150 proposals and 6 jobs in 6 months

[matthew24857]

I just noticed, the total count of all projects I've bid on in 6 months is 150.

But I've only been hired 6 times in that same time period.

So, basically, each month, I submitted an average of 25 proposals, got hired one time, and made about $100. That's how much effort it took to get anything out of "Upwork".

(But I only spent an average of $10 per month on "connects", slightly less than the $14.99/month plan that Upwork tries to sell to you.)

[a_lipsey]

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Matthew C wrote:

That's how much effort it took to get anything out of "Upwork".

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For you, that's how much it took. I would suggest you dig deeper into your process, your profile, and proposal quality if that's your ROI. Or it may be that Upwork isn't the right platform for you. 

[florydev]

You know this is a community not your personal diary right?

I’m not sure what you are trying to accomplish here but it seems like it isn’t working.

[researchediting]

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Matthew C wrote:

I just noticed, the total count of all projects I've bid on in 6 months is 150.

But I've only been hired 6 times in that same time period.

So, basically, each month, I submitted an average of 25 proposals, got hired one time, and made about $100. That's how much effort it took to get anything out of "Upwork".

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A 4% conversion rate on cold-calling is not bad. Looking at your financial ROI, though, my first thought is your conversion percentage might increase if your bids were more strategic; that is, if you spent more time choosing projects to bid on than actually bidding. You may find that as your number of bids goes down, your conversion rate and/or ROI might go up.

[a_lipsey]

Good advice. I'd also suggest removing that job killing final paragraph of the OP's profile.

[petra_r]

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Matthew C wrote:

So, basically, each month, I submitted an average of 25 proposals, got hired one time, and made about $100. That's how much effort it took to get anything out of "Upwork".

No. That's how much effort it took *YOU* to get anything out of Upwork clients.

Maybe you could consider improving your profile (which frankly does more to put clients off than attract them), your strategy and your attitude?