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More Connects to win more of the work you love

katbenjamin
Community Member

UPDATE: This is already live. You’ll see these free Connects added to your account at the start of your next billing cycle. You can find this date on your Memberships and Connects page under User Settings.

 

 

 

In December, we’re upgrading Connects to provide you free monthly Connects and bonus Connects for interviews you win. You’re doing amazing things on Upwork, and more Connects means more chances to do the work you love. 

 

We’ve seen a huge surge in client activity, and our work marketplace is full of opportunities for all the incredible talent on our platform. We can’t wait to watch you use these Connects to win your share of these opportunities, form stronger relationships with clients, and grow your career on Upwork.

 

We introduced paid Connects to keep spam from crowding out your proposals and help you win the jobs you want. But we want to ensure connecting with clients is exciting and affordable, so we’re changing our program to provide you with the Connects you need to build deeper relationships and unlock the best opportunities.

 

Here’s exactly what you can expect:

 

Freelancer Basic Plan

Receive 10 free Connects per month (according to billing cycle)

Freelancer Plus Plan

Receive 80 Connects per month (70 + 10 free Connects)

(according to billing cycle)

Connects Rollover Limits

 The Basic and Plus roll over limit is now 200 Connects

Interview Requests 

Freelancers receive free Connects (the number may vary) when they win an interview with an established client on Upwork**

 

 

In December, you’ll see these free Connects added to your account at the start of your next billing cycle. You can find this date on your Memberships and Connects page under User Settings. You’ll also receive an email when your Connects are available for use.

 

These changes will create more opportunities for everyone in our community, and we’re continuing to explore other ways to show our appreciation for everything you do. Your success is our success, and we’re proud to provide a home where you can do the work you love, form lucrative relationships, and build an amazing independent business.

 

Learn more about how Connects work here

Update 7/23/2021: Note that when Connects are awarded for interview requests this will show up as two transactions in the Connects History. There is no change to how these are awarded, this is simply done for accounting purposes.

** Updated 1/2/2023

2,370 Comments
hafizmzahid
Community Member

Awesome,a great news to heard. I personally thank the committee and the upwork team for the support they are going to provide to us

5fc5e79c
Community Member
Sincerely speaking 10 connects are too small, which is why I will agree with Jose. To get a good job, actually requires nothing less than 4 connects.
If you can add more connects to the basic plan, we will be grateful to the upwork team thank you.
0d6b1aec
Community Member

I totally agree with you, Mr. Jose. 10 Free connects are too little. You should support freelancers who drive this platform

5af7d9ce
Community Member

I love this Heart

khalil1020jibon
Community Member

Thanks for your recommendation.

mbislam2015
Community Member

Upwork team should increase the amount of connect. in fiverr.com a person get 10 bids per day who is not a registered member. but we see here on upwork, a plus member get only 70-80 connects. which is not enough. beacuse most of the time proposal need 6 connects. what is like costly. So Please increase th amount of connects.

thanks

bege-mathias
Community Member
10 connects too small for starters.
spaculus
Community Member

This is a good step toward realizing that freelancers and agencies also mean something to upwork. Right now everything is just in favor of the clients. But you have biggest problem to resolve yet. 

 

Why upwork exist is because of payment garantee for the agencies and freelancers. We get a contract, client escrow the money and we will be paid once work is done. Even if client change his mind. This is how its working at upwork, right. WRONG!

 

Just recently we come to know after a bad experience with client, that payments even if they escrowed are not guaranteed for all fixed cost project. Client can go back to his original bank, apply for a charge back, bank will withdraw money from upwork and upwork will withdraw it from our account, without checking if we delivered work or not. In our case, we completed the work, client was happy in his everyday communication, at the end of month, client asked us to submit code & db, we did. And client apply for chargeback from his bank in australia. and money is deducted from our profile. Upwork has no guarantee on the payment.  

 

This is so unprofessional to say the least. Upwork has zero guarantee on the payments for all fixed cost projects. And upwork has 90% projects as fixed cost. And upwork never mentioned this. In fact I am sure noone knows this. 

 

Thank you,

Hiren**Edited for community guidelines**

cre8ive-designer
Community Member

That's a very good step taken, finally something good come after long time for freelancers.

webuiprovider
Community Member

Great News, Thanks to UpWork team and special CEO of Upwork to think about freelancers 🙂