Aug 12, 2021 05:25:26 AM by Muhammad U
Is this the right news? and we can also boost our proposals by spending additional connects.Thats heaven for freelancers then..A big thanks to Upwork.
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Aug 12, 2021 07:12:21 AM by Vladimir G
Hi everyone,
As many have already pointed out, some of you may have noticed an option to boost proposals by spending additional Connects. This is an anticipated test we plan on releasing soon; however, the curtain was pulled back a little too soon! The features mentioned here will be halted until further notice when this test is ready to roll out. We're working on this new feature and will share all the details when they are finalized prior to launch in September.
Aug 12, 2021 05:26:54 AM by Martina P
Muhammad U wrote:Is this the right news? and we can also boost our proposals by spending additional connects.Thats heaven for freelancers then..A big thanks to Upwork.
I resent the concept of gambling on jobs. I don't believe it's the right idea to rank proposals based on how many connects a freelancer is willing to spend.
Aug 12, 2021 05:33:24 AM by Muhammad U
well, its an opportunity for those who spend some time on quality proposals rather than sending standard proposals..So, i really wont have to worry about standing last when i am bidding..I can take a bit of time ...Prepare a detailed proposal for the client and may just use few more connects to stand out..So, idea isnt that bad , i think 🙂
Aug 12, 2021 05:37:14 AM by Martina P
Muhammad U wrote:well, its an opportunity for those who spend some time on quality proposals rather than sending standard proposals..So, i really wont have to worry about standing last when i am bidding..I can take a bit of time ...Prepare a detailed proposal for the client and may just use few more connects to stand out..So, idea isnt that bad , i think 🙂
Proposals where never ranked by time they were sent, so the whole concept that you have to be fast to be first was never true. Lots of people seem to believe it, but they are wrong. You could always take your time. Now you have to worry about spending enough connects to show up on top.
Aug 12, 2021 06:26:02 AM by Martina P
Muhammad U wrote:awww, Help me find some thing positive some one 🙂
That every job costs only 1 connect now 😉
Aug 12, 2021 05:44:28 AM Edited Aug 12, 2021 05:48:51 AM by Deborah P
For me, writing customised and to-the-point proposals is the norm. I can't see why I should spend more connects.
Aug 13, 2021 07:16:28 PM by Tiffany S
Muhammad U wrote:well, its an opportunity for those who spend some time on quality proposals rather than sending standard proposals..So, i really wont have to worry about standing last when i am bidding..I can take a bit of time ...Prepare a detailed proposal for the client and may just use few more connects to stand out..So, idea isnt that bad , i think 🙂
You've never had to worry about that. Proposals aren't displayed in the order they're received, and clients get email notifications about the ones Upwork considers good matches.
Aug 13, 2021 03:47:40 PM by Renata S
Martina P wrote:
Muhammad U wrote:Is this the right news? and we can also boost our proposals by spending additional connects.Thats heaven for freelancers then..A big thanks to Upwork.
I resent the concept of gambling on jobs. I don't believe it's the right idea to rank proposals based on how many connects a freelancer is willing to spend.
Well said. This is the absolute last thing that needs to be "gamified." First-time clients already have enough trouble trying to navigate this platform as it is.
Aug 12, 2021 05:41:18 AM Edited Aug 12, 2021 05:45:04 AM by Petra R
Muhammad U wrote:No matter what project, Upwork would only charge 1 connect ? Is this the right news? and we can also boost our proposals by spending additional connects.
Absolutely dreadful.
Upwork has decided to show clients the freelancers who pay enough rather than the best freelancers.
Muhammad U wrote:So, i really wont have to worry about standing last when i am bidding..I can take a bit of time ...
Currently proposals are NOT shown to clients in the order they come in, but in best match order... so the better a match you are and how good your metrics are, the higher you are shown. Now you have to pay.
Your metrics are absolutely excellent, so you would have been shown further up anyway. So now you have to pay to get where you would have been or even lower.
Aug 12, 2021 06:13:19 AM by Deborah P
I have just bee through the explanatory video and opened a job post. What actually happens is that now sending a proposal costs 0 connects, and the actual previous cost of the proposal is indicated in brackets. I would consider either to use 0 connects, or to use those in brackets, the actual cost, depending on how many proposals the job post is likely to attract. Not one connect more for the time being. I verified that usually clients who need the assistance of a professional, and have a budget, tend to respond if you share your common sense in a proposal. They can tell if their product/service can be put in the hands on someone unqualified and cheap or not. The valuable ones 😉 Let's see what happens
Aug 12, 2021 06:27:46 AM by Martina P
Deborah P wrote:I have just bee through the explanatory video and opened a job post. What actually happens is that now sending a proposal costs 0 connects, and the actual previous cost of the proposal is indicated in brackets. I would consider either to use 0 connects, or to use those in brackets, the actual cost, depending on how many proposals the job post is likely to attract. Not one connect more for the time being. I verified that usually clients who need the assistance of a professional, and have a budget, tend to respond if you share your common sense in a proposal. They can tell if their product/service can be put in the hands on someone unqualified and cheap or not. The valuable ones 😉 Let's see what happens
I tried it out, and while it says 0 connects, and that the job would have cost 2, it doesn't work anyway. I was still charged 2 connects. I'm tempted to open a new thread lamenting the loss of my precious ones.
Aug 12, 2021 06:31:36 AM by Jennifer R
Martina P wrote:
Deborah P wrote:I have just bee through the explanatory video and opened a job post. What actually happens is that now sending a proposal costs 0 connects, and the actual previous cost of the proposal is indicated in brackets. I would consider either to use 0 connects, or to use those in brackets, the actual cost, depending on how many proposals the job post is likely to attract. Not one connect more for the time being. I verified that usually clients who need the assistance of a professional, and have a budget, tend to respond if you share your common sense in a proposal. They can tell if their product/service can be put in the hands on someone unqualified and cheap or not. The valuable ones 😉 Let's see what happens
I tried it out, and while it says 0 connects, and that the job would have cost 2, it doesn't work anyway. I was still charged 2 connects. I'm tempted to open a new thread lamenting the loss of my precious ones.
Did you open the job in a new window before you applied?
Aug 12, 2021 07:00:04 AM by Deborah P
No, and I did not apply, I was just testing the system without committing
Aug 12, 2021 07:02:21 AM by Martina P
Jennifer R wrote:
Martina P wrote:
Deborah P wrote:I have just bee through the explanatory video and opened a job post. What actually happens is that now sending a proposal costs 0 connects, and the actual previous cost of the proposal is indicated in brackets. I would consider either to use 0 connects, or to use those in brackets, the actual cost, depending on how many proposals the job post is likely to attract. Not one connect more for the time being. I verified that usually clients who need the assistance of a professional, and have a budget, tend to respond if you share your common sense in a proposal. They can tell if their product/service can be put in the hands on someone unqualified and cheap or not. The valuable ones 😉 Let's see what happens
I tried it out, and while it says 0 connects, and that the job would have cost 2, it doesn't work anyway. I was still charged 2 connects. I'm tempted to open a new thread lamenting the loss of my precious ones.
Did you open the job in a new window before you applied?
No, but I just tried it, and it still costs 2 connects, and I don't see where bidding would take place.
Aug 12, 2021 07:23:53 AM by Dalal E
Aug 12, 2021 07:02:03 AM by Jennifer R
Deborah P wrote:I have just bee through the explanatory video and opened a job post. What actually happens is that now sending a proposal costs 0 connects, and the actual previous cost of the proposal is indicated in brackets. I would consider either to use 0 connects, or to use those in brackets, the actual cost, depending on how many proposals the job post is likely to attract. Not one connect more for the time being. I verified that usually clients who need the assistance of a professional, and have a budget, tend to respond if you share your common sense in a proposal. They can tell if their product/service can be put in the hands on someone unqualified and cheap or not. The valuable ones 😉 Let's see what happens
Can you share the video?
Aug 12, 2021 07:04:04 AM Edited Aug 12, 2021 07:04:26 AM by Deborah P
I wouldn't know how to share the video, it appeared and then, once concluded, disappeared 😞 If it pops up again, I will see if it has a link that I can copy
Aug 12, 2021 06:15:13 AM by Wes C
Petra R wrote:
Muhammad U wrote:No matter what project, Upwork would only charge 1 connect ? Is this the right news? and we can also boost our proposals by spending additional connects.
Absolutely dreadful.
Totally agree.
So many questions:
How does this look on the client side?
How are boosted and unboosted proposals separated on the client's view?
What do they need to do to see non-boosted proposals?
Are clients clearly informed that the boosted proposals are first in line due to payola rather than the match to their needs?
Are boosted proposals that don't meet the client's stated requirements still flagged as not meeting them?
How does this affect proposals submitted through invites?
Who on earth thought this was "simpler", which I think is the wording used on the popup?
Are you going to be implementing other aspects of Fr*r.com's proposal system like highlighted bids and open vs sealed bids?
Aug 12, 2021 07:28:04 AM by Ricardo Jose B
You will have to pay. But, you will have to pay way less than you used to. And still, you can stand out on the projects you decide to bet into!
I think it is definitely a great decision made by Upwork
Aug 12, 2021 07:55:11 AM by Petra R
Ricardo Jose B wrote:You will have to pay. But, you will have to pay way less than you used to.
No, you won't. Whatever gave you that idea?
Aug 12, 2021 05:56:52 AM by Adam I
So something weird happened when I went to bid for a job just now. I got a message telling me that Upwork had a new system, whereby all jobs cost just one connect but you can spend extra to "boost" your bid. Depending on what other people bid, your bid might get boosted to the top. But I think they must have been just testing the feature out because when I moved to my desktop computer to do the proposal properly, it didn't happen again. Has anyone else seen this message today?
Aug 12, 2021 06:04:37 AM by Jennifer R
I just had a popup but it is gone and not comming back again. I wanted to find out how and what I could win.
Aug 12, 2021 06:30:36 AM by Martina P
Jennifer R wrote:Open the job as pop-up:
Open the same job in a new window:
It's not fully functional yet. I'm assuming.
Aug 13, 2021 02:35:58 AM Edited Aug 13, 2021 02:37:10 AM by Maria T
Gary wrote:Jennifer, how do you open a job as a pop-up? - please.
If you click on the job advertisement, a pop up will open. In it, you can choose to go back or open it in a new window.
ETA: It is not actually a pop up, it is a screen that appears from the right.
Aug 13, 2021 02:57:26 AM by Gary G
Kudos, Jennifer. Thanks for the screengrab.
Unless I'm doing it wrongly, I get the same cost (4 connects) both ways. Maybe it's still rolling out or was in a geo-limited test area or...
Aug 13, 2021 03:02:53 AM by Maria T
Gary wrote:Kudos, Jennifer. Thanks for the screengrab.
Unless I'm doing it wrongly, I get the same cost (4 connects) both ways. Maybe it's still rolling out or was in a geo-limited test area or...
Hi Gary, I'm not Jennifer, but thanks.
Don't keep trying to find it. They released it early due to a bug and deactivated it in no time.
It is supposed to be released in September.
Aug 13, 2021 03:06:31 AM by Gary G
I'm not Jennifer either, as it happens.
Well, we can't have everything, can we?
Anyway Maria T. - thanks for your helpful comment.
Aug 12, 2021 06:29:35 AM by Martina P
Jennifer R wrote:I just had a popup but it is gone and not comming back again. I wanted to find out how and what I could win.
You can win another chance of tearing your hair out over this hare-brained idea.
Aug 12, 2021 08:30:16 AM by Hoang L
Hi,
About 3 hours ago, there was a popup on my Upwork website show that I don't have to use connect to submit a proposal. I just have to pay if I want my profile stand out for the client easier to see (or something like that...). I tried some job and it showed 0 connect to submit.
However, at this moment I log in back to Upwork but can not find that funcion any more.
Anyone know about this?
Aug 12, 2021 10:24:21 AM by Saddam H
Today morning I saw a video before sending a Proposal to a job explaining that you can boost your proposal and stand first by using 1, 2 ,upto 8 connects.
I then noticed that every job costed 0 connects if u dont want to boost which is good part of it. But when now I am applying it still costs the some connects which was supposed to be zero.
Is everything OK on your side? Moreover how u see this decision?
Aug 12, 2021 10:31:35 AM by Mutahir H
Seems like it is in the experimental process and Upwork is offering it on some of the jobs.
Aug 12, 2021 10:36:30 AM by Syed A
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