<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:29:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/upworks/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why I decided to stop using centralized job markets like Upworks]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been working using webs like Freelancer and Elance for long My favorite site was Elance for several years before ODesk bought them aprox 1 year ago and both platforms joined to become Upworks Once]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/upworks/@steemalf/why-i-decided-to-stop-using-centralized-job-markets-like-upworks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/upworks/@steemalf/why-i-decided-to-stop-using-centralized-job-markets-like-upworks</guid><category><![CDATA[upworks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steemalf]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2017 14:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75dsowYsT3caq7f55Txm4T8QPBRH3zjy9hCrfzRZsaeNNsj6UVszWU8FKKNqN5ANjkDC4eWHb2gH2hBXKR2hZ5LnojA9SN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>