Worskome is for onsite local and highly skilled freelancers. Meaning that we are for UK companies looking for UK based high end freelancers and contractors. That’s what differentiates us from Upwork. The people you hire on Worksome can always become part of your team. Our goal with Worksome is to make freelancing a sustainable career choice in the long run. Our freelancers are highly skilled and have high demands. We encourage them to decide on a market price that matches their level of experience and competencies.
Driving down prices is a race to the bottom and should be avoided at any cost. It’s not viable for the freelancer and it’s not viable to us, because our freelancers would be pushed out or actively choose to leave the platform. That’s why we have a minimum wage on the platform.
As mentioned earlier, companies of any size really, severely struggle to find the right competencies. And our data shows that they are more than willing to pay highly competitive prices for freelancers. You have to take into account that the companies save money on overhead costs, pension, insurances etc., so they don’t mind bumping up the pay, because overall it’s more cost efficient.
That’s what makes it sustainable for the freelancer as well. And we have plenty of freelancers on the platform who are doing just as good or far better on Worksome pay-wise than in a regular full time job.