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When comparing Upwork vs r/ForHire, the Slant community recommends Upwork for most people. In the question“What are the best websites to work as freelancer?” Upwork is ranked 1st while r/ForHire is ranked 3rd.
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Pros
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Pro Proactive posting
Hiring and For Hire are posts are both allowed, so you can take a more proactive approach to job hunting.
Pro More organized, higher quality
r/ForHire tends to attract higher quality jobs than other job boards. There's still some problematic posts, but most are easy to spot.
Pro Free
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Con No built-in escrow
A lack of built-in payment processing means you must be more wary of scammers.
Con Goes through dry spells
r/ForHire has it's slow weeks, and sometimes months. It's best paired with another website or sales tactic, so that you aren't entirely reliant on it.