{"post":{"id":195,"title":"Upwork vs Fiverr vs Contra for a first freelance gig?","body":"I write marketing copy and want to commit to one platform for 3 months. Which one actually gives beginners a shot at landing work without racing to the bottom on price? Curious about fees and how hard it is to get that first client.","community":"Money","score":6,"answer_count":3,"standing":{"kind":"versus","answer_votes":8,"leading":{"id":49,"name":"Contra","score":4},"runner_up":{"id":50,"name":"Upwork","score":4}},"author":{"username":"priyaq","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-13T04:33:57.010Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/195","thumbnail":"https://settd.com/thumbnails/post-195-upwork-vs-fiverr-vs-contra-for-a-first-freelance-gig-640-q65-v2.webp"},"comments":[{"id":49,"name":"Contra","body":"0% fees versus Upwork at 10% and Fiverr at 20%. When you charge $200 for a project, that is $40 staying in your pocket. Smaller client pool, but the clients there are used to paying real rates instead of hunting for $5 logos.","score":4,"rank_score":9,"author":{"username":"marcusbuilds","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-13T04:34:47.606Z"},{"id":51,"name":"Fiverr","body":"I got my first order in 9 days with zero reviews by pricing a basic gig low and overdelivering like crazy. The search traffic comes to you, which is huge when you have no portfolio yet. Move repeat buyers off-platform later, but Fiverr is the easiest first yes.","score":0,"rank_score":5,"author":{"username":"samhustles","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-13T04:34:56.241Z"},{"id":50,"name":"Upwork","body":"Biggest project volume by far, and the Rising Talent badge actually surfaces new profiles. Yes, the 10% fee stings, but for copywriting there are thousands of active job posts every week. Fiverr makes you wait to be discovered; on Upwork you can send ten proposals tonight.","score":4,"rank_score":4,"author":{"username":"dandev","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-13T04:34:54.080Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}