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Wellshade
wellshade.com · Youngsville, United States
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Upwork lists Wellshade at $2.0M+ in client spend.

$2,012,898 in published client spend across 50 contracts. The full read below — free.

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Total Upwork spend
$2.0M+
$2,012,898
Top category
Design, visual & branding
20 of 52 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
14 of 50 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
50
$6–75/hr listed
The company

Who's actually behind the account.

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Wellshade
Resolved to wellshade.com · High confidence
Industry
Information technology and services
Company size
10–50 employees
Founded
1998
Est. revenue
$1M–10M
Web traffic
10,000+ visits/mo
Headquarters
Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States
Links
Rate X-Ray

What the blended average hides

Don't trust any single 'average' — the buyer concentrates large spend in long hourly retainers (many support/3D retainers at low-to-mid bands) while smaller, higher-rate specialist gigs pop up; expect a split roughly between commodity support work (~$6–15/hr) and mid/high specialist work (~$25–65+/hr), so price accordingly depending on whether you want steady retainer hours or short premium tasks.

Every listed hourly rate · 34 of 50 contracts
median $25/hr · avg ~$29/hr
14
11
5
4
$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $25/hr avg ~$29/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 28 contracts $6–40
Mid-tier · 6 contracts $49–75
What they hire for

Where the work actually is

All 50 contracts by category. Design, visual & branding leads with 20 of 52 contracts.

Design, visual & branding 20
Web development 9
Other / uncategorized 6
Customer support 5
Devops Infra Security 4
Marketing & content 3
Operations Admin Va 2
Finance & accounting 2
Video, animation & audio 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 14 of 50 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
5
Aug 2025
1
Sep 2025
1
Oct 2025
1
Feb 2026
1
Mar 2026
1
Apr 2026
Status
14in progress · 36completed
Contract type
34hourly · 16fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

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Python Developer for AI Middleware Sep 6, 2026·1 to 3 months Data Backup Team Lead Aug 20, 2026·More than 6 months Business Administrator Jan 28, 2026·More than 6 months Remote desktop support technician for SMB MSP Jan 20, 2026·More than 6 months Service Manager for MSP Jan 6, 2026·More than 6 months Project Coordinator for MSP Sep 17, 2025·More than 6 months Service Manager for MSP Sep 17, 2025·More than 6 months IT Support Engineer for MSP clients Sep 9, 2025·More than 6 months
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 50

Freelancer names removed · roles only
RoleRateBilled
Zbrush Expert Needed for Fantasy Armor$40/hr$92,484
Customer Advocate - Sales$8/hr$52,571
IT Support Engineer for MSP clients$25/hr$47,562
Develop Web App Using Svelte$25/hr$44,192
3D Spaceship Design$19/hr$35,893
Graphic Novel Style Experiment$10/hr$32,161
Microsoft Technologies Expert$18/hr$30,550
Character Concept Creation$10/hr$24,514
Remote desktop support technician for SMB MSP$33/hr$20,494
Windows PC and Mac Support$7/hr$18,381
Remote desktop support technician for SMB MSP$15/hr$18,146
Develop Web App Using Svelte$25/hr$14,254
3D Spaceship Design$30/hr$13,482
Network and Server Expert$15/hr$11,009
Modify and Enhance Existing Svelte App$49/hr$9,655
Business Administrator$35/hr$8,646
Design Expert to Help Us Rebrand$60/hr$6,636
Flutterflow / Supabase Expert Needed for Advanced Chat App$35/hr$6,330
Artist for Graphic Novel$15/hr$6,074
Security Expert for Policy Creation$65/hr$5,641
Remote desktop support technician for SMB MSP$13/hr$4,219
Illustrator and Concept Designer Needed$30/hr$2,688
Meteor / React App Developer$59/hr$1,814
Character Concept Creation$40/hr$1,410
Meteor / React App Developer$65/hr$1,233
Artist needed for graphic novel concept art$25/hr$1,203
Marketing Content Creation$75/hr$1,160
Remote desktop support technician for SMB MSP$27.78/hr$1,089
Yvond Expert to Help Create Training$10/hr$409
Audio Production Expert Needed$40/hr$388
Graphic Designer for eBook design$10/hr$220
Meteor / React App Developer$20/hr$138
Bookkeeper$11/hr$110
Data entry from audio file$6/hr$71
Creative Writing
3D Armor and Clothesfixed
Character Refinement and Action Scenefixed
Color Greyscale Imagefixed
Web Site Design
Inquisitor Armor Models
Marketing Collateral
Syncro MSP Setup Expertfixed
Wordpress Expertfixed
Taxesfixed
Yvond Expert to Help Create Trainingfixed
Learndash and BuddyBoss Setupfixed
Logo for Client Portalfixed
Social Media Campaign Designfixed
Marvelous Designer Expertfixed
Creative Writingfixed
"—" = no rate or billed amount listed (fixed-price or open). Billed is what Upwork shows to date.
Treatment verdict

How they hire, and how they treat people

A US-based small product studio that hires a mix of long-running hourly support/IT retainers and specialized creative & web development contractors.

Reputation
Mostly uniformly high — freelancers routinely leave 5★ ratings with intermittent lower scores (several 3–4★ marks) tied to specific engagements.. Clear briefs, frequent communication and iterative feedback that help freelancers deliver; multiple freelancers note repeat hires and long engagements.
How they engage
Mix of long-running hourly retainers (some lasting years) and one-off fixed-price creative or feature projects, with repeated rehiring of the same freelancers for follow-on work.
Working style
Operates with ongoing hourly retainers for technical/support roles and fixed scopes for discrete creative tasks; the buyer provides iterative feedback, expects regular communication, and often accepts revisions to reach the desired result.
Who wins the work
Freelancers who succeed are responsive, comfortable on long-term hourly retainers or iterative fixed scopes, and able to work with evolving requirements—specialists in 3D art and Svelte/React development are especially in demand.
Repeat hires
Rehires the same freelancers — 3 on 2+ repeat contracts (one up to 4). Deliver once and there's recurring work.
Worth knowing
A handful of very large-long hourly engagements (multi-thousand hours each) drive much of the billed spend, indicating the buyer prefers deep ongoing partnerships over many short hires.

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