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What is an Elance Connect?

Each service provider membership plan comes with a monthly level of activity (Connects).  The number of Connects required per proposal varies according to the type of job posting and the budget of the job: for example, a job posting with a budget of $10k will require more Connects than one with a budget of $500.

Your Connect allocation is reset at the beginning of each monthly billing cycle, and unused Connects from the previous billing period do not roll-over.  Repeat projects do not require Connects. You can increase your level of activity by adding Connects or upgrading your plan at anytime.

To see the Connects fee table, click here.

To purchase additional Connects, click here.