{"id":14118,"date":"2017-06-23T01:29:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T19:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogosense.com\/?p=14118"},"modified":"2020-05-14T14:32:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T09:02:45","slug":"how-to-create-a-website-like-upwork-using-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogosense.com\/how-to-create-a-website-like-upwork-using-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a website like Upwork using WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The most comprehensive guide to create your own Upwork\/Odesk\/Elance like site using WordPress.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Freelancing is a methodical concept, if you want someone else to get your work done then, all you need to do is to hire an expert for the specific task, and award your task to the one, who is ready to fulfill it according to your budget. That’s the power of Freelance, it provides you the ability to hire the best experts even for your miniature tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier, I had created a similar guide on how to create a Freelancer like site using WordPress<\/a> using Sitemile’s Freelancer theme, it was highly appreciated by everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Today, I’m writing a similar article on how to create a website like Upwork using WordPress. Well technically there’s not much difference between Freelancer vs Upwork, as both offers a platform for the service providers and buyers. However, I noticed that Upwork gives more emphasis on how qualified their freelancers are, showcases their profile first with the respective job success rates, whereas Freelancer tries to put more focus on how affordable you can get your job done at Freelancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from that, there are various features which gives Upwork an edge over Freelancer such as, you can hire an agency or a freelancer on Upwork, whereas on Freelancer.com you can only hire an individual freelancer for your work or projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Upwork concept<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Often famously quoted as “Gig economy,” a myriad amount of youth sports a side job or freelancing, as according to Forbes <\/a>over 44% of the age between 25 – 34 does a freelancing job together with their regular jobs. These so-called self-employed are available for all sorts of works, be it related to programming a website, building a new app,  writers, designers, hiring customer service agents, account managers etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Upwork.com, a merger between previous Elance and Odesk is a freelance marketplace which provides a platform between the clients and freelancers, the client posts his job with detailed requirements about his project, where the freelancer bids for the project . Further, the client can personally interview with the chosen freelancer over private messages, which he would hire him on the mutually agreed rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Clients –<\/strong> Upwork offers a set of plans, free, Pro and Enterprise. Under Free, you can post jobs and simply hire the freelancer. While for the Upwork Pro and enterprise you’ve to pay the charges for posting jobs and you’ll get access to pre-vetted freelancers by Upwork, a dedicated account manager and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Freelancers<\/strong> – Freelancers are free to join the platform, and they can paid by hourly or fixed price projects. On successful completion of the job, once the client makes the payment for the job, the freelancer receives the payment, after a deduction of freelancer service fee by the Upwork. The charges range from 20% to 5% of the total price of a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The requirements to create a website like Upwork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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FreelanceEngine WordPress Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To create a website like Upwork using WordPress we must need a freelance app theme, as the base platform of your Upwork like site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A freelance app theme, is a typical WordPress theme like the one I am using on this blog i.e, Divi<\/a>. However, they are far more capable, loaded with specific set of features required for creating a certain type of website, such as Upwork or freelance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this purpose, I had chosen FreelanceEngine WordPress theme<\/a> by EngineThemes, a very popular WordPress application theme maker, specialized in creating complete platforms. The theme is modern with minimal design, equipped with wide-set of features and you can easily control the content and front-end without leaving the homepage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FreelanceEngine theme is translation ready, that means you can localize the theme for a region specific site or you can even make it a true multilingual site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Additionally, the theme is mobile ready with a dedicated responsive mobile version of the site, so you need not to worry about your potential smartphone visitors or just any device on your Upwork like site. Also the Freelance Engine comes pre-equipped with a built-in Escrow system for a reliable workflow system and enables smoother transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will talk about all the features of the Freelance Engine theme, later in this guide. But, first I’ll carry on about the requirements to create a Upwork like site :-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A domain name<\/strong> – It’s where your Upwork like site will go live, you can choose any TLD for your site. However, you if you already have one, then you can skip this step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WordPress Hosting<\/strong> – Since, this isn’t a regular WordPress based site and it would require a reliable WordPress hosting I would recommend you to opt for a managed WordPress hosting provider such as SiteGround, WPOven, and InMotion hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I would recommend you SiteGround <\/a>for the beginning, as they are affordable with  theirplans starting at just $3.95\/moth and offers super fast managed WordPress hosting for the price. Though, I had also provided a link to my most recent WordPress hosting reviews you can check accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SiteGround WordPress hosting review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WPOven WordPress hosting review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

InMotion WordPress hosting review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more in-depth information about managed WordPress hosting you can refer to this detailed guide.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FreelanceEngine Theme<\/strong> – It’s the core of your Upwork like the site, you would require to purchase a license of FreelanceEngine theme, with the basic version starting at just $89 onwards, up to $289 for Pro license with access to all FreelanceEngine extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The extensions at FreelanceEngine are nifty plugins, which allows you to add various enhancements to your Upwork like site, such as integrating payment gateways, milestone, private messaging, virtual currency and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note:<\/strong> Some features won’t work unless you’ve bought the related FrE extensions therefore, if you’re willing to use all the features of the theme, then make sure you buy the related extensions or instead simply buy the Plus or Pro license with bundled extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a rough estimation to create a basic Upwork like site, it’ll cost you :-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. $10<\/strong> domain registration<\/li>
  2. $48<\/strong> WordPress hosting<\/li>
  3. $89<\/strong> FreelanceEngine theme<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Overall at least $150<\/strong> for a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How to set up Upwork like site?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Believe me, It isn’t some sort of rocket science to set up a site with WordPress. If you had already bought the copy of the FreelanceEngine Theme, a WordPress hosting account, and a domain name, then it won’t take more than an hour in any scenario to come up with a basic version of your Upwork like site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Let me tell you how, but before we start, keep the following things handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n