Upwork September Updates

Yes, we know everyone is talking about the most recent Beta test of Boosted Profiles (which we are already testing, by the way, and will share our opinion with you later after we see it in action). But let’s go back a bit to the 2 Upwork September updates you might have missed.

1. Optional scheduled rate increases in hourly contracts

Both freelancers and clients now have the option to include a scheduled rate increase on new hourly Marketplace contracts. Regular price increase with clients is a good practice even when it’s not included in the initial offer. But in the past you had to write a message to the client every time you would offer an increase. So, this feature could actually be very useful.

The only downside is probably the fact, that it only works with new contracts. So, if you’d like to offer a regular price increase to one of your old clients, you’d have to open a new contract.

Scheduling rate increase is possible both from the client and freelancer’s side when submitting proposals and offers. The rate increase term determines how the contract’s hourly rate will increase over the contract duration by setting the percent increase and frequency for which the increase will take effect.

2. Apps and offers now available for freelancer accounts

Upwork partnered with some AI apps to offer freelancers special discounts, which could be quite useful to improve and speed up your work. So far, there are 6 tools with discount:

Free 30 day trial with Jasper (which was already offered earlier, but they included it here too). The tool allows to generate text, translate languages, and write different kinds of creative content
23% off Adobe Creative Cloud What is important – the offer seems to work not only for new subscriptions, so you can save some $ if you pay for it anyway. Discount will be applied until Oct 05, 2024.
28% off Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan 1 TB Same terms apply as for Creative Cloud.
30 day free trial with Miro. It’s a collaborative whiteboard app that lets you brainstorm, sketch, and work together.
30 % off Tabnine The tool helps developers to write code faster, more accurately, and more consistently.

Would you use any of those offers?

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