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Samer B Community Member

$2M Earned on Upwork. I would love to HELP!

Hey Everyone,
 
I posted this in the newbie group. I can answer newbie questions there,
 
I can help answer more advanced questions here, I would love to help my fellow freelancers : )

 

I have been on upwork for 12 years now (previously elance),

 

I have been on the forums for a couple years but never really participated much,

 

I figured, what better way than to help others, ask away, some stats below (you can also click to see my profile)

 

👉 Earned $2 Million+ on Upwork.
👉 Completed 400+ jobs on freelance platforms.
👉 Attained 200+ 5-star reviews.
👉 Worked 40,000+ hours on freelance platforms
👉 Earned a 100% Feedback Rating
👉 Worked with 1,000+ Clients

 

Thank You - Sam

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Samer's avatar
Samer B Community Member

I do agree, you need to take this as a business and not as a "gig". You need to put things in place to become successful.

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Dilshad H Community Member

Hi Jeanne,

would really appreciate if you can review my profile and suggest useful tips, as I am new here.

 

Dilshad

Jeanne's avatar
Jeanne H Community Member

Please read this post and visit all the links. There is a tremendous amount of help directly through Upwork. If you have already been through the Academy, you can  hover over the links to see where they lead.

 

Change your photo so you can clearly see your face and remove the background. You need to tell the client in your introduction what you can do for them. There is nothing in your portfolio. Please go through everything I have mentioned. You need to learn more about Upwork and how to write your profile, portfolio, and probably proposals.

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Samer B Community Member

Great Advice Jeanne

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Ezeobialu A Community Member

U are so wonderful and am impress with ur advice, please check my profile and help me see if there's any way I can make an amendment, though am a newbie and haven't gotten any job

 

Thank you 

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Samer B Community Member

Hey Ezeobialu,

 

I hope all is well, I had a quick look at your profile and here are a few pointers:

 

- You need to add more portfolio items

- You need to add a video if you can, that always helps.

- Add some certifications here if you can, they also help

- Add more items in your introduction

Shahryar's avatar
Shahryar A Community Member

Hey Jeanne, 

Could you plz check my profile and suggest helpful tips.

Samer's avatar
Samer B Community Member

Hey Shahryar.

 

Looks like your profile is private. make public please

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Maureen S Community Member

Hello Cynthia -- Sending prayers your way. Don't give up! 

Check out Upwork's Academy for Newbies and take the 101 Courses for working on Upwork. They will help you set up your profile for success, set your price, identify and market your skills, write winning proposals, etc.

I have been on the platform for a few weeks and secured several jobs after implementing the tools I learned in the courses. 

Samer's avatar
Samer B Community Member

Happy to have you on the platform!

Maureen's avatar
Maureen S Community Member

Thanks so much!! I am enjoying the journey. 

Samer's avatar
Samer B Community Member

That is great!

Samer's avatar
Samer B Community Member

Feel free to let me know if you ever have any questions, I am always around to help (not always, but most of the time) : )

Maureen's avatar
Maureen S Community Member

Thanks so much! Will do.

Samer's avatar
Samer B Community Member

Pleasure. Have a Nice Evening!

Sapna's avatar
Sapna S Community Member

Hello Samer,

Could you look at my profile and suggest what can be improved?

Thank you

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Samer B Community Member

I will have a look a bit later and get back to you.

Dinara's avatar
Dinara R Community Member

Hello, Samer, I spent 120 connections in 1 week but still not received any order, please help.

 

Could you look at my profile and suggest what can be improved? 

Thank you

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Shahryar A Community Member

Hey samer,

Your work is amazing.could you plz check my profile and suggest any tips.

 

Samer's avatar
Samer B Community Member

Hey Shahryar,

 

I will have a look and get back to you

Muhammad's avatar
Muhammad A Community Member

Hi Cynthia N,

First of all, your price is so high for a newbie. Even experienced people's rate is not so high. 

The profile is also not complete.


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Samer B Community Member

Great Feedback

Dinara's avatar
Dinara R Community Member

Hi again, could you rate my profile and tell me what exactly is wrong
Thanks!

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Samer B Community Member

Hey Dinara, I will have a look

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Samer B Community Member

Sure