I send a proposals maybe a few times a week depending on my connects. Still trying to land my first gig since I began getting serious about upwork in Dec 2024.

I did get one response where the guy needed some front end work done but right after he sent a contract, Upwork decided to verify my identity so on the client's end it looked like I deleted my profile. That made him request his payment back in a snarky way, which I understood. So yea, charged that as a loss.

Could someone maybe show me a general outline of a good proposal that gets replies at least?

Sometimes I'm not sure even the job posters know what they are looking for, but hey I need to impress them.

What's your revenue goal you're aiming for and how do you plan to get there using Upwork?

$33 for a psychedelic trance album, total of 5 tracks mixed and mastered the and the whole release should exceed 25 minutes 😂🤣. What a bullshit..

Hi everyone,

I’m reaching out because my Upwork account has been under review and restricted. I submitted a support ticket as instructed, but I haven’t received a response yet, even though it’s been over 48 hours. I understand that some reviews can take longer, but I’m starting to get concerned.

Has anyone experienced a similar issue? How long did it take for you to get a response? Is there any additional step I should take to follow up without causing delays?

I’d really appreciate any advice or suggestions. Thanks in advance for your support!

So this client, gave me a contract after a 2 hour call, I accepted it, thing is, he even "promised" to give me the details etc for the project, which is to be delivered in 3 days.. but he hasn't delivered anything and keeps ignoring me.. its technically been 1.5 days, and he sends a messages saying he will provide me details in a few hours but never does...
I have the idea that we could cancel a contract 2 days after accepting it without penalty and without allowing the client to give feedback, is there such thing?

So basically , i have been working on upwork for 3 years - and a month ago , they have blocked my account , i didn't get any mail why it was blocked , and i have been trying to contact them , they said they will decide and let me know , but its been over 30 days , and still no reply from upwork support - can anyone help me out ? i also tried creating another ticket 15 days ago , but no responce from that either....

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How did it help you In workflow and revenue?

I’m currently working at a SaaS company as lead uiux designer, but I find the work a bit tedious since I only get to work on 1-2 products. So, I’m considering creating an Upwork account and exploring other freelance opportunities.

I have about 6 years of experience in UX/UI design, web and mobile design, working in both ad agencies and SaaS companies. My skill set includes System design, UI, and interaction design, User strategy and research,Presentation and communication decks,Facilitating sprints, branding, and innovation processes, Consultation on product and UX strategy.

I’m planning to start freelancing part-time (around 25 hours per week) and am open to both hourly and fixed-rate projects. I’d love to get insights from experienced freelance designers—especially on what to expect in terms of earnings per month and how to navigate this space effectively. It’ll be interesting to work with different clients and adapt to diverse needs and deadlines. Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Upwork says you can convert a contract to take it offline but there is no option available.
Is Upwork sneakily hiding it?

Like how Upwork is hiding that you can convert a contract by just paying $1 after you have worked with a client for 2 years?

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Hello I'm a cyber security specialist in the beginning of my journey, I know a little of networking and I've installed Linux and I use it on a daily basis, but when I check IT & Networking jobs I really don't understand the client's requirements or how the job is done, when I look for sysadmin courses online they teach really basic stuff and not how things are demanded on Upwork, I'm really passionate about Linux and really want to dive into this field, if you know how do I get started please share your thoughts :)

Hey Everyone,

I ran into an unexpected problem with Upwork. When I first signed up, I used the “Sign in with Google” option. Later, I discovered I wasn’t able to verify my ID under that account for some reason—apparently, there’s a known glitch or limitation when you create an account with Google. (At least that’s what I heard, correct me if I’m wrong!).

Because of that, I decided to make a new Upwork account with just my email instead. I thought it would be easier to complete the ID verification this way. Unfortunately, right when I tried to verify on the new account, I got a message saying I’m suspended and can’t do ID verification “due to a suspension on your account.”

I think Upwork’s system flagged me because they only allow one account per person. Now I’m stuck, and I can’t do ID verification on either account. The original one isn’t technically suspended; I just can’t verify my ID there because I used Google signup. The new one is suspended. I reached out to Support, but so far no luck. Has anyone else had this happen? Any suggestions on how to fix this, or how to get Upwork Support to respond more quickly?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I need to understand if a message in my Upwork conversation, regarding a request for WhatsApp contact information, has been flagged, resulting in the client's silence. Does Upwork block the entire conversation following a flagged or violated message?

The client hasn't replied after the message was got violated.

Update: Client replied, all good!

I was looking at my searches and filtered to my previous clients and saw one of my current clients who hired me as a Graphic Designer post 2 job ads for a Graphic Designer doing the same things I was doing for them since November. I thought we had a good relationship and we never had any problems, super nice and accommodating. I did find it weird they suddenly had no communication with me since 2 weeks ago since I was talking to them about graphic design projects every weekday (their first job post looking for a graphic designer was 2 weeks ago and the other was 3 days ago.)

I'm not sure how to move forward with this. Is it right to assume that they have moved on from me? Should I message them asking if they still need me and if not to close the contract?

Hi

Is there a way to contact upwork support via email?

I am have tried over and over to the point of almost exhaustion to upload my ID and get verified on the site and the site just never takes my ID and approves the account.

I am trying to see if there is a manual process where I can just send my ID to upwork and they can approve my account that way.

is there actually a way that i can use this one month free offer ? i keep creating new accounts but still they charge me

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Just want to share funny things, too many scammers working at the same time :)

I noticed last December, there were many profiles with good quality pictures, but it seems fake.

Why is it that I can't get alerts anymore from Upwork? There used to be an RSS Feed but they sunset it.

Anyways, just venting.

Ended up figuring out a workaround where it now alerts me in Discord. Found a guy before who made a Telegram bot but just doesn't really work well with my workflow.

Anyone else figure out alternative solutions to it? Or just constantly refreshing the page?

Are there any Upwork freelancers here that are also Panama residents?

Since I'm a digital nomad, changing countries regularly, I established my residency in Panama.
I don't live there, but now Upwork is asking me for a proof of residency.

I'll need to go back there to find a way to get one of these papers. Do you know what works in Panama? Does a mobile phone line bill from Claro or Mas Movil work?

What is the minimum earnings / jobs done / jss should there be in my account until I get invites from other clients? I’m currently at $600 total earnings and I wanna reach the point where I don’t have to spend in connects and have clients inviting me themselves

Last week I got chosen for multiple jobs and I was earning well so I thought this week’s gonna be the same too. I applied to a lot of jobs but got 0 hires…

I started working on it when it was Odesk back in 2010, I worked till 2016 some gap and then I did my last project in 2018. I have 116 completed job and $30o earned.

I actually quit using Upwork due to the anxiety it creates and decided to get full-time job. Now along with my full-time job I am planning to get some projects for extra income.

I need your feedback if it's better to pay Upwork monthly fee so they don't be strict with you like once they suspended my account for applying on too many jobs in a day and I still don't trust these guys but I am seeing some good projects in my area or expertise and willing to take them.

Also give me some tips to be safe and help me to get the project.

I don't job-shame very often but this one has me chuckling.

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client made a milestone and funded the money. and client was responding when I was doing the work. even after I finished the task 1. Then he gave me task 2. which I finished as well. and I messaged them and told I finished all the work. Then I submitted the work/payment request. And client has not reponded since then. on the contract it shows me the payment has been requested on 17th Jan. and "If they take no action by Jan 31, the funds held in escrow for this milestone will be automatically released to you." But the money still showing as in escrow. Should I wait or contact support?

You guys I just got this text from a company I applied for on Upwork, and I think it's suspicious.. any idea what this is ?

So I do a lot of different work, increasingly successfully in the past year, on Upwork. Mostly supply chain and data analysis jobs.

I have noticed some of these jobs--like demand/time series forecasting or analysis have almost unreal interest. For example, a client posted a forecasting job that I saw on my phone and I looked at the listing--it had been active for 30 minutes and already had 50+ bids. WTF? It takes me at least 15 minutes to craft a good application showing my prior work.

Should I even try to compete with this by having an outstanding submission or connects or should I stay away from jobs related to coding that seem to attract this unreal interest?

This is getting ridiculous. I started a contract half a week ago and have been working on it ever since. Now, I receive this wonderful email that (as usual) says nothing particular and just notifies me that my contract was ended 👍
Is there any point in trying to appeal this decision in the ticket, or should I better contact the client outside the platform at this point? Would highly appreciate responses from those who had similar issues

Ever wondered where all those jobs have gone?

You're not alone.

Today, I took on the task of doing some outcomes analysis for job postings.

And the stats were *horrendous*.

So I'll just get right to it.

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Keyword search: "SQL" (common data analysis keyword)

Location: "U.S.-only"

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Jobs Scraped: 97 (past month, historical)

Proposals: 1900-4050 (range representing "10-15", "15-20", "20-50", etc.)

Interviews: 305

Hires: 24

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% proposals hired: ******* 0.59%-1.26% *******

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Other statistics:

% interviews hired: 7.87%

% proposals interviewed: 7.53%-16.05%

% interviewed positions filled: 36% (nearly 2/3 of interviewed positions are not even filled)

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I'll leave it to you guys to translate this into business outcomes...

... at $2 - $5 per proposal, and 1 / 150 proposals being hired

and 5-10 proposals an hour (if you're wildly fast)

that puts you at roughly

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$300 - $750 in proposal fees

and 15-30 hours of your own time

PER JOB

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You're welcome.

Hi, I am new to upwork just few months with few jobs completed. I took a new job last week it was of $75 I had a call before understood the work of doing some tasks related to Web development. I accepted the task then was asked to join the Slack for daily updates and progress as they want to measure every day they were in a hurry with deadline. Each day they are adding new tasks to the list with lots of feedback and fixes. I am doing more work than it was said earlier. I don't want to do this anymore but I am afraid I will not get paid or they will give me bad ratings as I am new this will effect my ratings and getting new jobs. Please help. Serious suggestions needed from experts out there. Thanks.