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Jeanne H Community Member

To all freelancers looking for help

I have always had freelancers come to me for help. In the last year, the river has swelled into an enormous ocean.

 

You don't need me; Upwork provides an enormous amount of information that few ever use. If, after you have gone through all the information I provide, you still have questions, that is when you ask additional questions in the forum.

 

If you think you will make big bucks right away, you are mistaken. The majority of freelancers never land a job because they have no skills and aren't interested in educating themselves. Others believe online freelancing is a path to full-time employment. It can be, but highly unlikely on this platform.

 

Freelancing is not for everyone. It means you are self-employed and must adhere to all regulations and laws governing responsibilities, such as paying taxes. Freelancing means you are on your own. No one has your back, including Upwork. If you don't follow the rules, no one will or can help you.

 

If you are willing to work hard, follow the rules and prepared to spend a lot of connects and proposals, you can be successful, as many are on Upwork. While so many fail, it is almost always due to lack of skills and treating freelancing like employment  where the employer will make sure you do the job correctly.

 

If you want to succeed, start with the Terms of Service, then read this from Wes. 

 

Then go here. Then here. 

After that, go here for safety information, and then here. If you still need help, after you have gone through all the previous steps, you can find additional help here.

 

It will take some time to go through all the information. I'm not suggesting people should not post in the forum, I am suggesting before you ask questions and want help, you need to help yourself first.

 

 

From Prashant P: "And have relevant profile picture of your face.  Not some desks, or Mickey mouse, or full face covering." 

From Susan S: "And patience! Have patience! It takes a while to get started, even after going through all the information available."

From Martina P:  "Only one thing you forgot, namely telling people to use all 15 skills, if you have all 15 skills"

And with advice from Maria T, I will say, 

Refrain from personal messages, please read all the links I have added.

 

 

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William T's avatar
William T C Community Member

Ricky,

 

It's only necessary to update your Profile as the Upwork algos change or your Skills, etc. need to be updated.

 

Please update your Profile to Public so we can review for you.

Zohaib's avatar
Zohaib S Community Member

My job feed isn't showing me any new jobs from 10 days & showing jobs only posted 4 hrs ago. 

I refresh it many times, even clear all caches and cookies as well and restart my system but problem remain the same. 

What i will do to solve such issue.

 

Regards,

Zohaib S.

Paul's avatar
Paul N Community Member

This update solved my problem thanks 

Jeanne's avatar
Jeanne H Community Member

Do not keep changing your profile. Set aside time to work on it only until you are satisfied. Then leave it alone and perhaps check back in a few weeks to see if you still like it. Some freelancers like to change their profile yearly or so, just to keep it fresh.

 

Because you are new, you need to read and follow all of Upwork's rules, because you are at risk of being scammed. Go back to the top post, read it and follow every link. Pay special attention to the Terms of Service and the Red Flags on Scams from Wes. New and inexperienced freelancers are at high risk of being scammed. It's critical you learn how to do business safely. It's up to you to protect yourself because no one, including Upwork, will do it for you. The biggest mistake freelancers make is going outside of Upwork for any reason, even to talk to a client before an Upwork contract is in place.

 

You can leave your profile private if you wish. This is not the review my profile thread.

 

Zohaib's avatar
Zohaib S Community Member

My job feed isn't showing me any new jobs from 10 days & showing jobs only posted 4 hrs ago. 

I refresh it many times, even clear all caches and cookies as well and restart my system but problem remain the same. What i will do to solve such issue.

 

Regards,

Zohaib S.

Jeanne's avatar
Jeanne H Community Member

I have this happen occasionally. I switch around with different searches, and then it comes back. Hope it works for you.

David's avatar
David S Community Member

Try fidling with skills you are searching for, or the countries you are interested in.

If I search USA only - I get a lot of days with blank jlistings!

Remember that this is always a roll of the dice waiting for jobs to post. There are cycles to the buyers pool of needs.  IE: Wedding videogtapers starve until spring sort of cycle.

Akin this to E-bay or Etsy or even Amazon. If you sell the ABC Widget - you dont get ANY orders until someone in the world wants to BUY tthe ABC WIDGET!!! -

The rest of your time, you mow the lawn.

Paul's avatar
Paul N Community Member

This update really solved most of my problems, thanks so much for the update 

Zain Khan's avatar
Zain Khan Z Community Member

Give me dollers for work

Jeanne's avatar
Jeanne H Community Member

Your post comes across as demanding and rude. Additionally, this is not the place to look for work. You need to go back to the top post, read it and follow every link. With your empty profile and no marketable skills, you will not succeed. What is "Pythan", for instance?

 

All you will find here are scammers. If you want to freelance, use the Upwork resources in the top post.

 

Freelancing means you are responsible for everything, from getting a job to completing one. You have to have marketable skills, and I am not seeing any. If you have marketable skills, then learn how to use the platform. If you do not, then you would be better off to find an employer. I tell you this, not to be mean, but because you are not going to find jobs with your current profile, but you will be scammed.

David's avatar
David S Community Member

Old proverb -> Let the buyer beware.

In this business-> Let the freelancer beware too!

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Jorma H Community Member

Scammer!

Jeanne's avatar
Jeanne H Community Member

Well, we don't know that. But we do know that they did not follow the advice at the top to use Upwork resources, and don't use the platform correctly.

Filip's avatar
Filip K Community Member

You are interested in free launching? Or free lunching? Or free learning? **Edited for Community Guidelines** brah? Pythan??? 

I'm expert in Anakenda.

Gabriel's avatar
Gabriel J Community Member

my client ask me / How does 4:30 est work for you? / what does it mean ? and what should i respond ?

Isaac's avatar
Isaac J Community Member

The client is asking if 4:30 eastern time zone works for you. You should respond with a yes if that time works for you.

Andrew's avatar
Andrew W Community Member

Est means Eastern Standard Time.

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Fabio F Community Member

Ciao scusami ma non so come scrivere nella chat comune oggi mi è capitato questo ho svolto un lavoro di traduzione e scrittura ,prima mi hanno detto che mi pagavano tramite swift e poi mi arriva questa email ,ovviamente io ho risposto che non associo il mio account in nessun sistema a me sconosciuto ,io penso che non vogliono pagarmi ...puoi aiutarmi ? questa è il testo della mail ......Hello, Your Payment  To Your BANK ACCOUNT is currently on pending as your account has not been linked to our Payment Server) You will be required to link your account as this should ensure that payment to our workers are been secured. WHY DO YOU HAVE TO LINK YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO THE COMPANY RECOMMEND PAYMENT SYSTEM.

Have you ever downloaded a mobile app and had to provide documents or other personal information to verify your identity?

If so, you have likely completed what is known as a Know Your Customer (KYC) check.

It may seem like a few extra steps, but they're in place for a reason - to safeguard your information from bad actors.

ACCOUNT LINKING is a due diligence standard for organizations in the financial services sector. 

This process helps prevent fraud, Below is an invoice of your payment cheque issued out from RHI to your BANK ACCOUNT via  NORDATSTADGLOBAL ONLINE BANKING HOW TO LINK YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO COMPANY RECOMMEND PAYMENT SYSTEM 

1.AN IDENTITY CARD OF RECIPIENT WHICH IS YOU

2.A LINKING FEE OF $120 IS REQUIRED 

3.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER 

NOTE: This $120 Linking fee will be refunded alongside with your payment

Kindly contact the Company Project Director via the link

Elisa's avatar
Elisa B Community Member

You should write in English in this forum. Anyway (FYI, below is the same old stuff people write to newbies scammed):

 

Ti consiglio di non usare Upwork se non hai solide competenze e se non sei disposto a imparare le regole. Quella in cui ti sei imbattuto è una truffa vecchia come il mondo  Leggi qui https://community.upwork.com/t5/Community-Blog/Top-Red-Flags-for-Scams-From-Community-Member-Wes-C/b... e non cercare lavoro finché non hai seguito i corsi Academy di Upwork. Ma tieni presente che qui ormai è pieno di truffatori, non è un eldorado. Rischi di perdere soldi invece di guadagnarli 

 

 

Jeanne's avatar
Jeanne H Community Member

For anyone curious, it's a scam.

David's avatar
David S Community Member

YES IT IS - The biggets reason I GOT OFF of 5r  They wanted $99 for me to prove who I was with a picture of me GOLDING my ID card......To flakey for my gut feeling 4sure

Rich's avatar
Rich F Community Member

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Md's avatar
Md F Community Member

Hmm

 

Md's avatar
Md F Community Member

Yes,😀
This is odd...where did my post go?🙄


Yes,

This is odd...where did my post go?

Anita's avatar
Anita B Community Member

I wish we could "pin" comments, can we?