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Congratulations to Upwork

A Crowded Space

My first role was in sales and the buyers on the platform absolutely loved the access to global freelancers, the low hourly rates, and the full transparency and flexibility in the system. Early on, we would routinely get emails and chats from freelancers in Russia, Ukraine, India, Bangladesh, and the Philippines expressing tremendous thanks.

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Remote Jobs: The Fair Pay Rate Dilemma

Transformify

Paying the same rate across the globe regardless of the location of the remote workers is often considered as a best practice by many digital nomads who work and travel and want to ensure the same level of income globally. Paying above the local market rate, transferring lots of small payments that lead to the same IP address, etc.