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I agree as well but the competition on LinkedIn was totally huge especially if you're not on a premium account subscription. So far marami ang mga jobs rito but mostly sa mga napag-aaplyan ko they still required to have you walk in on their company or on-site especially if local lang yung inapplyan mo.
Regarding sa "competition" I don't think this exists, usually ang employer naman pag nakita nila yung resume mo and pasok ka sa lahat ng requirements makakatanggap ka na kaagad ng tawag sa kanila palaging sa interview/tests nag-kakaalaman kung sino yung best candidate para sakanila. Also mas malaki pa chance mo matanggap if sila na mismo nag-sabi na mass hiring sila. With regards sa premium account I don't see any benefits or biases pag dating sa pag-pili ng mga applicants for interview, mostly yung features ng premium parang makikita mo lang kung sinong mga employer bumibisita sa profile mo at InMail messaging nila, walang tungkol sa pag-increase ng chances mong matawagan.
Upwork, Freelancer, Toptal and most known freelance site ay hindi mga beginner friendly or yung mga walang masyadong karanasan o experience and what I am annoyed by their site was their reviewing of application to sign up on them kasi mostly they chose those who has experienced or has lot of experience. I don't know if others experience it as well you can share it here if you have the same story.
Freelancing websites isn't really a place for newbies in the first place. It's a place/market para sa mga professionals o skilled sa filled ng serbisyo nila so don't expect that they'll just be accepting anyone, also wag mo din i-expect na madaming kukuha sayo lalo na pag wala ka pang history or record of service sakanila. Kaya dapat kung experienced ka sa skill mo dapat i-pakita mo yan sa portfolio ng mga nagawa mo na at katulad din yan ng resume pa-gandahan ng profile para lalong mapansin lalo na ng mga potential clients mo.