Jun 11, 2015 03:57:52 AM Edited Jun 11, 2015 07:25:58 AM by Valeria K
I’ve been freelancing since 5 years and upon my experience I would like to suggest. Bidding plays the big part. Note these bullets while bidding:
These are some important points while bidding:
– Make sure you send proposal with your bid.
– Your proposal must contains this line: “Your Invitation over a private chat would be highly appreciated.”
– Your bid amount should neither be higher nor be lower; make it moderate an average sized bid.
– Always communicate in professional language and don’t use short forms of the spellings like Your to “ur”.
– Try be first while bidding on the projects because it give an impressive feel to the employers.
– Make sure you use correct spellings and grammars while communicate.
**edited for Community Guidelines**
Jun 11, 2015 04:13:47 AM Edited Jun 11, 2015 04:30:17 AM by Ramon B
'Make sure you use correct spellings and grammars while communicate.'
Doh!
Plus:
Your proposal must contains this line:“Your Invitation over a private chat would be highly appreciated.”
Yes, if you want them to think you're a potential stalker!
Oct 21, 2017 06:38:49 PM by jasbir s
Hi Can any you let me where i will place this line Your Invitation over a private chat would be highly appreciated.
in starting or at bottom of proposal.
Oct 21, 2017 07:10:43 PM by Tiffany S
@jasbir s wrote:Hi Can any you let me where i will place this line Your Invitation over a private chat would be highly appreciated.
in starting or at bottom of proposal.
Don't say that. I don't even know what that's supposed to mean. If you've already bid, you don't need the client to invite you...he/she may INTERVIEW you by private chat, but you don't need to solicit that. It's the natural response if they're interested in working with you.
Oct 22, 2017 08:03:21 AM by Pandora H
Upwork has several great Proposal Tips posts and videos, and if you want to create a profile that works on UPWORK, you should check these out.
Proposals that Sell - Video Guide
Submitting A Winning Proposal - + Video + Profile Sample
How to Create a Proposal That Wins Jobs Do's and Don'ts about Creating Great Profiles
Jun 26, 2018 08:52:27 PM by Onel Enrique F
" Don't say that. I don't even know what that's supposed to mean. If you've already bid, you don't need the client to invite you..."
I disagree. Like any good ad, you need a call to action. Let the buyer know what the next step is. telling the client to contact you to discuss details about the project makes total sense.
Mar 15, 2020 06:12:49 AM by Miraj M
You are totally right. Sometimes by reading those invitation, they might message you. This is very good trick to get replies from client.
Oct 24, 2021 10:12:08 PM by Maria Liza J
Before you send your proposal, can you include the following sentence, like your ending message to the client
"If this interest you, we can schedule a call to further collaborate, thanks"
Oct 24, 2021 10:35:30 PM by Avery O
Yes, Maria Liza!
That's a great call-to-action to let the client know what steps they need to take to continue collaborating with you.
Jan 5, 2024 12:21:23 AM by Minarul H
Thank you so much for your suggestion. I am new here so I was kinda puzzled about the ending. Now I am going to follow your suggestion.
Jun 11, 2015 04:22:09 AM Edited Jun 11, 2015 04:25:43 AM by Lyam B
I personally don't believe quicker bidders have a higher chance. I don't know what the client's interface looks like so it may or may not be beneficial. I'd like to think clients look through every applicant regardless of when they applied. That said, I think a client would post a job and check back within a certain time frame.
As for the bids, I agree bids shouldn't be too high/low, but some rates are very high in comparison to their competition. I wouldn't suggest lowering your bid to compete. If that's your rate, then stick to it.
“Your Invitation over a private chat would be highly appreciated." sounds a little cheesy. Similar to "Dear Hiring Manager". Although we should all act professional, there are more creative ways to ask for such a thing.
Edit: I clicked the "More Tips" link and was taken onto a website that supplies not only information but cheat sheets for the tests...I'd suggest removing the link 😉
Feb 26, 2018 05:14:37 PM by Muhammad Iftikhar K
Hi Lyam,
I agree with your statement below:
I personally don't believe quicker bidders have a higher chance. I don't know what the client's interface looks like so it may or may not be beneficial. I'd like to think clients look through every applicant regardless of when they applied. That said, I think a client would post a job and check back within a certain time frame.
However, what if there are 50 or proposals and the potential or competitive bid is the 51th? As a human, there are chances that that will be ignored or missed. There was a function in Elance where freelancer had the option to place the bid on top by spending more connects. But Upwork has removed that function. Do you know if there is a way to place the bid on top?
Regards,
Ifti
Feb 26, 2018 10:52:17 PM by Avery O
Hi Muhammad Iftikhar,
Unfortunately that feature is not currently available on Upwork .
Jun 11, 2015 04:45:48 AM Edited Jun 11, 2015 04:47:40 AM by Iftikhar I
Just surprised that in 5 year you have done 22 jobs not 220 where you have got this expereince?Best of luck having 100% JS.
Oct 12, 2017 08:30:31 PM by Ainal H
You know we are all expert to give free advice. It can be work or not but we really expert to give you free advice 😛
Jun 11, 2015 05:44:50 AM by Abdul R
Hello,
I can sum it up in single sentence.
" your cover letter should be unique than that of others "
Best Regards
Abdulrazaq
Jun 11, 2015 05:51:15 AM by Iftikhar I
@Abdul R wrote:Hello,
I can sum it up in single sentence.
" your cover letter should be unique than that of others "
Best Regards
Abdulrazaq
How could you know that yours one is unique?
Jun 11, 2015 06:03:02 AM by Abdul R
Hello Iftikhar,
" your cover letter should be unique than that of others "
In other words, focus the given task and make outline Or give the best solution. Tell the client, project duration and invite to send you more details.
Best Regards
Abdulrazaq
Jun 11, 2015 06:16:15 AM Edited Jun 11, 2015 06:17:02 AM by Iftikhar I
Yes we can try our best but we really dont know how other applicants or writing may be they are better than us,Everyone try thier best to convince the client,Ok you have great cover letter but what if you have nothing to show client like portfolio,work history,feedback etc.
Jun 11, 2015 06:23:53 AM Edited Jun 11, 2015 07:43:15 AM by Preston H
re: "How could you know that yours one is unique?"
Clients are smart enough to know the difference between a cover letter was written specificaly for them, and a cover letter that was copy-and-pasted.
Also, Upwork knows. Upwork has automated algorithms intended to detect copy-and-paste cover letters and spam-posting. and it will auto-hide or otherwise diminish the prominence of job applications that are calculated as being such.
Jun 11, 2015 06:58:37 AM by Iftikhar I
@Preston H wrote:re: "How could you know that yours one is unique?"
Clients are smart enough to know the difference between a cover letter was written specificaly for them, and a cover letter that was copy-and-pasted.
Also, Upwork knows to. Upwork has automated algorithms intended to detect copy-and-paste cover letters and spam-posting. and it will auto-hide or otherwise diminish the prominence of job applications that are calculated as being such.
I think we are talking about writing a unique cover letter which will be unique from others we are not talking about the system,
If a client will see 10 unique aplications passed from the system what he will do than will hire 10 of them or choose one of them which is perfect for him seeing his portfolio work history and feedback?