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Umair K Community Member

Upwork fee with the same client

Hi upwork, this is the 3rd time I am reaching out to you for a single matter. I have asked Upwork about my fee for working with the same client and earning more than $10k they first said it will still be 5% even you are working under agency as an exclusive I talked to Roberto and then I saw when I accpeted the offer it is charging me again 20% and now Freddie reached out and said it will be 20% not 5%, that's how Upwork policy changes? Please make my Upwork fee 5% before I get paid.

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Petra R Community Member

If you worked with the client as an individual freelancer before and now through the agency, it's 20% again. That's all there is to it.

 

I told you so two weeks ago.... Nothing has changed since. Upwork's policy has always been that way.

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Umair K Community Member

Also I got a call from upwork as well and after that I have received this email.
**Edited for Community Guidelines** Please see the attachment.

 

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

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Umair K Community Member

And now you are again saying that it will be 20% that's why I have asked you before accepting the contract and I got 2 times confirmation that my fee will be 5% not 20%. 

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Valeria K Community Member

Hi Umair,

 

I'm sorry about the confusion caused by any information that was shared in the tickets. We'll go over the tickets with the team and make sure everything is clarified. 

 

I would like to confirm here as well that in order to keep the same Service Fee rate as the previous relationship (10% or 5%,) the new contract will have to be between the same freelancer account and client-company. If the new contract is with a new client-company, the fee will start at 20%. If the new contract is through the agency and previous relationship was with an independent freelancer, the fee will also start at 20%. 

~ Valeria
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