I found a way of hiding specialty profiles!

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If you click on the three dots, and then on "change specialty". This allows you to select another specialty, which then allows you to "unpublish" your specialty profile so that it doesn't show up in your public profile at all.

The only problem now is that when I try to add a portfolio item, I have to select a specialty profile, but only the unpublished one shows up. I cannot select it because it is greyed out.

Does anyone have a work around?

[VladimirG]

Hi Jose,

A freelancer won’t be able to add a new portfolio item or edit an existing one without adding a specialized profile, because we are encouraging freelancers to create specialized profiles. Specialized profiles allow freelancers to better describe the work they do and showcase their skills, portfolio items and previous work experience in a format that helps clients find best freelancers for their specific projects.