Are clients verified and tagged like Freelancers ?

[pawa2007]

Do clients get verified by Upwork before they can post a job on the platform ?

If yes, is there a way to identify whether the client has been verified - like the tick mark for freelancers ?

[petra_r · Accepted solution]

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Paresh W wrote:

Do clients get verified by Upwork before they can post a job on the platform ?

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No, but you can see if they verified their payment method right on the job post.

[pawa2007]

Thanks Petra. So, does that mean that a best practice for me as a freelancer would be to check whether the client has a verified payment method before deciding to bid on a job ?

[prestonhunter]

re: "So, does that mean that a best practice for me as a freelancer would be to check whether the client has a verified payment method before deciding to bid on a job?"

What many successful freelancers have mentioned is this:

Bidding on a job before a client is payment-verified is fine.

Many clients are new to the Upwork system and don't necessarily provide their credit card information before they have even decided to hire anybody or spend money.

A client who isn't payment-verified? That does not mean that the client is a bad client or isn't serious.

If you actually get offered a position, or if you are actually hired, then a "best practice" is to make sure that the client is payment-verified before you start working for the client.

[pawa2007]

Thanks Preston.