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Go Freelance used to call itself Freelance Work Exchange. I wouldn’t have even figured this out if it weren’t for the fact that about a year and a half ago, I got scammed by Freelance Work Exchange. The thing is many beginning freelance writers and those who want to work from home using their computer initially think that the only way they can get jobs is by paying for a service that gives you listings. This of course is not true but manytimes when we are just starting out with something, we think spending money is the only way.

Now back to my little story.  I’m always searching for new clients for my writing online. When it comes to making a living as a freelance writer, the more the merrier is true. I’m not suggesting you overload yourself with low paying gigs, or even high paying ones, but having more than one client means that when other clients don’t have work or work is slow or even low paying, you can access other clients to make ends meet. So, one day I was surfing the internet looking for some new gigs when  I happened upon what appeared to be a new website called Go Freelance. Don’t ask me why but as soon as I surfed there I was immediately suspicious. The first thing that tipped me off was the whole “just pay $2.49 for the first month to try us out” thing, then of course every month afterwards it’s $30+ a month. The second thing was the fact that their mailing address was the same one as Freelance Work Exchange that’s when I knew the scammers had changed their name to Go Freelance. Freelance Work Exchange got a very bad reputation because if you didn’t pay them with paypal, there was virtually no way to cancel your account and get them to stop charging your credit or debit card for their worthless service. I say worthless because the job ads they posted and made available were never updated that I could see, or were only updated very seldomly, and many of their pages were “under construction” indefinitely.  My belief is that over time the word got out and who knows maybe someone was threatening legal action? But they suddenly up and changed their name, and their website. The only problem with that is that they did not change their tactics and that is how I was able to figure it out. So, if you’re thinking about plopping down $30+ a month for Go Freelance, please don’t, you will not only be  horribly disappointed by what they have to offer, but if you pay them with anything other than paypal which allows you to cancel subscriptions which is what Go Freelance is, then you will have weeks if not months of trying to get them to stop charging you for their worthless service.

Want to read my full expose on Go Freelance? You can check out my article Freelance Work Exchance aka Go Freelance, Is Anything But Free! Why You Should Avoid Go Freelance.com Like the Plague