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jbulagnir_cs
Community Member

Can I change my niche?

I am seasoned CS specialist, but would like to change my niche to Web Designer/Web Master. It's my passion and I would like to offer it as my primary service. I heard upwork is strict on profiles changing skillset. Will my account be suspended if I change my niche now?

 

Thanks to those who will answer. Kind regards

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prestonhunter
Community Member

Jacel:

Upwork places no limitations on freelancers changing their job niche.

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prestonhunter
Community Member

Jacel:

Upwork places no limitations on freelancers changing their job niche.

I was a bit worried about my account getting suspended. Thank you for shedding light on the matter, Preston. Cheers

hi

Are you sure? I just want to make it sure because I am also worried about this as I am learning new skills so my niche is expected to change completely in near future. Are you sure that changing the profile after working on specific skill set will not affect my account?

Another question that I have is if I changes my profile to some other niche/skill set, will my previous reviews and work history be visible on my profile? Thanks in anticipation

najum98
Community Member

 Is it okay to have different profiles with completely different skill sets, I mean what impact it leaves on a client?

BojanS
Community Manager
Community Manager

Hi Najam,

 

You're free to update your profile to reflect your new skills and expertise. Also, you're able to create separate Specialized profiles for your expertise. If it does raise any flags on our end, the team will reach out to you directly.  Please, check out this help article for more information about the most common reasons for freelancer account holds.

 

Thank you!

~ Bojan
Upwork

Hello Preston! I hope you are in best of your health. How could i change my niche either by edit my profile or by deleting the entire profile

 

Thanks, Muaz

if I changes my Upwork profile to some other niche/skill set, will my previous reviews and work history be visible on my profile?

Hi Hassan,

 

Yes, your Work History will always be visible on your General Profile. That said, you can choose to use a Specialized Profile and exclude the unrelated contracts.

 

~Andrea
Upwork
047f1dac
Community Member

Hey there, I created my profile using Admin support as the base but I learnt new skills and I modified my general profile to Lead Generation so I can get jobs as best matches and I made Admin support as specialised profile. But now, I am still seeing Admin support as the main niche under general profile .. I need help please to change that 

Hi Daniel,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I checked but I am not able to replicate the issue you experience. Could you please share a screenshot from your end so that we can check and assist you accordingly? 

 

~ Nikola
Upwork
566a6efd
Community Member

Hi,

I have changed my niche from writer to data analyst but the Upwork is still recommending me jobs about writer. Could anyone help how can I tune my job recommendations with new niche?

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