availability badge

[saima_faisal]

Hello, there was a long gap in my work pattern, now that I have returned and would like to begin work I am not getting any success with my job proposals. Let me know:

1) Is it because of the reason the Availability Badge is turned off? 

- i tried but couldnt switch it on as the message said I am not earning so I can't 😞

- So whats the solution for that?

2) Also, can anyone share links to any tutorials related to writing Upwork proposals and pitching in to the clients? I may as well check out those to improve myself.

Thanks!!

[pradeephele · Accepted solution]

Hi Saima,

Thank you for your message. I've pulled a few resources that may be helpful to you. Check out these articles to help you create a profile that stands out and improve your profile title and overview. For some great tips on writing proposals that win jobs, check out this article.

Visit our Resource Center and sign up for upcoming events and webinars to learn more about how you can boost your success on Upwork.

Thank you,

Pradeep

[c4756de6]

Hello!

I've been having issues with my availability badge. It was on before, but due to my connects I'd to turn it off for a period of time. I do have connect now and I've been trying to turn it on but it showing an error code. Please help me out. 

[c4756de6]

Hello!

I've been having issues with my availability badge. It was on before, but due to my connects I'd to turn it off for a period of time. I do have connect now and I've been trying to turn it on but it showing an error code. Please help me out. 

[759e32fa]

Hi Maranatha,

Thank you for reaching out to us. I've set your profile visibility to public. You should be able to turn your availability badge on now. Please let us know if you need further assistance and we'll be here to help!

[c4756de6]

Thank you

[65c5e8ce]

Hi Annie. I'm having same issue with my availability badge. I already have connects and have been already invited and accepted a proposal already and currently working but sill my availability badge cannot be turned on. 

Looking forward for your prompt response and resolve this matter soon. Thank you.

[egaruth]

Hi Sheryl,

Thank you for reaching out to us. Your profile visibility is set to the public now. Could you please try to turn on the availability badge now? Let us know if the issue persists. 

[65c5e8ce]

Hello Nikola, 

Thank you so much for your prompt response. I am abke to turn on my availability badge now. 

God bless you! :heart_suit:

[yaz_lee]

Hi Annie Jane,

I am facing the same problem with my Availability badge. Could you kindly help me set it to Public. Appreciate your assistance in this regard.

--Yazmin

[759e32fa]

Hi Yazmin,

Thank you for reaching out. Your profile visibility has been set to public.

[yaz_lee]

Thanks a lot, AJ!

- Yazmin

[7ac6453e]

Hi! I'm also having trouble turning on my availability.  I can't seem to find anywhere where there is the setting to do this.  Would you be able to assist?

Thanks, in advance!

-Dan

[812dd08c]

Hi Dan,

Thank you for reaching out to us. I took the liberty of resetting your profile visibility back to Public Status. You can also turn your availability badge on and off as needed to signal when you're ready to take on new clients. You can follow this process in turning your Visibility Badge on:

• Go to Find Work and look at your profile banner on the right side of the screen. Select the pencil icon ✎ next to Availability Badge.
• Set your maximum amount of Connects you want to spend in one week to keep the badge on. If the price changes to exceed this number, we will turn the badge off for you.
• Select Turn On

Let us know if you need further assistance.

[09bce95b]

My availability badge is also off would you help me out?

[812dd08c]

Hi Beena,

Thank you for reaching out to us. You can follow this process in turning your Visibility Badge on:

• Go to Find Work and look at your profile banner on the right side of the screen. Select the pencil icon ✎ next to Availability Badge.
• Set your maximum amount of Connects you want to spend in one week to keep the badge on. If the price changes to exceed this number, we will turn the badge off for you.
• Select Turn On

You can also access the badge on your profile, under your name at the top of the page. Let us know if you need further assistance.

[f2d37617]

Hello Annie,

Please ma, i'm also experiencing same issue.

What do I do?

[andregutierrez22]

Hi David,

Your profile visibility has been set back to public. Please try again.

[saima_faisal]

Thank you so much Pradeep, I will definitely check out these resources.

[829bc764]

Good evening sir/ma

Please I have an issue with my availability badge, I can't on it...my availability is set to private

Please help me

[luiggi_rosado]

Hi Chinze,

I believe that you are referring to your profile's visibility and not the Availability Badge. Please know that these are two different things, you can learn more about the Availability Badge here. That said, I've reset your profile visibility so that is now public. You can check this help article to learn why it can be switched to private.

[9d4ea626]

Hi, having trouble activating my profile visibility. I can't turn it on even though I have enough connects. Thank you for your assistance in advance. 

[812dd08c]

Hi Danica Anne,

Thank you for reaching out to us. I have checked and it looks like you can't turn on the availability badge because your profile is set to private or unavailable. 

I took the liberty of resetting your profile visibility back to Public Status. You may retry turning your Availability Badge on and it should be working just fine now. Let me know if you need further assistance.

[mehwishsiraj]

I am unable to turn on the availability badge on. Despite having enough connects I am unable to turn on the badge. I haven't put my profile on private. 

Please help me out 

[812dd08c]

Hi Mehwish,

I can confirm that your profile is now on a Public status so you should have the option to turn your Availability Badge on. Could you please try using a different browser or the incognito mode of your current browser? You may also try clearing your browser’s cache and cookies. Let us know if you're having the same issue with a screenshot of what you can see from your end upon trying and we'll look further into that for you. Looking forward to your confirmation.

[mehwishsiraj]

Thank you so much, Arjay for a prompt response. 

I am glad to get the availability badge turned on. 

Regards

[rdomina]

So I've been buying connects for years and trying to get work on here and now I see it's because I didn't turn on my availability badge?????   Are you serious?  I have to buy connects just to tell people I'm available??? WHAT? I wouldn't be on here if i wasn't available.

[812dd08c]

Hi Richard,

Thank you for reaching out and we certainly understand your concern. Please note that you can turn the availability badge on and off as needed to signal when you're ready to take on new clients. Clients will see your badge in search results, recommendations, and on your profile, and will know you’re eager for new work.

Please remember, you can always turn the badge off at any time if you don’t need it, so you don’t have to worry about clients thinking you're available when you’re not. We highly suggest you check out this help article for you to be more acquainted with how the availability badge works.

[gabrielli1024]

Hi Arjay,

I seem to have trouble turning my availability badge to available even if I have the sufficient connects, May I also get help seeing this through, please? Thank you!

[tinker_bell3]

Hi Gabriel,

I checked, and it looks like your profile was set to private. I have reset your profile visibility to public. Please let us know if you need further assistance. Thanks!

[aa053663]

Hi,

I have the same issue.. Please help.

Thank you

[812dd08c]

Hi Emily,

I took the liberty of resetting your profile visibility back to Public Status. You may retry turning your Availability Badge on and it should be working just fine now. Let me know if you need further assistance.