No invites, no visits ever in 2 years

[faheemkhan62]

Hello beautiful community,
It's been more than 2 years on Upwork (UW), and I wasn't active on it for about a year. I started hunting for jobs on UW more seriously since the beginning of 2022. Now, I am Top Rated with a Job Success Score (JSS) of 100% and more than $10,000 in earnings. I secure jobs through applications and by bidding extensively.

I've learned the art of writing proposals through trials and tutorials. It's surprising that people in the same niche, with less earnings or even without any badge, appear at the top of the page when searching using my client's profile. Can you believe that I haven't received a single organic view or any invite?

I talked to Upwork support, and they told me that everything is great in my profile. They suggested rearranging my SKILLS TAGS from most relevant to least, which I did two months back. I am keeping my AVAILABILITY BADGE on forever. Even then, it feels like I am not existing. I know Upwork keeps shuffling their algorithm, but what kind of algorithm is this that I've been nonexistent for two years?

I get a couple of views from LinkedIn as I have pinned my Upwork profile link there. This is very discouraging for me.
If any expert or senior could look at my profile and highlight mistakes, I would awe you for this. Specially those guys who share the same niche.
Thanks

[arsalan-m]

Hi Faheem,

You've done well, don't stress about the views and invitations; they won't help anyways. I have been a Top-rated Developer lost the badge last month why? no serious jobs or potential clients. The way Upwork has changed its platform has affected even high-earning freelancers, so you are not alone. Good potential buyers are gone, scammers, cheap, and non-serious buyers everywhere. The Availability Badge seems to be nothing more than a gimmick to burn your connects; it doesn't help in any way. Doesn't matter what niche you're working in, it's the same for everyone here.

The whole dependency is now on connects, they want you to spend if you really want to earn. Buy, apply, wait, close, earn, and buy again. That's how it is.