If you want to join freelancer.com for getting your work done then this will be one of the best platform but if you want to do freelancing then wait , this can be a time-consuming task.
During globle pandemic covid-19 , number of freelancers suddenly increased with high rates and now these numbers are at its peak. This fact reduces getting any kind of work on this platform. Just for 10 or 12 dollars , there are nearly hundreds of people competing in form of bids. If you are newbie then you have to take lot of efforts that will take test of your patience.
Another fact is you can bid for only 8 projects in a month , after that you have to pay for extra bidding and probability of getting work in those 8 bids are very less. On this platform newbies will compete with well experienced members , therefore they have to make there profile perfect , thats the only way to get first job.
Nowadays number of scams are also a problem. Many customers gives offers of paying them in advance to do work , but outside of the platform that is https://freelancer.com .
However if you are well experienced in freelanceing and you can provide a good portfolio then this will be a great chance to get work, but newbie need to spend much time in compare with money they get .