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Profile Changed to "Private"

To help keep the marketplace thriving and vibrant for everyone, we occasionally change a profile from public to private. This helps boost your visibility when you’re active and ...

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...

Profile Categories and Skills

We understand how detailed and specific your work can get. Upwork offers the following categories to make sure you connect with the right people and projects. We’re always updat...

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...

Create a Specialized Profile

We know that you may have more than one skill to offer your prospective clients. That’s why we developed Specialized Profiles. They make it easier for clients who are searching ...

Set Your Profile Visibility

Has your profile been changed to private? Learn more here. Visibility settings help give you control over your work. They help you control when, where, and who you work with by...

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...

Change Your Profile Name

It’s simple to keep your profile name up-to-date, but you do need to follow a few guidelines. To change your name Go to Settings > Contact Info to edit your name. Guidelines for...

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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