is incentivised to do and what users should watch for, and those effects deserve careful thought.
Workli3 min read
For a small business, the danger is rarely the cost of a single hire but the commitment that comes with it, and project-based work can contain that commitment.
Workli3 min read
Project work offers freedom and variety, but it fragments the evidence of a career, and that fragmentation has costs well beyond the next contract.
Workli3 min read
Escrow and direct payment each solve one problem and create another, and the right choice depends on what the client and freelancer already know about each other.
Workli3 min read
A freelancer's history is produced jointly by them, their clients and the tools they use, which makes the question of ownership harder and more important than it looks.
Workli3 min read
The fees are visible, but the deeper cost of a closed platform is the reputation and relationships a freelancer cannot take with them.
Workli3 min read
A résumé describes a person in general, but project hiring needs evidence about specific work, and the gap between the two explains many bad hires.
Workli4 min read