Summary:
Upwork adds Uma AI recruiter to Business Plus
Why It Matters:
The platform is moving toward AI-driven talent matching. They are now promising a curated shortlist of freelancers in under 6 hours for their paid tier.
What Changed:
- Added "Uma Recruiter," an AI hiring agent, to the Business Plus plan.
- Updated the Business Plus value proposition to focus on the "top 1% of talent."
- Changed the pricing section to show specific service fees (5% for Basic, 10% for Business Plus).
- Simplified the homepage headline to focus on "connecting businesses to freelancers."
- Added a link to the official Upwork subreddit in the footer.
- Removed "Join Business Plus" from the Writing & Content sub-navigation.