Getting Connects on Upwork

Thank you for your question! Earning connects on Upwork is a fundamental aspect you need to understand as a freelancer on Upwork. Here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Complete Your Profile

This includes filling all the necessary details about your skills, work experience, and specialties. Upwork provides what it calls “Reward Connects” for those who complete their profile to 100%.

2. Buy Connects

Starting from 2019, Upwork no longer offers free connects, you have to buy them. They can be purchased in bundles as follows:

• 10 Connects – $1.50
• 20 Connects – $3.00
• 40 Connects – $6.00
• 60 Connects – $9.00
• 80 Connects – $12.00

3. Upgrade to Plus Plan

When you subscribe to the Plus Plan for Freelancers, you’ll get 70 connects every month, including a variety of other benefits. The Plus Plan is $14.99/month.

Pro-active Tips

Besides the mentioned ways, being extraordinarily good at what you do might just get you a couple of “invite-only” project invitations. This means the client chooses you without costing you any connects.