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Boosted Profiles may help you gain increased visibility to clients, and they help let clients know you’re actively looking for work.Get noticed faster. Earn more — If you win th...

An auction determines which profiles get boosted. Our system takes bid amount and ad relevance, among other factors, into consideration to determine which freelancer to boost if...

You can check the impact of your Boosted Profile through My Stats, where data-driven insights help you fine-tune your approach to attracting views and contract offers.

Your profile visibility must be public to use this feature.

If you run out of Connects, you’ll get an error message and your boost will stop. If you’d like to keep the boost on, you’ll need to purchase more Connects.

No, at this time you can only boost your main profile.

In order to use the Boosted Profile feature, you must have a publicly visible profile. Your profile must have all the required items completed, which means that it must be at le...

On the Find work page or your profile, the Boosted Profile setting will show “On.”

Yes, your profile can only be boosted to one work category and specialization at a time. 

If you need to change your Boosted Profile settings, go to your Find work page and select the pencil icon next to Boost your profile. A modal with your selections will open. Mak...

You choose the number of Connects you want to pay per click. Either set a daily limit or a total limit so you don't go over budget. We'll stop charging Connects if you hit your ...

Outside of a job post, you'll only be charged once every 30 days if the same client clicks on your profile multiple times. 

The following counts as a click for Boosted Profiles:A client clicks on your profile from your Boosted Profile on a client’s pageA client selects the heart button to save your B...

You can boost your profile directly from your profile, or from the Find work page. To boost your profile:Go to your Find work page and choose the pencil icon next to “Boost your...

If your profile is boosted, it will be shown to clients who have posted a job in the work category and specialty you select. You’ll be shown in a promoted spot within a client’s...

Boosted Profiles allows you to market yourself to clients who are looking for freelancers in your work category. You can bid Connects to appear in a client's view on key pages t...

While viewing your specialized profile, you can use the Copy link button to send a unique link to your specialized profile. This link is unique to each of your specialized profi...

Your profile will contain an indicator that you have other specialized profiles, and the client will have the option to switch between those versions when viewing your profile (...

The rest of the parts of the profiles (except those listed above) will be the same across profile views:Educational background, employment history, certifications, other experie...

A general profile shows all the projects you have worked on in Upwork. We designed this type of profile to show all the skills you offer to your potential clients. A specialized...

You can include up to 1,000 portfolios.

If you linked a related Upwork job, the client must approve it (or three days must pass without approval or rejection) before the portfolio item is published. You'll be notified...

No, your drafts aren't published, so they're not visible on your profile

You can share your Upwork portfolio in two ways: Attaching specific portfolio items to proposals using the profile highlights feature (this feature is not available to agencies...

You can share your Upwork profile through your browser and the Upwork mobile app by using the Share option (share icon on mobile) in the upper right-handd corner of your profile.

You can find information about your profile's views and invites on your My stats page by selecting Stats and trends from the drop-down selections under your profile picture.

You can create a specialized profile with different skills. For example, you can separate out the work you've done as a mobile game developer from your work as a translator or g...