Al Mujahid Khan
Al Mujahid Khan is the co-founder and CEO of OLL.E, the AI watchman app, and of Upwork X-Ray, its free Upwork data tool.
Posts by Al Mujahid Khan
- Upwork search filters: which ones cut the most dead-end jobs33% of Upwork jobs come from clients with no verified payment. Which search filters remove the jobs that rarely hire, ranked by how much each cuts.
- The Upwork job already has invites sent. Should you still apply?22% of Upwork jobs have invites out minutes after posting. What "invites sent" means, how often it happens by skill, and when it is still worth applying.
- Upwork entry level jobs: where beginners have a real shot, by skillWhat Entry level Upwork jobs offer in 60 skills, how many come from clients who never hired, and a plan for landing your first job.
- Are Upwork Connects worth it? Which jobs to spend them onUpwork charges Connects to send a proposal. What a Connect costs, which jobs waste them most often, and a short routine to follow before you spend them, from 988,656 real jobs.
- Do Upwork clients actually hire? Hire rates by client country and budgetHow many Upwork jobs come from clients who never hired anyone, and how that changes with the client's country and the job's budget. From 988,656 jobs in the last 12 months.
- Is Upwork worth it in 2026? What the job data saysWhich Upwork skills are growing and shrinking, how often clients hire, and who still does well on Upwork in 2026, from 1.5 million real jobs.