Apr 6, 2021 11:32:42 AM Edited Apr 6, 2021 11:34:48 AM by Deborah E
I'm keen to gain Top Rated Plus status. I'm a Top Rated editor and proofreader, and the only criterion outstanding for me to step up to the Plus status is to work on a project worth over $5,000.
The problem is, no editing or proofreading job will ever be worth that much. A $1,000 job is a massive achievement for this category.
Have any editors or proofreaders managed to achieve a Top Rated Plus badge and if so, how did you do it?
Upwork admins, is there a possibility of having a Top Rated Plus "large contract" threshold for editors and proofreaders specifically? There is one for "writers" but those contracts tend to be worth more than editing ones.
Thank you in advance for any advice/information!
Debbie
Apr 6, 2021 12:23:32 PM by Nikola S
Hi Deborah,
Thank you for reaching out to us and sharing your feedback. I will share your report with our team for further review.
Apr 6, 2021 12:25:11 PM Edited Apr 6, 2021 01:35:51 PM by Deborah E
Thanks so much for your quick reply. I really appreciate it!
Apr 6, 2021 12:43:18 PM by Viacheslav K
Deborah E wrote:I'm keen to gain Top Rated Plus status. I'm a Top Rated editor and proofreader, and the only criterion outstanding for me to step up to the Plus status is to work on a project worth over $5,000.
The problem is, no editing or proofreading job will ever be worth that much. A $1,000 job is a massive achievement for this category.
Have any editors or proofreaders managed to achieve a Top Rated Plus badge and if so, how did you do it?
Upwork admins, is there a possibility of having a Top Rated Plus "large contract" threshold for editors and proofreaders specifically? There is one for "writers" but those contracts tend to be worth more than editing ones.
Thank you in advance for any advice/information!
Debbie
Only the top 3% of freelancers have the Top Rated Plus status. Surely the $5000 value is not something everyone can easily gain. They looked at the top 3% of writers' average project earnings. Web development requires $15000. I only got that large projects twice in the 4 years on the platform.
Apr 6, 2021 03:03:51 PM Edited Apr 6, 2021 03:04:42 PM by Jared K
Yes, you're right, earning that much doing solely editing will be difficult. You may have to pick up a regular content writing job as well.