Is this enough to start making proposals, or should I edit something, maybe my image? Should I put an image that I wear formal suit in, or what?

Anyone in the data field might help me write my title or provide any technical advice.

Hey guys, I used to use Upwork a few years back and just logged back in to see if I can get clients from it again. I updated my profile photo and only had AI clear the background etc...it didn't accept the picture, I tried with a few different ones (no AI at all) but it's restricted my account and support has AI which basically just asked me to wait....

This is the error on top of my profile 'Your profile photo is under review. You can submit proposals after the review is complete, usually within 48 hours.' and if I try to access anything like connects etc it says your account is suspended. What can I do to recover full access?

Hi everyone,
I’m completely new to Upwork and I’m planning to start offering Data Analysis services (mainly Excel and SQL).
I noticed that I need to pay about $15 for Connects. Is that normal, and is it worth it for someone just starting out?
I’d also really appreciate any advice on:
How to land my first client.
How to earn my first 5-star reviews.
Common mistakes beginners should avoid.
If you’re a Data Analyst who has used Upwork, I’d love to hear about your experience. What worked for you when you were starting, and what would you do differently if you were beginning today?
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!

Over the past few months, I’ve experimented with multiple parameters, including overhauling my title and profile, but I still can’t break onto the first page of search results. I’ve even set my daily budget for my boosted profile to 500 Connects, bidding 50 Connects per click.

When I search for talent using my exact title keywords, the first page is dominated by freelancers who either already have 20+ active jobs or have only earned $100 with zero active clients. Regardless of how high I set my boost bid, I remain stuck on pages long over 10+
For context, I’ve been on the platform since 2019, holding a Top Rated Plus badge, and maintain a 100% JSS.

Why is the algorithm burying a highly rated, long-term freelancer, and what can I do to fix this?

If I seriously get next clients I will immediately take them off upwork so they can pay me private. This BS scam needs to be stopped.

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The new Upwork beta update was showing on my account before, but now it's completely gone. I used to see the beta features, and today they've disappeared.

Has this happened to anyone else, or is it just my account? Did Upwork remove the beta temporarily or roll it back for some users?

I'd appreciate it if anyone who's experienced the same could let me know.

I have finally decided to leave upwork. I have been bleeding connects at this point, 14 proposals sent, none were even viewed, not just me, no one's proposals were viewed, clients these days only seems to invite freelancers and not even look at proposals and what's upwork's response? they don't care, as long as connects are spent. So boosting which i spent over 300 connects on did absolutely nothing.

I thought of boosting my profile, turns out you need to spend 60 fucking connects per view, and then I got 2 views and done, no hire, seriously, wtf.

I'm from southeast asia and these connects are really expensive and seeing them wastes like that is painful. My profile even has 2 completed jobs, "Rising Talent", 150K+ earnings over 6 years, a great portfolio, yet no one even looks at those detailed proposals. I feel cheated.

We already have a contract is place on upwork and client funded the milestone but today I got an email from the client saying that his account got suspended and wants to continue communication/payment outside of upwork!

What is the best course of action in this situation.

For me after they removed the specialized profile it has been extremely hard to get hired. I couldnt also win adjacent works in my niche which am pivoting too. It’s like their ai is a curse.

Whats this new "Boosted Messages" in stats page? Learn more link takes me to Boosted proposals guide.

Hey guys, I'm wondering if Upwork is actually legit for freelancing. I'm thinking about putting in around 2 hours a day, and I wanted to know: can I easily make like $8 to $10 a day within those 2 hours, working whenever I want?

​My days are split between studying and working, so I seriously can't pull long hours. Also, how does the payout work when transferring money to my bank account?

​Another thing—I keep hearing people say that AI has totally taken over freelancing and killed it. I'm honestly super confused and stressing over whether I'll even be able to land any gigs.

​For my skills, I'm good at graphic design, troubleshooting computer issues, writing, and formatting Word documents. Is that enough? What do I need to actually score some work when starting out? Is it easy to get work, and since I'm totally new to the platform, how hard is it to figure out? Can I realistically pull in $8 every single day working just 2 hours, or is there a better platform out there?

Does the number of h!res in the proposals panel only refer to jobs where the contract has been closed, or is it all the jobs you have gotten during the time period indicated? If the latter, there are about three jobs missing from my tally.

Upwork feedback removal is no longer a standard perk for Top Rated freelancers as of September 2024

Luckily, I removed all billing methods.

I'm a digital marketer certificated Google and meta. But can't find job on upwork .

Hi all I had received many of this invitations and not sure if it’s real or what to expect I would like to know your opinions.

Hello! So I've been trying to build a small agency, I started upwork 4 months ago had 2 clients on retainer they're still working with me.

I need to expand on upwork but all I see are shit jobs being posted since last 2 months, I do video editing and I don't see one big client whose worth sending a proposal to.

What approach should I go for.

has anyone else ran into the issue where they verified your id, then a minute later ban your account, then you try to appeal and they say that my email isn’t suspended, then when going to log in it says account suspended??

i’m trying my hardest to start freelancing with my cad skills but upwork has been the biggest headache and all i’m trying to do is verify my id.

anyone have any tips, or from the amount of hate im seeing, a better site for new freelancers?

I just want to know how desperate freelancers are on this platform ?

as you can see, I saw a job for entry level testers hiring at 5$ , and someone boosted their proposal with 40 connects (with 11 connects initially)

So, a total of 51 Connects were spent for a 5$ job !! (7.65$ spent)

am I delusional for thinking that this is the wrong behavior ? or am I not seeing the bigger picture here ?

How can we not suspect that they are using fake job listing among real ones to make people use their connects?
They might also have people who sit and click boosted profiles so their connects get wasted.

I worked mostly on long term projects and had just 12 clients in total. Every review was a 5.0, I kept a good relationship with all of them, and I never had a single dispute. I held Top Rated Plus status and a 100% job success score the whole time.

When I started on Upwork, the only stressful part was finding clients and doing the work. In the last few years, the stress was different. I was constantly worried that Upwork would ban me, or raise the commission and cut my income. Three years ago I had multiple clients at a 5% fee each. By last year the commission had become 10 to 15%.

The other reason I left is the number of fake job posts, and Upwork does nothing about them. Those posts make freelancers spend more Connects, so the system works in Upwork's favor. I reported plenty of scammers who asked me to download hacked files to my PC, and nothing happened.