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Upwork - Each connect will cost $0.15

Upwork - Each connect will cost $0.15

Vanila/General · April 3, 2019 at 11:13pm

Upwork - Each connect will cost $0.15

Vanila / General · April 3, 2019 at 11:13pm

Upwork is planning to roll out a new system for connects. Each connect will cost $0.15

  • The number of Connects needed for each proposal will be calculated based on a project’s projected value—determined using the estimated duration and budget amount—as well as marketplace demand.
  • The price of the Freelancer Plus plan will rise from $10 to $14.99 each month to reflect the increased monetary value of Connects. You will continue to receive 70 Connects every month (a $10.50 value) plus other valuable perks.
  • The price of the Agency Plus plan will remain the same at $20 each month. However, the Agency Plus plan will no longer include Connects as one of the included benefits.
  • Upwork return Connects when a client closes their job without hiring or the job violates law etc.

Interesting changes. Upwork made a decisive move. Now there will be less spammers and upwork will earn no matter who does the work. On top of 20% fee, they will earn by selling connects too. So it became a game. 😑 If the project has 2 month deadline, then you probably need to spend 6 connects just to get started and vice versa.

Source: upwork.com/blog/2019/04/upwork-connects


April 4, 2019 at 5:28am

Idk is this good or bad, we will see how it works. But this might be useles and bad, if clients put random budget in proposal. Sometimes they put $5 and sometimes $10000000

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    April 4, 2019 at 9:28am

    I hope this solves the problem with responses to the project in the amount of 50+ pieces 😁 Logo design such number of applications is gaining in 5 minutes! perhaps this will reduce competition in passer-by situations

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      I hope this solves the problem with responses to the project in the amount of 50+ pieces 😁 Logo design such number of applications is gaining in 5 minutes! perhaps this will reduce competition in passer-by situations

        Yeah, lets see what will happen, it might reduce competition in specially logo related work

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