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Melissa R Community Member

How can I know that my profile is approved?

Hello,

 

  1. I would like to know if my profile has been aprroved....?
  2. Can you not have a status marker in the profile information so new users know whether or not they have been approved?

Thx,

Melissa

 

 

 

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Andrea's avatar
Andrea G Community Manager

Hi all,

This thread has been closed from further replies due to its size. Please know that you can check if your profile has been approved on your end by trying to submit a proposal. If you’re able to submit proposals, it means your profile was approved! 

 

We appreciate your participation in the Community and welcome you to continue the conversation here.

Thank you!

~Andrea

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Dale's avatar
Dale T Community Member

Ok great, thanks for checking!

Mary's avatar
Mary W Community Member

More often that not, you will send proposals and never hear anything back. Don't worry about. Just submit to jobs that you know you can do really well and tailor your proposal to that specific job. It takes a good while to get going - don't get discouraged. Be sure you read everything about how the platform works, how you get paid, the Terms of Services and everything else so you don't get scammed.
Dale's avatar
Dale T Community Member

Thank you so much for your advice, Mary. I appreciate you taking the time to help out a newbie.

 

I'll be sure to follow it - especially the bit about being scammed.

 

The key appears to be in avoiding jobs that request off-platform payments. I have a question about how to handle payments that may not fit within the structure of the bid forms I've seen in job posts. This just occurred to me, so forgive me the answer is available elsewhere. I figure I'll ask here before I look, double my chances of getting a good answer.

 

I offer a maintenance plan that has an annual fee. Usually I'll offer it at the end of a project. Up until now, I've accepted several forms of payment, including PayPal, Interac e-Transfer, etc. If I manage to land a client on Upwork, I'd like to keep the payments within Upwork to avoid these issues with scammers. My question is twofold: is there a way to charge for upsales and is there a way to create a recurring payment? The recurrent payments do not need to be automated, so as long as there is a way to create a new charge for it upon renewal, it should work.

 

Thanks again for your time!

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Pandora H Community Member


@Dale T wrote:

Thank you so much for your advice, Mary. I appreciate you taking the time to help out a newbie.

 

I'll be sure to follow it - especially the bit about being scammed.

 

The key appears to be in avoiding jobs that request off-platform payments. I have a question about how to handle payments that may not fit within the structure of the bid forms I've seen in job posts. This just occurred to me, so forgive me the answer is available elsewhere. I figure I'll ask here before I look, double my chances of getting a good answer.

 

I offer a maintenance plan that has an annual fee. Usually I'll offer it at the end of a project. Up until now, I've accepted several forms of payment, including PayPal, Interac e-Transfer, etc. If I manage to land a client on Upwork, I'd like to keep the payments within Upwork to avoid these issues with scammers. My question is twofold: is there a way to charge for upsales and is there a way to create a recurring payment? The recurrent payments do not need to be automated, so as long as there is a way to create a new charge for it upon renewal, it should work.

 

Thanks again for your time!


Upsales: not really, no.

Recurring: Yes, but it's not used much, most users do not know about it, and even fewer clients know about it. And most clients, if they did know, would not go for it.

 

Upwork is not really set up to do either of those things, and trying to do either here is going to be very frustrating. I advise you to go READ (yea, that's right, READ). the many support pages that discuss PAYMENTS.

 

Which if course, you should do even if you did not have a specific reason.

Dale's avatar
Dale T Community Member

Thank you, Pandora. Don't worry, I won't skip the homework.

 

You're right, of course - I should have read about all of this before submitting my first proposal. The post that pushed me to sign up had a 2 hour window and I wanted so badly to get my application in as soon as possible.

 

I will take your advice and stop looking for jobs until I've read what I need to read.

 

Thanks again!

Pandora's avatar
Pandora H Community Member


@Dale T wrote:

Thank you, Pandora. Don't worry, I won't skip the homework.

 

You're right, of course - I should have read about all of this before submitting my first proposal. The post that pushed me to sign up had a 2 hour window and I wanted so badly to get my application in as soon as possible.

 

I will take your advice and stop looking for jobs until I've read what I need to read.

 

Thanks again!


 Your welcome, and btw, Welcome to Upwork!  We might be brisk with our advice, but that's just because we have seen so many people fail simply because they failed to read.

 

RTFM, my friend!

Opio's avatar
Opio A Community Member

Hello I want to know whether my profile has been approved thank you
Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Retired Team Member

Hi Opio,

 

I'm happy to confirm that your profile has been accepted. Please check out the freelancer resources we have compiled here to help you get started on Upwork. If you need any help, please let us know. Thank you!

~ Joanne
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Jackson's avatar
Jackson G Community Member

Hi, My account has been under view for over a month, how long does this process normally take and am I able to do something to speed this process up?

 

Thanks in advance

Aleksandar's avatar
Aleksandar D Community Manager

Hi Jackson,

 

I checked your account and I can see that you are yet to submit your profile for review. You need to click the review application button to make sure you did not miss any section of the profile creation process. Any portion that is highlighted in red needs to be filled in. Please review your application and update the missing fields to be able to submit your profile for review. In this case, please update the city field and resubmit your profile for review.

 

Once you submit your profile, it takes at least 24 to 48-hours for the process to complete and you will be notified via email about your account.

 

Thank you.

~ Aleksandar
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Jackson's avatar
Jackson G Community Member

Wow, I feel like a total noob! My auto fill was covering an area that wasn't filled in!


Thanks for much for your help!

Lea's avatar
Lea D Community Member

How do I know if my profile has been approved or not? Thanks!

Avery's avatar
Avery O Community Manager

Hi Lea, 

You should be able to start sending out proposals once your Upwork registration has been accepted. I checked your account, and I'm happy to confirm that your account registration has been accepted. 

I would recommend that you read up on these freelancer resources and these tips for avoiding questionable jobs, for help getting started, and for more information about working safely through Upwork. 

 

Good luck!


~ Avery
Bansi's avatar
Bansi H Community Member

How can I know that my profile is approved?

Avery's avatar
Avery O Community Manager

Hi Bansi, 

Your Upwork profile registration has been approved. 

 

For help getting started, please read up on the freelancer resources for great tips and insights on how you can work successfully on the platform. For more information about working safely through Upwork, please read these tips for avoiding questionable jobs.


Good luck, and welcome to Upwork!


~ Avery
Sindee's avatar
Sindee L Community Member

Hi there, 

 

I submitted my profile for approval a few days ago... How long does it take to receive feedback?

 

Thanks in advance

Goran's avatar
Goran V Retired Team Member

Hi Sindee,


Just to confirm that your application haven't been submitted for a review. You will need to add your City as well and if you`re ready please go to the bottom of the page and click on Review Application.
If you`re directed back to the same page, please try clearing your cache and cookies or logging in with another browser. Thank you.

~ Goran
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Walid's avatar
Walid Z Community Member

Hello,

I wanna know if my profile is approved ? I did not get any response since my subscribtion ?

Thank you,

Bojan's avatar
Bojan S Community Manager

Hi Walid,

 

Your profile was accepted. Please check this help article for more information about how to achieve a 100% complete profile and make sure you check resources in this post to help you get started.

 

Thank you.

~ Bojan
Upwork
Philippe Joshua's avatar
Philippe Joshua E Community Member

Hi,

 

Is there a way to check if my profile has been approved? I didn't see any notification that says if my profile was under review or was approved. Many thanks.

Tamal Joyti's avatar
Tamal Joyti R Community Member

You need time. If you are an expert then up work is the right place for you. You will be notified for an ID verification and also a video call verification from the up work team. If your profile get verified then you will be given a verified badge "an arrow mark" beside your name in Up work. 

Avery's avatar
Avery O Community Manager

Hi Philippe, 

I would like to confirm that your account registration has been accepted. 

 

I would recommend that you read up on these freelancer resources and these tips for avoiding questionable jobs, for help getting started, and for more information about working safely through Upwork. 

 

Welcome to Upwork, and good luck!


~ Avery
Anahit's avatar
Anahit H Community Member

Hey. How can I know that my upwork profile is approved! Should I get any notification? Thank you.

Goran's avatar
Goran V Retired Team Member

Hi Anahit,

 

Your account is approved as well, thank you.

~ Goran
Upwork
Michael Eunico's avatar
Michael Eunico L Community Member

how can i know if my upwork was approved?