As you develop work relationships here, you’ll want to keep track of talent. Whether it’s freelancers or agencies you’ve worked with before, or ones that caught your eye but weren’t exactly what you were looking for at that particular time, you want to find who you need, when you need them. Lists help you keep track of all your talent in one place.
You can create and share up to 100 lists to organize freelancer profiles around your unique needs.
Creating a list
To make lists as accessible as possible, you can create them in a number of ways. The first is from your saved lists:
- Select the heart icon ♡ in your main navigation bar to see your saved talent
- Select the plus sign next to Your Lists
You can also create a new list while browsing talent by choosing the heart button and then Create List.
When you create a list, you can give it a unique name — a type of skill, an upcoming project, or anything else that will help you keep track of talent. For lists that require more context, you can add a description as well.
Adding talent to your list
Freelancer profiles and freelancer tiles in search results have a heart button at the top right corner. Choose this button to select a list (or make a new one) that you want to add that freelancer to.
Editing a list
Admin and editor permissions can update lists at any time. To do so:
- Find your list by selecting the heart icon ♡ in the main navigation bar to go to your Saved talent page
- Select the list to edit
- Choose the ellipsis menu (...) button and select Edit list details
You will also find the Delete this list option here, if needed.
To remove someone from a list, unselect the heart in their listing.
Sharing a list
You can share the lists you’ve created with people on and off Upwork. To do so:
- Select the heart icon in the main navigation bar to go to your Saved talent page
- Select the list to share
- Select the Share list button on the top right
- You can switch between two tabs at the top or choose the Share with anyone option
- With coworkers will allow you to share with those who have already joined Upwork
- Choose Add team and select from the dropdown to share with a team within your company
- Share with anyone lets you share with others whether they have already joined Upwork or not
- Sharing permissions are Viewer by default, but you can change the level of access for each selection by changing the dropdown to Commenter or Editor
Logged-in users will be able to view the list and save it as their own. Logged-out users, or those who don’t have an Upwork profile, will only be able to view the list.
Frequently Asked Questions
- You can create lists by selecting the heart icon ♡ in your main navigation bar and then choosing the + action by “Your lists.” You can also see “Your lists” on the Company hires and Your hires pages in the Hire talent section of your account
- You can create lists on the fly while browsing talent by choosing the heart button on a freelancer’s profile or profile tile, and then select Create List (you may need to scroll to see this option).
You can share a list by going to the list, then selecting the share button on the top right corner. Choose With coworkers to create a sharable link that you can change permissions on, or choose Share with anyone to create a link for someone who hasn’t joined Upwork yet.
If you share a list, others can see the members of the list but not the notes or tags. When sharing, you can change permissions to viewer, commenter, or editor. Only Upwork users will be able to comment or edit.
Yes, you can change the permissions at any time.
