Taimur K wrote:
I am also facing the same problem. I tried searching my account from 2 different upwork accounts of my friends but I wasn’t anywhere on the list. I have been sending in proposals too but haven’t gotten any reply for them either. Idk what went wrong. It seems I just vanished for others.
You can be found in searches, you are just in a hugely overcrowded category with thousands of freelancers and have no earnings, no feedback etc, so you won't appear very high in searches very often. Until you are well established, don't expect to win work from invites very often, you'll have to improve your proposals and your profile as they are curretly obviously not doing the trick.
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Hi Jack and Grace,
That option is only for your Search Engine Privacy. You can choose whether or not you’d like your last name shown in full when you appear in search engine results. Upwork displays only your first name and first initial of your last name in order to protect your privacy. Your full name will become visible to your client after you and your client have started interviewing.
Your profile shows when searching by name. Your probably searched using your full name, but Upwork uses your profile name (Chandra K P) throughout the platform.
Searching by name verifies your profile appears in search results, but it is not very helpful since clients do not search for freelancers by name. Most clients will search by skill category or keyword and include other parameters like Location, Job Success, etc.
