We want good freelance talent to be successful through Upwork. When good freelancers are winning new projects and building strong relationships/earning money with their clients, it’s beneficial for all of us.
The flip-side is when we see freelancers who aren’t successful in their attempts to find clients through Upwork. They’re regularly submitting many proposals but aren’t winning projects nor earning money. This isn’t good for any of us.
With this in mind, in the next couple of days we’re going to start closing the freelance accounts of some users with a history of not delivering winning proposals to clients. These are freelancers who, despite many attempts, aren’t showing the success one would expect and are likely falling into one of two buckets: 1) the opportunities available on Upwork are not a good match for the freelancer’s skillset or 2) they might be violating our Terms of Service, specifically our policies on circumvention.
Rest assured, this will not affect most of you. We are reaching out to a limited group with this. And, we’re only closing the accounts of those users who show the activity I mentioned above, i.e. lots of proposals submitted without results (projects won and earnings paid). If you don’t regularly submit proposals, but you’re continuing to work with clients on Upwork and get paid on Upwork, you’re fine. If you occasionally submit proposals and win a project here-and-there, you’re fine too. And if you’re regularly submitting proposals, regularly winning new projects and getting paid on Upwork, you’re doing great!
With this change we expect freelancers on Upwork will achieve even more success by better standing out to potential clients.
From launch of the Top Rated and Rising Talent programs, to ourupdated process for new freelancers joining Upwork, we’ve shown our commitment to helping good freelancers succeed. This is one more step in that direction.
