This is to inform all the guys that have worked on oDesk or may be Elance before that both of these freelance websites have now merged together and re-branded in a completely new style!
The new name decided by both the companies is Upwork.
The main aim behind this unification is to enable freelancers to get hired as quickly as possible. Furthermore, Upwork now gives you an amazing cool feature to chat with each other.Check out some interesting facts about this chat feature:
This feature is going to fill the communication gap between clients and Freelancers to work in a more professional manner.
This chat feature is almost similar to Slack and is completely free to use.
Rooms can be created with the help of this chat feature to guide your team regarding projects.Also check:
Upwork also has its very own mobile app, so that you can create proposals, jobs & contracts, no matter where you are. On the other hand, freelancers can also accept the available jobs via this app.
Besides, all its normal looking features, Upwork will also be having an enhanced matching algorithm made by PHD employees of Stanford to help out freelancers to find perfect opportunities in an extremely short time.Instamatch feature:
Instamatch feature in Upwork allows all the freelancers to keep statuses such as (not looking), (looking) and (right away) to help Upwork algorithm to match the jobs in a super fast mode.
Upwork is starting today & is going to supersede oDesk & Elance websites.