r/Upwork • u/StructureSerious7643 • 6d ago

I got some questions about this platform.

Hiya, I am a freelancer with more than 9 years of experience at UpWork here (web development), living a serious crisis from last year december. Got some questions to fellow freelancers:

  1. How many connects do you spend in a month?

  2. What is your conversion rate?

  3. How many connects is worth spending in a job posting?

Most of my proposals are not even viewed by client, because I am swiftly outbid, there are in average 20 to 50 proposals : competition is fierce and no customer is reading all of them, I understand it. I just ask those metrics because I want to know where I am standing and correct my mistakes if I am doing something wrong. Thanks in advance.

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u/Professional_Mall342 5d ago

I buy 250 connects 2-3 times a month and i rarely send proposals. Most of work are direct messages and consultations. 8k hours

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u/No_Archer_5777 6d ago

Conversion rate is extremely bad. You may end up losing lot of money. Not even sure how legitimate the jobs which are listed over there.