I'm a coder who has worn a lot of hats, from individual contributor to lead engineer to "CTO" (yes, in quotes, make of that what you will!). I've a lot to learn and hopefully some to share as well.
Well they don't fully disclose their algorithm but essentially extra weight is given to larger and more recent contracts. Since I generally do smaller fixed price jobs, this longer term one trumps everything else.
I'm a coder who has worn a lot of hats, from individual contributor to lead engineer to "CTO" (yes, in quotes, make of that what you will!). I've a lot to learn and hopefully some to share as well.
(Have never used Upwork so am curious) Why did one bad review cause so much damage? Wouldn't a lot of good reviews outweigh the one bad one?
Well they don't fully disclose their algorithm but essentially extra weight is given to larger and more recent contracts. Since I generally do smaller fixed price jobs, this longer term one trumps everything else.
I see, that sucks, hope you can turn it around again!