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* Top rated plus: As top rated plus in addition you need to 1) have total earnings over $10,000 in the past 12 months <ref>https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050417233-Top-Rated-Plus</ref> | * Top rated plus: As top rated plus in addition you need to 1) have total earnings over $10,000 in the past 12 months <ref>https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050417233-Top-Rated-Plus</ref> | ||
We chose that definition, because from the experience of freelancers we know, that it can be hard to get a job without these badges as it is harder for a client to assess the skill level of a new freelancer on Upwork. It is important to note that a portion of new freelancers on Upwork will reach the "high quality" criteria over time. In addition that definition does not capture all "high quality" freelancers as | We chose that definition, because from the experience of freelancers we know, that it can be hard to get a job without these badges as it is harder for a client to assess the skill level of a new freelancer on Upwork. It is important to note that a portion of new freelancers on Upwork will reach the "high quality" criteria over time. In addition that definition does not capture all "high quality" freelancers as freelancers can lose those badges because of things that don't have anything to do with quality. For instance, a top rated freelancer can lose his or her badge if job success score falls below 90% because lower-value jobs in their profile outweighted higher-value jobs. Additionally, the job success score can drop if jobs are no longer considered in the calculation of the job success score because they fall outside the time frame<ref>https://community.upwork.com/t5/Freelancers/Reason-for-JSS-decrease/m-p/1106294#:~:text=Your%20JSS%20can%20change%20because,it%20outweighs%20lower%2Dvalue%20jobs</ref>. Judging from this criteria, a freelancer who works with only one client for more than 13 weeks in the last 16 weeks may see his or job success score dropping below 90%. | ||
Searchable Freelancers: Are those freelancers which could be found via the methodology described beneath. It includes freelancers from '''all''' the job categories. It also captures freelancers from all the countries participating in Upwork platform. | Searchable Freelancers: Are those freelancers which could be found via the methodology described beneath. It includes freelancers from '''all''' the job categories. It also captures freelancers from all the countries participating in Upwork platform. | ||