Availability Badge

[a7c6f370]

Do you find the Availability Badge helpful? Have you ever thought its a good feature?

[tjmisny]

I tried it for a while but found it to be a massive waste - I didn't get a single project invite that was something relevant to me.  Most were scams or people asking for labor less then 1/10th of my going rate.  

[a7c6f370]

Ok thank you. It never appears to benifit me that's why I asked.

[spectralua]

It is helpful for Upwork to take your money but not for you.

[a7c6f370]

Ok thanks

[feed_my_eyes · Accepted solution]

Clients will only see the badge if you're on the first 1-3 pages of the search results, and in a saturated category like graphic design, that will hardly ever happen. And unless the client is in a huge rush, they won't care if you're available immediately anyway. It's a waste of money turning on the badge.

[a7c6f370]

Thank you for clearing that