Upwork

Upwork had a good thing going but it's going, going, gone. You met clients in a forum where they see your skills and you see their needs. With raised fees and new fees for what had been free, they must be run by the NY City Council, who loves to tax and fee things to death and can't figure why that hurts the business, resulting in lower total receipts (Uber; expensive permits that encourage noncompliance; et al.). Upwork had been the third part of my triangular business strategy of client sources. The money was not great, but the jobs were more fun than the other clients I work for. Now Upwork has dropped to number 4 of 3 on my list. I go there when I have nothing to do, which is usually by choice.