I completely agree, I am from the UK too so it’s extremely frustrating. Hubspot is pretty good as they don’t take fees out but then there are limitations in the jobs available. I have scoured the web for legitimate websites for remote jobs but it can get confusing. Fiverr is another platform that takes fees too but is plagued with people from “poorer” countries that will get paid pennies to complete tasks that they should get paid more for, which is sad for them and also takes the work away from other professionals.
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