Hi everyone,

In recent weeks some of you have pointed out the inconsistencies you’ve seen regarding the number of freelancers applying to an open job post (thread).

These differences made it difficult for some of you to properly evaluate whether or not to submit proposals. To help resolve this confusion, we’re making some updates later this week to the information that appears on job post and proposal pages (see below for an example).

Our goal with these changes is to provide a consistent view of the activity on an open job post. So freelancers can more accurately gauge the competition for jobs with the same consistent information displayed before and after they submit a proposal.

Here is a summary of the updates you can expect:

What’s changing?

1. Under the “Client Activity on this Job” section (see below) you’ll see the following changes:





Alongside “Proposals,” instead of showing a specific number we’ll show the following range: <5, 5-10, 10-15, 15-20, 20-50, >50.





This range will include all proposals with the exception of:

Proposals that were withdrawn by the freelancer;



Proposals declined or archived by the client;



Job invitations the freelancer has not responded to, or clients have withdrawn.

Clients will continue to be able to access all proposals submitted to their job post by clicking “Show More” on their applicant page.

We will be removing the “Proposals” section that shows the list of freelancers who have applied for this job. Today, this list doesn’t update as quickly as we’d like and it doesn’t include the names of freelancers who are declined, archived, or who withdraw their submissions. This has confused many freelancers who expect their names to be added to the list immediately after submitting a proposal. We may consider including different, more meaningful information in this area in the future but as of now, eliminating this section seems the most appropriate step.

Let us know if you have any questions/comments about these changes.