For first-time freelancers, Upwork has some benefit that helps them stand out from the crowd. This help is Rising Talent Badge.
After you register, the client sees you as a new freelancer without experience on Upwork. The client does not know if you are professional in your work area until you finish the first project.
Rising Talent Badge helps you like a fast ticket to credibility. It is an intermediate step between a fresh freelancer and Top-Rated status on Upwork.
Requirements for Upwork Rising Talent Badge
- taking the Upwork Readiness Test
- completing 100% Upwork profile with accurate information about skills
- actively submitting proposals to job offers that match your skillset
- being active in the last 90 days or joined in the last 30 days
- keeping availability status updated
- completing first job on time and as promised to the client
- adhere to Upwork’s Terms of Service
Practical tips for getting Upwork Rising Talent Badge are:
- Do not price yourself too low
- Have a one category-focused profile
- When sending proposals, be selective, and send only to those job posts that match your knowledge. Make meaningful and unique proposals. Write to potential client about how can you help them with a specific project task.
- Answer on time to clients or job interview invites. If you do not answer in a day that will affect your response time rate on the Upwork. When you answer on time you are showing efficiency and interest.
- After getting the first contract, make sure to ask for all the necessary project details and communicate efficiently and on time.
- After completing the job on time and professionally you will get feedback from the client. If you want to make sure that you will get feedback, write to the client that you will appreciate if they write good feedback.
Rising Talent Badge Benefits
- Premium talent pool which means that you will be automatically shortlisted for the certain projects
- A one-time bonus of 30 free connects
- Reduced fees (10%) on “Featured Jobs”
- Access to chat and ticket support from a specialized customer support team
- The last thing is that this badge is the right path for the next Top-Rated freelancer status
When you get enough work history on Upwork, your Rising Talent status is replaced with Job Success Score (JSS).
