Dec 7, 2020 01:08:56 AM by Rodgers A
Hello Friends,
Recently, my account was promoted to "Top-Rated." Since the promotion, however, my profile views and invitations have continued to decline steadily. Is this a usual occurrence? Or is it just a December thing?
Thanks.
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Dec 10, 2020 01:59:31 AM by Martina P
Rodgers A wrote:Hello Friends,
Recently, my account was promoted to "Top-Rated." Since the promotion, however, my profile views and invitations have continued to decline steadily. Is this a usual occurrence? Or is it just a December thing?
Thanks.
I believe that many clients go for new freelancers, without a JSS, based on the thinking that they might get a cheaper price. I might be wrong, but many people have reported their business to get less after being top rated. It might also be that the ones that don't experience this don't report it here. But finally, it could be just perception, meaning that people expect a big increase in business when being top rated, and that just doesn't happen.
Dec 9, 2020 04:37:16 AM by Mikko R
Dec 10, 2020 12:28:48 AM by Sarah B
Upwork also rotates the freelancers who appear at the top of searches. So sometimes you're up, sometimes you're down.
Dec 10, 2020 02:00:02 AM by Mikko R
Dec 12, 2020 05:07:06 AM by Christine A
Mikko R wrote:
Yes Sarah.
I noticed it also depends on what browser and platform you're using.
How so?
Dec 10, 2020 01:59:31 AM by Martina P
Rodgers A wrote:Hello Friends,
Recently, my account was promoted to "Top-Rated." Since the promotion, however, my profile views and invitations have continued to decline steadily. Is this a usual occurrence? Or is it just a December thing?
Thanks.
I believe that many clients go for new freelancers, without a JSS, based on the thinking that they might get a cheaper price. I might be wrong, but many people have reported their business to get less after being top rated. It might also be that the ones that don't experience this don't report it here. But finally, it could be just perception, meaning that people expect a big increase in business when being top rated, and that just doesn't happen.
Dec 10, 2020 02:05:37 AM by Mikko R
Dec 10, 2020 02:22:16 AM by Christine A
Martina P wrote:But finally, it could be just perception, meaning that people expect a big increase in business when being top rated, and that just doesn't happen.
I think it's mainly this. Some freelancers are so anxious to get the badge, then end up disappointed when they realise that it doesn't make much of a difference. They don't realise that gazillions of other freelancers are also top-rated, so it doesn't help you stand out.
Dec 10, 2020 08:30:20 AM by Kelly B
Christine A wrote:
Martina P wrote:But finally, it could be just perception, meaning that people expect a big increase in business when being top rated, and that just doesn't happen.
I think it's mainly this. Some freelancers are so anxious to get the badge, then end up disappointed when they realise that it doesn't make much of a difference. They don't realise that gazillions of other freelancers are also top-rated, so it doesn't help you stand out.
It might even be more advantageous to be rising talent, because they maybe send you stuff to make sure you get "hooked" on UW, and it's a smaller pool.
But I definitely think invitations are cyclical. Sometimes I get tons, sometimes I get none.
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