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Upwork vs. Fiverr | Where Can Freelancers Make The Most Money?
Upwork vs. Fiverr. Which has the most earning potential for freelancers?
First, you will need to decide if you want to work with clients on a long-term basis and make money every single month.
Or...
If you have a specific skill set or a service you can provide that's
easy to duplicate and you are not interested in forming long-term clients.
Upwork and Fiverr are two popular online freelance marketplaces that have thousands of job opportunities posted daily that you can use to start earning money online.
Upwork is a great place if you have a specific skill set and you want to get long-term clients that pay you every month for your freelance services.
Upwork is proudly the world's largest remote talent platform.
They are well-known for having millions of freelancers registered as well as providing access to up to
5 million businesses needing freelance services.
Whether you’re just looking to supplement your existing income, or you are looking to replace your current position as soon as possible, Upwork is a great place to do so.
In fact I was able to leave my nine-to-five job through this platform and replace it with freelancing full-time by landing a handful of high-ticket digital marketing clients.
Since the pandemic, Upwork has really stepped up their marketing game by grabbing a bunch of new attention.
This has created a broader opportunity for both experienced and new freelancers to find more jobs and perform their services to business owners online right away.
Many businesses are now shifting into hiring more freelance based workers through this platform. Instead of hiring traditional employees, businesses are taking advantage of outsourcing freelancers who are often just as competent but do not need to be located in the same physical location.

The perks to freelancing on Upwork:
- There are hundreds - thousands of jobs being posted daily
- Build long-term client relationships
- Earn bonuses
- Have multiple side hustles
- Interact with people from all over the world
- Get returning clients creating predictable cash flow
- Work from home or anywhere in the world
- No limit to how profitable you want to become
- No limitation to the price you set for your services
- You choose what projects are the best fit for you
If you are a dedicated freelancer and have a specific skill set to offer, the sky is truly the limit with how much money you can earn on the platform.
In fact, here are some popular Upwork freelancers who have had massive success.
Here are some of the top skills that you can provide on Upwork:
- Web development
- Software development
- Paid online advertising
- Web design
- Analytics engineering
- Graphic design and creative
- Copywriting
- Translation
- Lead generation
- Search engine optimization
- Social media
- Consulting
- Sales and marketing
- Email marketing
- Admin support
- Customer service
- and much more
These are just some of the in-demand skills you can provide for clients. For a full list, visit:
https://www.upwork.com/hire/.
Even if you do not have a certain skill mastered right now, you can start with a more general skill and then you can move on to a more advanced skill down the line.
Depending on how you use Upwork, it can replace your full-time career or be a great side hustle to help expand your current earnings. A strong Upwork profile is a powerful source of leads for years to come.
Fiverr®
Fiverr is a freelance platform that is known to be one of the best online selling platforms. This platform is geared towards freelancers who have a specific skill set they can provide that’s easy to duplicate.
If you are looking to service your creative or design services for businesses owners or clients, then you may have a high earning potential on Fiverr.
Business owners use Fiverr to get videos, voice overs, animations, and graphic designs quickly at affordable prices.
The perks to working on Fiverr are:
- You can work from home
- Friendly platform for both beginner and advanced freelancers
- Best for short-term projects
- You can make this a full-time job or a side hustle
- You can create your own prices and package deals
- You get to interact with people from all over the world
- You can get returning clients
- You can sign up and start earning fast
- Less phone calls and client interaction
Fiverr is good for packaging your skill together into a pre-set bundle and offering multiple versions of the service at increasing price points.
This is great if you’re looking to perform a one-time service for clients such as:
- YouTube thumbnails
- Social media Headers
- Animated videos
- Logo designs
- White-board explainer videos
- Voiceovers videos
- Social media graphics and designs
- Digital marketing assets
- Writing and translations
- Music and audio recordings
- and much more
Fiverr gives everyday people the ability to create a lucrative side hustle that can even replace their current job.
In fact, there are hundreds of success stories of people who are able to earn 6-7 figures on Fiverr.
One of the most popular success stories going around is how a 34-year-old dad made $1.5+ million off his side hustle on Fiverr.
“After just 18 months of offering voice-over services on Fiverr. Young paid off the family’s debt, and now since selling his first service, Young has made more than $1.5 million in income on the Fiverr platform.” CNBC Make It
This is an inspiring story that showed a determined family man making ends meet and finding a profitable side hustle that turned into his only hustle...
all by simply using his voice, a microphone, and his laptop.
“It was honestly only just the stability and the freedom that I concentrated on. It was about what this way of life meant to my family, what the freedom would enable us to do. This is an amount of money that would have taken me decades to earn without this platform.”-Joel Young
Joel Young is a great example that shows how you don’t need fancy equipment, professional skills, or voice acting lessons to get started making a significant income through this platform!
In Conclusion:
If you want to make money in the long term and build multiple clients, then go with Upwork because it is catered towards larger projects and ongoing relationships.
On the other hand, if you have a skill that you want to provide quickly and can replicate easily, then Fiverr is a great pick for you!
The amount of money you can make with these two platforms are limitless.
My name is
Paul Mendes, Founder of Profitable Freelancer,
and I hope this blog helped you identify which platform is the best fit for you to make money on as a freelancer.
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