UpWork algo is cooked again 💀

[lord_nv]

Anyone else seeing zero impressions today or is my account just shadowbanned? I burned through like 20 connects this morning and haven't heard a peep from clients. This update is absolutely brutal.

 

[vladimir.marko]

yep same thing's been happening to me on and off for months, UpWork's algo's super finicky and always seems to favor the low bidder over quality, I'm starting to think they're just gonna make it a straight-up auction site at this rate

 

[kinglot]

just experienced some weird lag on upwork today, could be unrelated but still a coincidence that everyone on this thread had issues within the last 24 hours. anyone notice the usual times the algo goes haywire?

 

[Wiki]

yup same here, been trying to scrape up some freelance work and their algo just won't give me a break, feels like it's rigged to favor new accounts or something. has anyone seen their support do anything about it?

 

[midnight75]

same issue happened to me last week, they changed the algo again and now I'm seeing gigs that pay $5 an hour when I know they used to pay $20, Upwork really needs to get their act together

 

[парок3]

yup same here, I got flagged for a legit job I've been doing for months just because some automated system decided to review my work. Anyone else experiencing this bs or is it just me? maybe it's time to look for a new platform.

 

[igor045]

I'm seeing the same thing, algo seems to be rewarding low-estimator jobs instead of high-paying ones, killing any chance of making a decent hourly wage. Anyone else noticing this? Maybe we just gotta wait out the update or something.

 

[RusNickMan]

same thing happens every few months, they tweak the algo, jobs get flooded with super low biddable gigs, and then they try to pretend like nothing's wrong. anyone still having success with their profile? or is it just a bunch of newbs coming in and flooding the market? feels like a never-ending cycle

 

[Sceatch]

yeah i noticed that too, been getting some weird job matches lately and my proposal acceptance rate has tanked. definitely seems like they tweaked the algo again without telling anyone. anyone else having issues with client messaging too, or is that just me?

 

[werty1790]

I've been noticing the same thing, feels like they're pushing newbies to the top for some reason. My proposal acceptance rate has tanked over the past week, even with high-quality submissions. Anyone else experiencing this or just me and the OP?

 

[proxy]

Fr, it’s basically unplayable right now. My proposals aren't even getting seen despite boosting everything.

 

[portulak2003]

Fr, my connects are just draining away with zero traction. Feels like a coin flip whether the client even sees my profile anymore.

 

[malinkins]

yep, looks like another algorithm update, all my gigs are stalled, has anyone else been noticing a decline in job postings lately. seems like it's getting harder to get a new job to pop up on the platform.

 

[grafgsoft]

Tell me about it, my connects are vanishing and I haven't had a single interview all week. It feels like they’re trying to force everyone onto the paid plans.