Upwork Your Network closing on 4th

[jobanputrariya]

I received this email from Upwork, it is just me or all of us?

We are reaching out because you have used Your Network, Upwork’s freelancer networking feature for Top Rated Talent, which will no longer be available as of April 4, 2024. If you have an existing message thread with other freelancers, you’ll be able to continue to message each other. Starting April 4, 2024, you will no longer be able to start new message threads with other freelancers on Upwork.

Going forward, we encourage you to connect with other independent professionals on Upwork Community, where you can also find Community Groups including the Top Rated Talent Group

[olivechinaka]

I received this email as well.

[05299d6f]

I got the same message but I don't understand what it means.

[jotvark]

I received this email as well.

[itsjulia]

I got that email too.

[aliwardana]

I got similar email from upwork.

[a1665ee0]

I received the same but I can't understand what it means?

[1e40b4b9]

Same case with me

[shreyans]

What does this mean???

[toreyr]

Makes no sense, WE ARE charged more, and have numerous issues to include live support.

[f02cd3bf]

I did received this email but I didn't understand at all.

[17b7bfa2]

Received same email but don't know what it means

[9fb2d9a9]

i also just received this email as well. so let us know if is it real.

[mishabmonz]

Same case with me

[2c7d7781]

Same with me. What does it mean?

[khadkamuna]

same with me

[shehanfernando]

Hey everyone, this means Upwork is closing down the beta networking feature we had: https://www.upwork.com/nx/network/

[majidadab]

I received this email too about one hour ago.
what does it mean ? is this feature would be active for top rated plus freelancers or will be closed for all freelancers?

[shehanfernando]

Hi Majid, the feature will be closed for all freelancers. 

[AndreaG · Accepted solution]

Hi all, 

I can confirm that the Your Network beta feature will no longer be accessible on April 4, 2024. We emailed all active users of Your Network to alert them to the change. You can learn more in this help article.

[b4c15981]

Do you know why this feature is being discontinued?

[abranen]

Hi!

I've been gradually building a network of other freelancers (designers, SEO writers, paid media specialists, etc.) to recommend to clients after I've completed their strategy work. 

I got this email for Upwork last week, and am wondering if there's a point to having a network on this platform if I'm no longer able to message with other freelancers. 

"We are reaching out because you have used Your Network, Upwork’s freelancer networking feature for Top Rated Talent, which will no longer be available as of April 4, 2024. If you have an existing message thread with other freelancers, you’ll be able to continue to message each other. Starting April 4, 2024, you will no longer be able to start new message threads with other freelancers on Upwork."

Is there something I'm misunderstanding about this change?

Thanks,

Allison

[yofazza]

There are a lot of complaints about the feature being used to spam without any way to stop it.

It is strange. The feature has its uses. Why they didn't just add something to prevent the spam is beyond me.

[brownfish]

Hello,

Something strange occured to me. Someone (from Germany) tried to add me to their network and the reason was that Network (Beta) is closing and that it would be best to try and build a connection before it is shut down.

So I accepted, and then for some reason, someone else (from Ukraine) messaged me and thanked me for connecting -- even though I have not accepted her invite and I was not aware that she also sent an invite.

I thought that was a red flag so I went and checked my notifications and found that both of them sent me an invite to join their network and their messages are quite similarly composed even though the sent the invite one day apart.

So I am thinking that something's trying to hack or compromise the Network (Beta) and the chat messaging system for the second person to be able to message me even if I haven't accepted the request -- moreso since the first person was the one I accepted and added to my Network.

This is quite alarming so I posted a message here to somehow make everyone aware -- including the Upwork team.

I've hidden the photos and names of the accounts in case these are real persons (freelancers), but could provide unedited screenshots to official Upwork support and their account profile URLs if needed.

FYI, I tried chatting with support but it turned out to be an AI and just kept providing me with solutions to block, report the person who messaged me and I think it's not enough so I had to post this here.

Attached are screenshots of (1) the notifications list showing two accounts tried to add me, (2) screenshots of the two accounts who tried to add me including screenshots of their similarly composed intro messages, (3) screenshot of the message sent to me by the second person, which doesn't coincide with my actual records (i.e. income).

I am curious if anyone else had the same experience.

Thanks in advance for your time and insights.

[c7e93820]

I received an email from Robert S. inviting me to join their professional network. However, when I clicked on "View The Network," the page was not found.

Error 404 (N)

Trace ID: 86f374637a12c8f4-KHI

**Edited for Community Guidelines**

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[c6d79224]

Upwork tald they close professional network feature. Can't remember the exact date of closing. But, it seems it was closed.

[c7e93820]

What is the next step to access the professional network feature? Who is responsible for accepting requests from professionals and who should coordinate with these individuals?

[c7e93820]

I'm still having trouble and my problem hasn't been solved yet.

[NikolaS]

Hi Muhammad,

I would like to let you know that the Your Network beta feature is no longer accessible since April 4, 2024. We emailed all active users of Your Network to alert them to the change. You can learn more in this help article.

[b0bddd65]

I can't see "Add to Network" option anymore when i visit any freelancer's profile. I am not sure if this is just with me or Upwork has removed this feature. Earlier we have this feature where we can message our fellow freelancers and connect with them, and collaborate if needed.

[khadkamuna]

what does this gmail means?

We are reaching out because you have used Your Network, Upwork’s freelancer networking feature for Top Rated Talent, which will no longer be available as of April 4, 2024. If you have an existing message thread with other freelancers, you’ll be able to continue to message each other. Starting April 4, 2024, you will no longer be able to start new message threads with other freelancers on Upwork.

[e4177862]

We are reaching out because you have used Your Network, Upwork’s freelancer networking feature for Top Rated Talent, which will no longer be available as of April 4, 2024. If you have an existing message thread with other freelancers, you’ll be able to continue to message each other. Starting April 4, 2024, you will no longer be able to start new message threads with other freelancers on Upwork.

[78cac025]

Does this mean my Top rated badge will be removed?

[AndreaG]

Hi Mashiar,

Not at all! The association this feature had with the Top Rated badge is that the beta was only available for Top Rated freelancers. Some users who are not Top Rated may have also had access to the feature if they were invited by a Top Rated freelancer. But this update has no impact on your Top Rated badge whatsoever.

[8a71830a]

I received the same e-mail but I did not understand it.

[zapsilere]

So all top rated received this?  I had a little heart attack I thought my top rated is being removed and because of that this feature is removed for me.

Oh well if all top rated received this, its a feature they released where you can message freelancers, some freelancers tried to connect with me using this however most of them are asking me for jobs when im looking for a job myself aswell instead of collaborating so I believe this is ineffective.

[vicaking]

I received it as well

[gabriel_cismaru]

Yeah, I did receive this too. I don't understand either...

[raj4rk3]

I am not using freelancer network features.

[zapsilere]

For everyone confused about the network thing, you can actually click any freelancer profile, at the top right there is an Icon that resembles "add as friend" on social media, this one will be add to your network.