Web design
WordPress
Php
Html
Django
Css
Flask
Mysql
Profile Information Moving on to the next sub-category, profile information de-
scribes aspects that are about a freelancer’s life and working conditions without a direct
connection to their self-perception, skills or experience on Upwork.
“I'm from South Africa, and English is my native language.” (446)
Freelancers in TrC. mention aspects of their origin and relationship to the English lan-
guage as native or non-native speakers. Also, more private aspects such as homestay
work or information about age and phase in life are included, e.g. as a homestay mom.
“I started doing transcription [..] to stay home and raise my children.” (7)
In comparison to that, the EcC. freelancers are more focused on information regarding
their availability or whether they work within an agency, as a team or as an independent
freelancer. In summary, records in this cluster indicate fewer references to personal as-
pects in life than the other cluster has.
“Programming Tasks I can solve myself or delegate my team of experienced pro-
fessionals in my company.” (1099)
In summary, this section includes information about freelancer themselves with differ-
ent focus of both clusters, one focusing on private information and the other more on
personal availability and working environment.
Personal Goal Workers bring up paragraphs of motivation and goals they want to
achieve during their work with clients and private goals for the relationship. First of all,
this results in a desire for building new and satisfying existing clients. They often men-
tion a wish for helping employees to develop their business and be part of a project’s
success as they want to conduct meaningful work.
“My goal is to create, develop and grow relationships with my clients and pro-
vide all of their web related needs.” (1111)
Another important part of this category is the desire to learn from employees and from
executing different tasks. Developing new skills and acquiring knowledge is an im-
portant aspect to further develop one’s skill portfolio and appear personally interested in
their work.
“I am looking for a position that will [..] provide me with new learning experi-
ences and an ability to grow.” (449)
Lastly, preferences on certain tasks or duration of employment are mentioned, whether