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Memberships and Connects

March 26th, 2015


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Give clients great experiences ● Making it easier to identify the right candidates

● Improving application quality ● Increasing the likelihood of hiring

Enable great freelancers to build careers ● Improving application quality ● Increasing jobs won per application

submitted ● Raising level of quality for agencies ● Future possibilities: Adjusting Connects

required per job; Giving new HiPos more Connects;...


Summary of ChangesJAQ Connects

Cost ($) $0 Allotment of free Connects per month $1 per Connect after free allotment

Allotment 80-100 per month60/month free 70/month paid freelancer, 80/month paid agency 40%-60% reduction in job applications

Cost (Consumption) 1 JAQ per application 2 Connects per application (future: variable 0-5)

Refresh Cycle Weekly Monthly

Owner Level Individual Organization (individual or agency)

Clawback Withdrawal application None, unless opening cancelled by oMQ

Increase Allotment N/A Enroll in paid plan to buy more


What’s changing for freelancers

Most freelancers will benefit from the higher application quality and will not be impacted by the reduction in applications: 90% of new and high quality freelancers submit fewer than 30 apps per month.

Summary of changes: ● Can apply to 30 jobs per month instead of 80-100 ● Get “Connects” back only when a job is cancelled by oDesk ● Freelancers will be more selective when applying to jobs ● Freelancers will need to submit fewer applications to win a job ● Can purchase more Connects with a paid membership


What’s changing for agencies

Most agencies will benefit from the higher application quality and will not be impacted by the reduction in applications: 75% submit fewer than 30 apps / month.

Summary of changes: ● Share Connects among agency members ● Must pay to use team members ● Can apply to 30-40 jobs per month instead of (80 x number of users) ● Agencies will be more careful about which jobs they apply to ● The Agency Plus plan will help professional agencies stand out

Professional agencies with multiple team members will now pay $20/month, but will have access to more applications and stand out to clients.


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