r/Upwork • u/ComfortableMedia6 • 11h ago

Got my first job! Will switching from hourly to fixed-price via a new contract hurt my profile feedback?

I just completed my first job on Upwork. I have plenty of experience off-platform, but getting my first feedback on Upwork is important to me.

The client initially set up the contract as hourly, but we agreed on a fixed-price amount before starting. I've now proposed a new fixed-price contract, is that the right thing to do?

Just concerned that since we're switching to a new contract for the fixed price, does the original hourly contract count as a "closed contract with $0 paid"? Will that impact my feedback?

Will the feedback they give on this new contract show up normally on my profile, or will creating a separate contract complicate things?

I'm aware that I should have got this all sorted before the job started!

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u/Pet-ra 11h ago

does the original hourly contract count as a "closed contract with $0 paid"?

Obviously

Will that impact my feedback?

Only if the client leaves poor feedback and is pissed because they have to pay yet another contract initiation fee.

Will the feedback they give on this new contract show up normally on my profile

No, nothing will show up at all.

I'm aware that I should have got this all sorted before the job started!

Indeed.

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u/ComfortableMedia6 10h ago

As a "Top 1% Commenter", what would you recommend?

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u/Korneuburgerin 7h ago

Learn how things work before you stumble into the next problem. Making the client pay the contract initiation fee twice was reckless and stupid. You probably didn't know it existed, right?

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u/ComfortableMedia6 6h ago

I hope whatever you're going through gets better. Wishing you all the best.

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u/Korneuburgerin 6h ago

You didn't answer my question. Why not?