Throughout the pandemic, many Americans have quit their jobs to become their own bosses. This rise in solopreneurs and freelancers is, in part, due to a newfound ease of access to entrepreneurship — ...

If you want to join the gig economy and start making a living online, there are plenty of ways to jump in. For many, however, the easiest option is to sign up to a freelancing site and begin selling ...

Get a head-to-head comparison of Upwork and Freelancer.com, two of the leading freelance platforms, to help you decide which one is the best fit for you in 2023. Whether you want to hire freelancers ...

Upwork to Charge Freelancers to Bid on Jobs, Further Squeezing Those Who Rely on the ‘Gig Economy’ Freelancers will soon have to pay as much as $0.90 for each job they apply for on Upwork, which could ...

The freelancing market is on the rise as more people look for ways to turn their skills into side income, especially amid economic uncertainty. In fact, 39% of surveyed US workers freelanced in 2022, ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Upwork (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent, today released the results of “Freelance Forward: 2022,” the most ...

One of the greatest things that has come along for the self-employed in the past few years is the plethora of platforms available that connect freelancers with people looking to hire them. On sites ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Edward Segal covers crisis-related news, topics, and issues. This article is more than 3 years old. The freelance workforce ...

As Microsoft focuses more on helping companies find talented workers, it could be in the process of acquiring Upwork, a marketplace for freelance workers which the company has worked with before.

Upwork Inc. (NASDAQ: UPWK) experienced a notable stock increase after its first-quarter 2025 financial results exceeded analyst forecasts. This positive market reaction, driven by robust earnings and ...

Online freelance marketplace Upwork this afternoon reported Q4 revenue that topped expectations, and a surprise profit per share where Wall Street had expected a loss, and an outlook for this ...