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navidzafar
Community Member

Specialized Profile

Hi All,

 

How many Specialized Profiles can a Freelancer create/have at a time?

 

Thanks for your input.

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Hi Uros,

 

Please be reminded that users are only allowed to have one main profile and having multiple accounts is a violation of Upwork's TOS. We know that you may have more than one skill to offer your prospective clients. That’s why we developed Specialized Profiles.

 

With a specialized profile, you can tailor your unique skills to your audience on Upwork and create variations of your profile that showcase your experience within specific categories. For example, you can separate the work you've done as a mobile game developer from your work as a translator or graphic designer.

 

By having a Specialized profile, your profile will contain an indicator that you have other specialized profiles, and the client will have the option to switch between those versions when viewing your profile (similar to how you switch between versions when editing your profile).

 

You can delete your Specialized Profile from Settings > Profile Settings. Please keep in mind, that if you only have one specialized profile, you will not see the option to delete or unpublish it. But you can always edit the information for accuracy and to reflect your current experience and skills!

 

~ Arjay
Upwork

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zakria96
Community Member

I had two specialization in upwork account . But I wanted to delete one of them. So I deleted one from profile setting but It still shows my deleted specilization on my profile but now I have no access to it from the setting. I want to perminently delete it . So that Only one specilization appears on my profile. Can you please tell me how to delete one of the specilization from my profile. 

Hi Zakria,

 

I checked and I can only see one Specialized Profile on my end, which is the same that's accessible under your Profile Settings page. Can you try clearing your cache and cookies, or use a different browser, and check again?

~ Luiggi
Upwork
1203de14
Community Member

I have created a SPECIALISED PROFILE which i now want to remove.... Kinldy guide me the procss ?

 

Hi Shoaib,

 

You can go to Settings > Profile Settings to delete a Specialized Profile. Please note that by design you must have a minimum of one Specialized Profile. Feel free to check this help article to learn more.

~ Luiggi
Upwork
1203de14
Community Member

in Profile Settings option there is no icon availble for specialised prfile removal... Kindly see the attached PICTURE.

Hi Shoaib,

 

Thank you for your message. I am unable to replicate the same issue on my end. Could you please try again after clearing Cookies and Cache on your browser? You can also try using a different browser. Feel free to message us if problems persist.

 

Thank you,

Pradeep

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d2b11244
Community Member

I would like to know how can I proceed and make my specialized Upwork profile now, The bar is not there and I am not sure where the check box is

Hi Asmita,

 

You should be able to add a Specialized Profile by going to Settings > Profile Settings. Don't hesitate to let us know if you need further assistance.

~ Luiggi
Upwork
0ddb7048
Community Member

Hi.

I am a graphic designer and also a web developer. Do I need to have different profiles for each expertise that I have? How can I promote my expertise in my profile(s)?

 

Thanks in advance

Hi Fred,

 

Thank you for your message. You can create up to two Specialized profiles for different skills. Check out this help page for more information on Specialized profiles.

 

Thank you,

Pradeep

Upwork
thanhgispro
Community Member

Hi fellows,

I have a question on my mind. Hope if you are in this case, you could share me some tips.

My professional is about field A and I created a profile for it. But it doesnt offer many chances on Upwork and I wanted to give me a chance with another job.

Should I delete my current profile and make a new one of job title in field B? Or I use my profile with including skills I have and telling all jobs I want to do?

 

Best,

Thanh

Hi Minh Thanh,

 

Thank you for your message. You can create a Specialized profile from this page. Learn more about Specialized profiles here.

 

Thank you,

Pradeep

Upwork
aaticheema
Community Member

Hi everyone, as we all know the policy of Upwork is that we cannot have more than one Upwork profile or account. 

but my question is very important, what can I do when I have 3 different types of skills but I have only one Upwork profile?

For example, I can say that I am 

1. An Expert WordPress Developer.

2. A Good Advocate.

3. i am a good psycholgist.

but when I visit my profile and I find work I only saw the work relating to one primary profile. 

what other option can I choose?

Yes, Upwork support Specialized profiles. You can create profiles according to your skills. For more information, please visit this link https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013750068-Create-a-Specialized-Profile

farrahjordan
Community Member

Hello. I am wondering if there is a way to make my specialized profile into my main/general profile? Initially I was doing a wide range of work related to communications (my main profile) and was doing photo retouching on the side via a specialized profile, but now my work is almost entirely photo retouching and I would prefer to make that my main profile and not have any specialized profile. Any idea how to do this?

Hi Farrah,

 

While there's currently no way of making your Specialized Profile your main one, by design, your general profile showcases all of your work, including what you already have in your Specialized Profile. You can check this help article to learn more.

~ Luiggi
Upwork
ahmadbillal
Community Member

Hi Upworkers! Wishing Christmas to everyone. I'm new to the Community but found it to be very egnaging and insightful.

I'm trying to understand the relevancy and dynamics of Specialized profiles.

- How Important it is to keep a specialized profile that is relevant to your main skill set? Since, we can only add Employment History that is focusing towards 1-Skill. For Example, I have been a Mobile App Developer but I have performed Extensive Quality Assurance in all my projects due to which I have a Specialized Profile for both. However, despite being Top-Rated, I feel that due to my focus on Mobile App Development my skill of Quality Assurance is suffering as a specialized profile as it's a secondary skill that I have.

Interested to know, what experts has to say on this.

Thanks!

Hi Ahmad Bilal,

 

A general profile shows all the projects you have worked on in Upwork. We designed this type of profile to show all the skills you offer to your potential clients. On the other hand, a specialized profile only shows the work history for the projects you choose to feature. It gives you the opportunity to describe one skill or service in more detail. On each specialized profile you’ll set:

 

  • A title, overview, and rate
  • Which of your portfolio and work history items show
  • More detail about the type of skills you have within a particular job category

With a specialized profile, you can tailor your unique skills to your audience on Upwork and create variations of your profile that showcase your experience within specific categories.

 

~ Arjay
Upwork
pavlovic-uros
Community Member

I initially, freelanced as a writer, but I would like to switch to Procurement/Sourcing... Should I redo my old profile or create a new one?? Specialized profile does not seem to do the trick...

Hi Uros,

 

Please be reminded that users are only allowed to have one main profile and having multiple accounts is a violation of Upwork's TOS. We know that you may have more than one skill to offer your prospective clients. That’s why we developed Specialized Profiles.

 

With a specialized profile, you can tailor your unique skills to your audience on Upwork and create variations of your profile that showcase your experience within specific categories. For example, you can separate the work you've done as a mobile game developer from your work as a translator or graphic designer.

 

By having a Specialized profile, your profile will contain an indicator that you have other specialized profiles, and the client will have the option to switch between those versions when viewing your profile (similar to how you switch between versions when editing your profile).

 

You can delete your Specialized Profile from Settings > Profile Settings. Please keep in mind, that if you only have one specialized profile, you will not see the option to delete or unpublish it. But you can always edit the information for accuracy and to reflect your current experience and skills!

 

~ Arjay
Upwork

Hi Arjay,

 

Thank you for the reply and usefull information. I have an additional question regarding my job success score, I have been innactive for 2+ years and I have now decided to resume and restart my journey trough Upwork, since I was innactive my job success  score droped, is there a way I can wipe the slate clean or how do I get this up and running again... 

 

Hi Uros,

 

I'm afraid that's not something that can be done. However, please know that your Job Success score is updated every two weeks, and it’s important to note any movement in this score (either up or down) reflects both recent activity and activity over a longer period of time. Because we look at trends over a 24-month period, you can see your score change, even without recently closed contracts, due to past jobs slipping out of the 24-month window.

 

In your case, you don't currently have a score because there aren't enough jobs within that 24-month period to calculate one. Feel free to check out this help article to learn more.

~ Luiggi
Upwork
3dab661a
Community Member

If I create a specialized profile will my general profile's job success score and reviews also show on the specialized profile?

 

Hi Ahad,

 

Thank you for reaching out. The JSS applies to your entire account but as for the reviews, they are specific to each specialized profile.


~ AJ
Upwork

Thanks, Annie Jane
I have another query. How about my earnings, will it show on my specialize profile?

 

Hi Ahad,

 

Yes, your earnings for all related jobs will appear on your Specialized profile as well.

 

Thank you,

Pradeep

Upwork
a041a04d
Community Member

How can I have a clean profile?

5dfd543e
Community Member

How can I access specialised profiles? I've looked, but can't seem to find the option anywhere.

mehboobali955
Community Member

I created a specialized profile with the title  "WordPress Developer & WP Design Expert" and a specialty "Web Design".

Now it is saved as a draft and there is no publish option. How can I publish it?

Mehboob,

 

To publish your specialized profile, you'll need to click on the 'Create Profile' button in the upper right corner of the page. After filling out all required fields, scroll down and click 'Save Draft'. You will then be able to select 'Publish Profile' in the left column on the same page. Once published, your profile will appear live on Upwork and potential clients will now be able to view it. Let me know if that worked. Have a great day!

Hey William, Thanks for your response but I am unable to find the create profile button.

Hi Mehboob,

 

I took a closer look at your account and it looks like 2 out of 2 specialized profile has been published. You have the option to Add specialized profile in the profile editor (Find Work › Profile). To see a preview of how your specialized profile will look to clients, select View. You may want to check this help article for more details.

 

~ Arjay
Upwork
05d566b1
Community Member

Ive created a main profile and added projects to it, I have then since added some specialized profiles.

When you create the specialiszed profile it only gives you an option to add 4 projects from your main portfolio, how to I add more existing projects from my main profile to a specialized one.

Otherwise im having delete projects just to upload it all again.

No Worries I have found out how to do this now, buy clicking the pen tool in the portfolio section of my specializes profile.

 

Hi Dan,

 

Thank you for your message. Happy to hear that the issue is already resolved. Feel free to message us if you need any other assistance.

 

Thank you,

Pradeep

Upwork
babarsuhail92
Community Member

Whenever I try to add/edit the skills & expertise on my specialized profile, the modal is stuck on loading. I have tried this on various browsers and even the mobile app and the same thing happens.

babarsuhail92_0-1676846328308.png

 

Hi Babar,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. I shared your report with our team and one of our agents will reach out to you using a support ticket to assist you further. You can access your support tickets here.

 

 

~ Luiggi
Upwork
danish438
Community Member

Hi, I want to delete this GRAPHIC DESIGN profile and keep only one profile ALL WORK, how to do that??

danish438_0-1678546073375.png

 

Hi Daanish,

 

Thank you for reaching out to us. It looks like you only have one specialized profile. If you only have one specialized profile, you will not see the option to delete or unpublish it. But you can always edit the information for accuracy and to reflect your current experience and skills.

 

You can check this help article for more information.


~ AJ
Upwork

There is one more profile which shows as ALL WORK and i have mentioned all my portfolios there only but when i see as PUBLIC VIEW, the GRAPHIC DESIGN profile shows up which has nothing in it and people see no portfolio  of mine which cant get me any clients and visibility at alll...see here coz all my porfolio items are under ALL WORK profile not under GRAPHIC DESIGN profile so i want to either delete this GRAPHIC DESIGN profile or transfer everything as it is in GRAPHIC DESIGN from ALL WORK.

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~012542c593fb33f5e2?viewMode=1&s=1017484851352698959

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