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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

Good to know, Its all about:

 

1. building a reputation

2. submit a lot of proposals (most people hate to hear this - its just the way it is now)

Ashish's avatar
Ashish J Community Member

Noted Samer, yes I get it. Thanks again for your support and guidance. 

Warm regards,

Ashish Jain

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Samer B Community Member

My Pleasure

Faraz's avatar
Faraz A Community Member

Dear Samer:

How I can increase and enhance business over this plateform?

Regards

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Samer B Community Member

1. get small jobs

2. get reviews / reputation

3. keep submitting proposals

4. do great work

5. communicate with clients often

6. work hard, keep learning

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Samer B Community Member

Feel free to ask any additional questions.

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Samer B Community Member

Hey Chandra,

 

That looks good, I had a look at your profile and it needs some love.

 

1. add a video

2. get some reviews (you need to build a reputation)

3. do you have any certifications in place?

4. get testimonials outside from clients outside of upwork

 

The main thing here is that you need to really build a reputation, this is what platforms / market places on upwork depend on.

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Aayush T Community Member

Hey Samer, How much time does it take you to complete projects for $2 million, and All the projects are completed by you alone or do you have a big team under you who helps you in completing multiple projects at the same time? And If Yes, then what's your team size?

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Samer B Community Member

I have been freelancing 15 years now, I started on Elance and than moved to Upwork when elance and odesk merged. It has been a long journey but I worked very very hard to get here.

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Aayush T Community Member

Okay and All the projects are completed by you alone or do you have a big team under you who helps you in completing multiple projects at the same time? And If Yes, then what's your team size?

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Samer B Community Member

alone

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Aayush T Community Member

That's impressive.

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Samer B Community Member

I appreciate it, its a marathon and not a sprint, that is for sure!

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David S Community Member

So you average $11,00/month? What is your hourly rate?

I used to make that in a week when we had the video truck - Subtract expences and taxes you have 1.50 left!

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Samer B Community Member

Let me know any additional questions you all have : )

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Oforjuo C Community Member

 Firstly,What is your challenge you face when starting newly as a freelancer .I believe you face one or two before reaching this level,I will like to learn from it.

Secondly, which advice can you give to the newbies freelancer like me

Oforjuo Constance
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Samer B Community Member

This is a great question.

 

What did I face?

 

1. It was not easy at the start, the key was to work hard and find ways to get smaller jobs

2. From those smaller jobs, the second key was to basically make sure clients were happy, resulting in a good review

3. The goal is to continue to build your profile, learn how the platform works and client communication.

4. Communication + execution is everything, you need to communicate to the client and execute the tasks

 

Now, advice I can give

 

1. Look at small jobs in the start

2. Make sure communication is excellent and clients are 100% happy

3. Never give up, I know its tough

4. Keep building your reputation and profile.

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Samer B Community Member

Let me know if you have any additional questions

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Rumana M Community Member

Please review my profile, project catalog and suggest.


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Muhammad U Community Member

ok boss

Nasrin's avatar
Nasrin P Community Member

I discouraged by Upwork fields.  I need help with genuine work and most importantly good clients 

 

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Samer B Community Member

Need to stay strong!

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Md Masum Miah J Community Member

How to get some orders? I didn’t buy connects and membership

Samer's avatar
Samer B Community Member

1. make sure your profile is complete and compelling

2. get small jobs

3. get great reviews

4. have excellent communication

5. build a strong reputation

6. you NEED connects to get jobs now

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Ghulam Y Community Member

dear .nice work. I am a mechanical engineer with MBA. Advice me how to get work