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> locks you in for 2 years with a client Can you explain?

• msadowski 4y ago
  I didn’t check the ToC in a while but last time I did if you got a client through Upwork you cannot work with them outside of their platform for two years otherwise you and the client risk a fine.
  • vimy 4y ago
    An empty threat. There’s no way they would know.
    • msadowski 4y ago
      The worst that can happen is that they can deplatform you as far as I can tell from the ToCs so I bet some people will do just that if their fees go up at the end of the year.
  • 8organicbits 4y ago
    Not even contract to hire? What kind of fine are we talking about?
    • msadowski 4y ago
      “ The Conversion Fee is 13.5% of estimated earnings over a 12-month period in each specific client-freelancer relationship. Learn more”. It seems they changed it quite a bit since the last time I looked at it. You can find more information about it here: https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043210654-Convert-your-contract-to-move-outside-of-Upwork https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043210654-Co...