Oct 4, 2022 09:35:43 AM Edited Nov 9, 2022 08:16:59 AM by Courtney C
Over the last year, we have seen the Upwork Community engage and grow like never before. You have literally helped us take off! But one thing missing has been a true way to celebrate our members.
Community is the heartbeat of Upwork. It drives us forward, and it’s important to recognize the meaningful contributions of all the individuals who make an impact day in and day out. Community members have the power to make others feel valued, seen, and cared for. We truly are better together. Realizing your potential to continue to grow as a professional and helping others along the way makes the journey an even more enriching experience for everyone.
Starting today, we’re offering opportunities for members to earn badges — showcasing your one-of-a-kind contributions to the community and beyond. Every engagement, activity, and post will count towards earning a badge.
In addition to rewarding members for community contributions, we also have badges encouraging members to grow their knowledge about using Upwork and prompt new members to review critical information.
Your two most recent badges are then displayed proudly on your profile, where you can enjoy endless bragging rights. On the badge page, found within your profile, you’ll find all 60+ badges and learn how you can earn them. We’re thrilled to implement new and fun ways of showing rewards and recognition to our Community.
To help things take off…we have themed our Community gamification elements around flight – UP WE GO! And will continue to add more fun flight elements throughout community over the coming months.
Working behind the scenes, teams across the Upwork organization are innovating more closely together, creating new initiatives and celebration elements that will continue to evolve in the coming months. The Community Team is grateful to be a piece in the larger puzzle as we work together to champion Upwork’s mission in 2022 and beyond.
Whether you’ve been in the Community for years or you’re one of the thousands of members who’ve just joined us, we are so glad you’re here.
We will continue to build ways to celebrate you, our Community, and support your growth and success on Upwork. The introduction of badging is just one way we hope you know how proud we are to be on this journey with you.
If you have any questions, please view our evolving badging FAQs below. Additionally, please note we’re celebrating the beginning of badging in Community today, and like all beginnings, we’ll continue to learn and refine along the way.
What are badges?
So glad you asked! Badges are a fun new way to celebrate all you do in community. You can find them on your profile, casually link them to all your friends, and show off just how incredible you are.
How do I view my badges?
Head over to your profile page in Community, select the badging page option, and view all of your achievements! You can also view badges you haven’t earned yet and what you need to do to earn them!
What’s up with the greyed-out badges?
So glad you asked! The greyed-out badges are badges you have not earned yet — but if you hover over them, you can learn what you need to do to earn them!
How many badges can I earn?
Currently, we have 66 badges that are available to earn! We can’t wait to keep adding new ways to celebrate community members.
How can I earn my next badge?
We love that you are ready to jump in! Head over to your badging page (found in your profile) and hover over any greyed-out badge to learn what you need to do to earn it.
How long will the badge stay on my profile?
Just like one of the greats once said, forever isn’t long enough. So forever... it will stay on your page until the end of time.
Once a badge is achieved, can it be lost if I take a break?
Nope! Once you earn it, it is yours!
Can more than one badge be displayed at the same time?
Your two most recent badges will be displayed on your community profile page. However, all earned and unearned badges are displayed on the badging page, which can be accessed through your profile.
Can I choose which badge is displayed?
Your community profile page will display your two most recently earned badges. However, you can view all of your badges on your personal badging page.
Do badges show up on my community profile page?
Yes! How else would community know about all of your awesome achievements? All badges can be seen on the badging page, which is accessed from your profile.
Am I receiving badges for all of my previous engagements?
Absolutely you are! We think all of your contributions are important and want to ensure you are rewarded for them.
When I earn a badge, do I get Connects?
No, but you do get awesome points from the community team, which exchanges at the same rate of Stanley nickels to Schrute bucks.
Can I unsubscribe from badge email notifications?
Of course, we understand how notifications can get a bit much!
1. Head to your subscriptions (a drop-down under your profile photo)
2. From there, select notification settings
3. Once there, scroll down about halfway, and you'll see badges I earn
4. Next, simply select never from the dropdown menu to the right
Are these emails legitimate?
Yes, well, we hope so! If you received an email from donotreply@community.upwork.com regarding our exciting new chapter celebrating you, our most favorite member — then yes, it is legitimate!
Can I opt-out of badging?
Nope, we believe in celebrating everyone! However, you are more than welcome to unsubscribe from all notifications, so it's like they aren’t even there, except on your profile where proof of your greatness remains forever.
Badges and ranks aren’t essential. Why are resources being spent on this and not on more important things like fixing bugs, getting rid of scam/spam, better communication, etc?
Badges are based on out-of-box capabilities already available within our Community platform. Turning them on didn’t require additional engineering resources and does not take away from other projects or fixes.
Why is this necessary?
It may not be for everybody, and that’s okay. However, badges and achievements are a part of many communities and are a way to celebrate your engagement and activity within Community.
Tremendous opportunity awaits, and we hope you’ll take bold risks, dive in, and start earning badges today! Help us make our new badge program even better! Please share feedback or ideas in our survey.
Oct 5, 2022 06:17:38 PM by Junaid A
Hi,
This is a good initiative to keep the community interaction alive, I know some of them are not comfortable with the initiative but once they understand upwork in detail they will be coming to know the vlaue of it.
Oct 5, 2022 06:21:55 PM by Edwin W
Heloo thanks for the badges. But I want to be enrolled in Upwork Academy. How do I achieve that
Oct 5, 2022 06:24:48 PM by Abel E
With all this regular update, I'm reassured that upwork is interested in my progress and looks forward to me succeeding in my freelance career with them.
Oct 5, 2022 06:50:24 PM by Afeez O
This is a very good way to engage the community members. I think will enable quick and constructive response to issues.
Oct 5, 2022 06:53:20 PM by Kamalpreet S
How these Badges Help a Freelancer? its Just give a Brushup or Makeup our Profiles?
Oct 5, 2022 07:11:30 PM by Taneece T
I love this new initiative and I'm looking forward to this new chapter and how much it can help me grow as a freelancer.
Oct 5, 2022 07:22:04 PM by Aysha S
Seeing a lot of negativity here on the badges, however, I think it's a fun way to build your profile and stand out. Yes, there are other things that need to be fixed, but this community-building feature is a completely different department than the issues most of you all seem to be facing. Then again, Community Management is my specialty so I am biased 🙂
Oct 5, 2022 07:37:11 PM by Shamama T
Hopefully sooner or later we will understand the value of this badges system.
still confused that it will shows to my client's as well
Oct 5, 2022 07:40:40 PM by Chima Anthony U
This is a great way to keep people engaged with upwork. I believe everyone platform needs a community like this.
Oct 5, 2022 07:46:53 PM by Ricky R
Hi, Any impact on profiles from these badges. Can you let me know.
Oct 5, 2022 07:51:03 PM by Asanka B
Is there any importance of these badges for the freelancer profile?
Oct 5, 2022 08:00:26 PM by Ameer Bux K
Just got a text from Upwork early in the morning. It seems incredible
Oct 5, 2022 08:08:52 PM by Christine Joy L
Hmm.. Not as interesting as the option of giving freelancers the option/opportunity to earn and display certain badges, qualifications or certifications that can actually boost their profile and credibility as freelancers. This is nice, but if my primary reason in being on Upwork is to find clients and gigs, then I'm not sure if this will actually be very interesting.
Oct 5, 2022 08:54:07 PM by Reza S
What effect do these marks have on businesses?
The methods of presenting work proposals in Upwork are getting more ridiculous every day
A day with increasing connections
A day with Bids
Are badges a new way to get money from freelancers?
I no longer have a positive view of the changes in Upwork
Oct 5, 2022 08:55:51 PM by Pardeep K
Hi all,
I also got one in my profile What are its uses.
Thank you
Oct 5, 2022 09:07:52 PM by Ikhlaq H
Upwork community doing good job in various badges.Its help to the users.
Thanks Upwork Team For your love for users.
Oct 5, 2022 09:13:10 PM by Basit A
Just got the email from Upwork Community Team. I am really happy and appreciate Upwork that is updating the new features that can help to build a strong profile.
But still, I'm trying to understand the value of the badges 🙂
Oct 5, 2022 09:56:10 PM by Marijean Grace M
We would be happier if you reduce your service fees than these badges.
Oct 5, 2022 09:56:36 PM by Suna A
I thought I'd look at the comments to understand what these badges do. No one seems to understand exactly what it does and what it means, +1. I don't want to be negative, but Like an unnecessary effort...
Oct 5, 2022 10:24:08 PM by Ioana F
Upwork spends a lot of tine on completely useless things!
Why dont you make changes and to the Bidding Feature, "Boost your Proposal" is just your way of making more money, it dosent help the freelancer at all.
It's just outrageous to bid to a "normal job post" between 2 - 6 connects when there are a couple of individuals, who bid 50. Why dont you do something about this, Upwork???
Oct 5, 2022 10:50:39 PM by Hannah C
I would just love to appreciate Upwork for the good job they do by offering new freelancers an opportunity to grow. I especially like the following about them.
1. You do not need to pass any test for you to be approved as a freelancer on Upwork.
2. How fast you filter jobs that could lead to spamming.
3. The free connects offered each month.
However about these badges you're giving us I think it would have been better if they come with some priviledges like free connects.
Thank you.
Oct 5, 2022 10:57:40 PM by Umair A
It will be better if Upwork gives connects with every badge earned.
Oct 5, 2022 11:52:20 PM by Laine B
It seems fun, but I don't see how it will benefit me as an Upwork freelancer. I prefer you solve existing issues, improve our chances of getting more jobs, and get paid the amount we want, among other things.
Oct 6, 2022 12:02:19 AM Edited Oct 6, 2022 12:02:59 AM by Bianca A
I think this is great. I believe every platform needs a community like this.
Oct 6, 2022 12:10:59 AM by Kehinde P
pls can someone tell the actual use of this badges and its impact.Thanks
Oct 6, 2022 12:23:36 AM by Carolyne G
What is the specific thing that I will have to do to get a badge and how frequent will I have to do it?
Oct 6, 2022 12:28:16 AM by Antony S
I think this initiative of upwork will increase the community activities more.
Oct 6, 2022 12:30:17 AM by Sara N
I think this is great. I believe every platform needs a community like this.
Oct 6, 2022 12:54:27 AM by Martin M
Hi i am interested in your badge though am a new seller and has had no job on your platform since my joining