Mar 3, 2021 04:30:16 AM Edited Mar 4, 2021 05:51:56 AM by Aleksandr H
Edit: I'm being sarcastic. I think it's dumb that Upwork is creating all these programs that nobody really cares about.
I like that "top rated" no longer packs the same punch now that Upwork also has a Top Rated Plus "program."
Are clients really going to go, "Well, sure, this freelancer's Top Rated, but Johnny over here is Top Rated Plus, ya know? It's a no-brainer, really."
Also, I'm afraid to ask, but... What happens when we run out of pluses? 🤔
Mar 3, 2021 06:45:50 AM Edited Mar 3, 2021 06:46:14 AM by Petra R
Aleksandr H wrote:Are clients really going to go, "Well, sure, this freelancer's Top Rated, but Johnny over here is Top Rated Plus, ya know? It's a no-brainer, really."
As only Business and Enterprise clients even see the "Plus Badge" I doubt it makes a huge difference. The vast majority of clients just see "Top Rated" for both.
Mar 10, 2021 07:05:38 PM by Viacheslav K
Petra R wrote:
Aleksandr H wrote:Are clients really going to go, "Well, sure, this freelancer's Top Rated, but Johnny over here is Top Rated Plus, ya know? It's a no-brainer, really."
As only Business and Enterprise clients even see the "Plus Badge" I doubt it makes a huge difference. The vast majority of clients just see "Top Rated" for both.
Looks like they made plus clients see plus badges too!
https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/360056309633
Mar 4, 2021 03:08:40 AM by Viacheslav K
I'm few bucks away from it, should be getting it next week. I guess no perks, but seems like an achievement 🙂
Mar 5, 2021 04:27:44 AM Edited Mar 22, 2021 05:38:15 AM by Mikko R
Aleksandr, I'm pretty sure that when the Plus marks start to look too ridiculous, we'll need to go for prefixes like Super Duper, Pro, Ultimate, or other suffixes beyond Expert like Master, Guru, or Extraordinaire, etc.
Then each client needs to draw a matrix first to see if Super Duper Top Rated Plus Plus is actually better than an Ultimate Top Rated Guru Extraordinaire without any Plus in it.
And finally, we could also consider having a rating called Penultimate Super Duper Top Rated Guru Plus Plus Plus Minus One Only. 🤪
Mar 6, 2021 11:37:04 AM Edited Mar 22, 2021 09:12:46 AM by Richard R
I heard Upwork Plus Squared is exponentially better than UpWork plus.
Mar 22, 2021 05:34:42 AM by Mikko R
Richard R wrote:I heard Upwork Plus Squared was exponentially better than UpWork plus.
OMG Richard, your MATH is stronger than mine. That's completely true!
Mar 10, 2021 08:35:43 PM by Christopher B
I think it would be very woke of Upwork to give EVERYONE a participation trophy badge IMMEDIATELY.
Mar 22, 2021 05:36:20 AM by Mikko R
Christopher B wrote:I think it would be very woke of Upwork to give EVERYONE a participation trophy badge IMMEDIATELY.
They already have. It's called the "Identity Verified" badge.
(Which doesn't seem to stop that many scammers, unfortunately. )