Actually, it might depends, but it's against the principle. I met a guy who asked me to do a trial test job. In the end, it turned out he was building his app changing devs taking advantage of a week each for trial.
no i agree with the author. Do Not Do Free Work. You hurt yourself and everyone else competing for work. Everyone loses, except, of course, the buyer who paid nothing.
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Great post, but I think some time free trial also work, if people interested then it also get chance to convert.
Actually, it might depends, but it's against the principle. I met a guy who asked me to do a trial test job. In the end, it turned out he was building his app changing devs taking advantage of a week each for
trial.no i agree with the author. Do Not Do Free Work. You hurt yourself and everyone else competing for work. Everyone loses, except, of course, the buyer who paid nothing.
I'd say it may work out outside the platform, but upwork is about on demand services so no regular job security and perks.
Also, Upwork's TOS explicitly prohibits it:
upwork.com/legal#examplesof
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