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Profile changed to "private"

This article explains what happened if your freelancer profile was switched to private by Upwork. If you haven’t been active or earning on Upwork for a while, your profile may b...

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Edit Freelancer Profile

Every day you’re increasing your experience, learning new skills, and keeping pace with updates in your field. You can show these changes and growth to potential clients by upda...

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Change your profile name

This article provides tips for keeping your Upwork profile name up-to-date. It encourages using a name you go by in real life and ensuring your verified name matches your paymen...

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Set your profile visibility

Has your profile been changed to private? Learn more here. This article explains how you can control who sees your Upwork profile and when it's visible. You can choose between ...

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Profile categories and skills

This article outlines the importance of selecting the right categories for your Upwork profile to help clients find you. Categories group related skills and specializations, giv...

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Earnings on your profile

We want you to be able to focus on doing your best work, so we keep track of your job history for you — all the information for each of your contracts, all in one place. Your Ov...

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Set Your Hours

Keeping your availability updated helps you keep work flowing at the pace you want. It helps you access more work when you want it and avoid dealing with invitations when you do...

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Contract-to-hire—showing you are open to full-time employment

We know at times clients want to hire freelancers as full-time employees after working with them on Upwork. If you are open to this possibility, you can add this to your profile...

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Create a specialized profile

  Many freelancers have more than one skill to offer. Specialized profiles make it easier for you to market multiple skill sets to clients who are looking for different things. ...

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