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Project Catalog™—now available globally!

lenaellis
Community Member

Over the past few months, many of you have helped us test and refine our newest Upwork offering: Project Catalog. 

 

Through your contributions, feedback, and support, we’re thrilled to announce that Project Catalog is now officially live for the entire Upwork community—talent and clients alike.

 

If you’re not familiar with Project Catalog (or just want a refresher), here’s a quick introduction:

 

Project Catalog is where the work you love finds you. Build and sell your own project offerings based on the type of work you want more of. Each project will be listed on Project Catalog, ready for clients to purchase for a fixed price in just a few clicks. Once a client purchases, they’ll fill out any requirements you’ve requested, and you’ll be set to get to work.

 

It’s an easy way to get more eyes on your offering and land new projects quickly—all while putting you in the driver’s seat. That means you and your clients can get started right away, and with confidence.

 

Check out this video to learn how clients will discover and purchase your projects. 

 

 

Stay tuned for more exciting rollouts 

 

Project Catalog is just the beginning of a series of exciting new ways to land clients on Upwork, adding to Talent Marketplace, the current platform you already know and love.

 

But no matter how you choose to use Upwork to grow your independent work, know that we’re dedicated to helping you build the strong and profitable relationships that are the foundation of a growing business.

 

We want to thank you for your hard work and the contributions you make to creating a thriving community on Upwork.

 

Happy New Year—may it be your most rewarding one yet!

 

 

824 Comments
shikari00
Community Member
I did not receive any email from the Upwork side
NikolaS
Moderator

Hi Shehzad,

 

Thank you for following up. Could you please check the spam folder in case the email went there? Let us know if you need our further assistance. 

 

shikari00
Community Member
Hi. I have checked the spam folder. Still not there
NikolaS
Moderator

Hi Shehzad,

 

Since you’re not receiving email notifications please check your Notification Settings. After changing your notification settings be sure to check your junk and spam folders too, as emails from us might be there. To change your notification settings, please follow these steps:

 

  • Go to Settings  Notification Settings.
  • Select a drop-down option for desktop, mobile, and email notifications.
  • For Other Upwork Email Updates check or uncheck the relevant notification as needed.

 

You can find more information in this help article

 

luce-neidert
Community Member

After struggling for a while about getting my projects accepted, I've found that the main problem with them was that the pictures included too much text. I've fixed that issue. I hope it will prove to have been worth spending so much time preparing the projects.

nickgeo2010
Community Member

So basically, just copying Fiverr. 

angus_luissen
Community Member

I do not like this model/ idea, I think is very damaging in the long term for the general freelance community, specially for those of us who offer very bespoke solutions to our clients.

I only hope the conventional upwork method (>client post > freelancer aplies to the job) won't go away.

c603ad25
Community Member

Exactly, and I am not a big fan of that system to be honest. It turns professionals into "order takers" and I loved this platform because of the system of allowing everyone negotitate each project differently. Having a flat rate is uncomfortable because as a designer, someone could place an order asking for stuff that takes more work and skill than you imagined.

the3dguru
Community Member

Yep. I tried to think what I would put in this catalog but couldn't get past the idea that I had to put a price on something that's specific to every project. I was either going to have to price it for the most expensive version possible, a price that nobody would pay, or give some sort of average price and then have people buy the project to do something that should cost more.

 

Like if I offered a browser game, expecting a single screen 2D game and they buy the project and expect a 3D multiplayer persistent universe adventure game for that price. That's a browser game, right?

zoomconcepts
Community Member

Exciting, yeah. I'm particularly excited to see how your marketing pushes the idea that you're a 'talent'-focused space, yet almost all steps you've taken lately try to turn said talent into mindless cogs, and to take away more and more business agency from them. If I wanted to run a shop, I'd be on Etsy or Fiverr.