Jul 30, 2018 01:57:17 AM by Ahmed G
Since Upwork has limited its Bid range and introduced connect, its been very benificial step but eventually i think that system is collapsing. Its no mor ebeneficial as most of the clients are not even hiring anyone. Its okay if the client isnt interested in my skills but theres gotta be someone skilled that caught clients attention, but even though clients are confused to hire the appropriate freelancer.
I can think of many reasons behind this mentality of the clients. But i hope there are more than one solution to this. Looks like 80% clients are not hiring, and job posts are just a game for them. And poor freelancers like me remain unsatisfied even with best fitting skills. I usually dont apply to any job that i can not accomplish with 70-100% confidence. Even though clients are confused.
Whats the main cause here? Why isnt upwork coming up with any solution to that? Its getting more annoying day by day.
Thanks for reading my miserly babbling.
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Jul 31, 2018 02:56:12 AM by Valentina D
Maybe they haven't found what they expected - or they hired on another platform - or they changed their mind... It happens. But overall, clients are hiring all the time.
My experience is quite different because I only bid when I feel like "this is totally for me - no way they're going to find a better match!"
And my marketing effectiveness looks like this:
It appears that some clients hire more often than they interview 🙂
Jul 30, 2018 02:50:26 AM by Rene K
Connects are not the problem. Connects are a safeguard mesure limiting, but not avoiding, spam. The low hiring rate is a problem for Upwork too, I'm sure of that. I believe that the main issue is circumvention. Also, the flood of spammy proposals, which may one of these days result in Upwork reducing the number of free connects or not giving any free connect anymore.
But when I see clients interviewing people and not hiring anyone, I think circumvention.
Jul 30, 2018 03:00:44 AM by Valentina D
@Rene K wrote:But when I see clients interviewing people and not hiring anyone, I think circumvention.
Yes, and free samples. Many newbies are happy to show what they've got, and I believe they frequently provide free work, hoping they would get hired (which rarely happens).
Jul 31, 2018 02:18:31 AM by Ahmed G
This could be the one of the reasons that clients arent hiring anymore. Day by day upwork is becomig useless in that case.
Jul 31, 2018 02:28:30 AM by Valentina D
@Mirza G wrote:This could be the one of the reasons that clients arent hiring anymore. Day by day upwork is becomig useless in that case.
Nope. Clients are hiring. Scammers, on the other hand, are not.
Just learn how to recognize scammers. It's not that hard, really.
Jul 31, 2018 02:30:36 AM by Ahmed G
Any quick tips on recognizing scammers? Thanks for your help so far.
Jul 31, 2018 02:40:23 AM by Valentina D
I mostly rely on common sense. But then there's this whole thread https://community.upwork.com/t5/New-to-Upwork/Tips-to-Avoid-Questionable-Jobs/td-p/240833
Jul 31, 2018 02:45:46 AM by Ahmed G
Jul 31, 2018 02:56:12 AM by Valentina D
Maybe they haven't found what they expected - or they hired on another platform - or they changed their mind... It happens. But overall, clients are hiring all the time.
My experience is quite different because I only bid when I feel like "this is totally for me - no way they're going to find a better match!"
And my marketing effectiveness looks like this:
It appears that some clients hire more often than they interview 🙂