2020 hasn’t been an easy one, but we are delighted to say that it’s been a year of massive progress for the development of the Twine site.

Freelancers who’ve been long term members of the community users will have seen more development on the platform over this last quarter than for many years previous. We are therefore taking this opportunity to do a round up, and look back over the first of many updates rolled out over the past three months.

We also want to thank each member of our community that has contributed to site development by taking the time to share feedback. Your unique insight absolutely shape our priorities and informs on our choices around development journey.

Keep reading for the roundup, and a sneak peek into what’s on the agenda for Q4.

Updates & Releases

July – September:

More info on job briefs: Additional role specific questions added to:Animator / Animation / Explainer video & Music Composer
Improved privacy: client information on job details hidden unless freelancer has pitched or is Pro subscriber
Freelancer ranking clarification: Visual update to the ranking banner
Job filtering functionality: ability to filter out inactive jobs with ease
Better jobs & better pay: introduction of a £/$ 30 minimum job value (& 100 character minimum job description length)
The ability to track money paid in & money paid out: brand new Earnings / Payments pages to track money coming in, and money coming out
Clients can now find freelancers with ease: Browse functionality released
New & improved workflow to hire directly from freelancer portfolio
Collaboration board is live once more
Additional freelance roles: freelancers can now have five roles associated with their profiles rather than three