As someone who's only hired freelancers through Upwork, something I really like was that they required I pay them every week. Once the first payment went throug

As someone who's only hired freelancers through Upwork, something I really like was that they required I pay them every week. Once the first payment went through the freelancer knew I was legitimate. It also made it easier for me to budget since I had small numbers I could extrapolate out for how much the project will cost.