Jul 28, 2024 08:35:00 AM Edited Jul 28, 2024 12:38:54 PM by CA Shubham S
I'm seeking feedback on my Upwork profile to improve my visibility, credibility, and attractiveness to potential clients. If you have experience with Upwork or expertise in Booking Keeping, Accounting, Tax and Auditing, I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Here's the profile link - https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~015a664f88b9f1d749
Please review my profile and provide feedback on:
- Clarity and effectiveness of my headline and summary
- Relevance and showcase of my skills and expertise
- Quality and impact of my portfolio and work samples
- Overall professionalism and completeness of my profile
Specific areas I'm looking to improve:
- profile visibility, finding client engagement, or conversion rates
Your feedback will help me:
- Enhance my profile to attract more clients and projects
- Showcase my strengths and unique value proposition
- Improve my overall freelance career on Upwork
Thank you in advance for taking the time to review my profile and provide valuable feedback!
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Jul 28, 2024 04:32:19 PM by Anthony H
Shubham,
There are many styles of profile that do well. But the main focus of a profile is for you to prove you are an expert and to explain how your expertise will benefit others. This most direct way to do that is to start with "I am an expert ____________ who trained at _____________ and went to ______________ College and have worked for ____________________ for ____________ years.
"My skills will help you in fhe following ways. ______________________, _____________________, and _____________________.
At no point in your profile to you claim to be an expert. You say "I specialize in ..." which sounds close, but doesn't really say "I am an expert."
One way to prove you are an expert is to go over your training and your work history. If you have worked in accounting for 15 years and have worked for clients of many shapes and sizes (corporations, financial concerns, private indiviuals, small and large companies) then you begin to sound like an expert. Further, if you say you are an expert, but fail to give some evidence that this is true, then people could well assume you were just blowing smoke.
Your 48-word write up falls short on almost all counts. You asked if your write up was clear. I suppose it's that. But it is not very effective in proving you are an expert. The impact is almost nill. You don't have to jump up and down or get hysterical or make childish promises to prove you are an expert, you just have to list the facts in a cohesive, friendly manner.
Furthermore, if you make a lot of lofty promises without anything to sound like you really know your stuff, people could assume you were not authentic.
Another way to prove you are an expert is to define the problem that the clients have. In your case, the problem might be conforming to tax regulations. If you then say, "I can help you conform to tax regulations," the clients will think, "Hey, this guy really understands me. I want to hire him, because he seems to really understand my problem."
But you're going to have to do a lot better than 48 words to convince people you understand them. And, no, it's not length that matters ... but your write up is so sparse, it's suspect. Don't you have anything more to say than that? What kinds of clients have you worked for? What regulatory agencies have you worked with? Where did you study? Why are you an accountant?
You've barely scratched the surface Again, length isn't the problem; it's content.
Good luck.
Jul 28, 2024 04:32:19 PM by Anthony H
Shubham,
There are many styles of profile that do well. But the main focus of a profile is for you to prove you are an expert and to explain how your expertise will benefit others. This most direct way to do that is to start with "I am an expert ____________ who trained at _____________ and went to ______________ College and have worked for ____________________ for ____________ years.
"My skills will help you in fhe following ways. ______________________, _____________________, and _____________________.
At no point in your profile to you claim to be an expert. You say "I specialize in ..." which sounds close, but doesn't really say "I am an expert."
One way to prove you are an expert is to go over your training and your work history. If you have worked in accounting for 15 years and have worked for clients of many shapes and sizes (corporations, financial concerns, private indiviuals, small and large companies) then you begin to sound like an expert. Further, if you say you are an expert, but fail to give some evidence that this is true, then people could well assume you were just blowing smoke.
Your 48-word write up falls short on almost all counts. You asked if your write up was clear. I suppose it's that. But it is not very effective in proving you are an expert. The impact is almost nill. You don't have to jump up and down or get hysterical or make childish promises to prove you are an expert, you just have to list the facts in a cohesive, friendly manner.
Furthermore, if you make a lot of lofty promises without anything to sound like you really know your stuff, people could assume you were not authentic.
Another way to prove you are an expert is to define the problem that the clients have. In your case, the problem might be conforming to tax regulations. If you then say, "I can help you conform to tax regulations," the clients will think, "Hey, this guy really understands me. I want to hire him, because he seems to really understand my problem."
But you're going to have to do a lot better than 48 words to convince people you understand them. And, no, it's not length that matters ... but your write up is so sparse, it's suspect. Don't you have anything more to say than that? What kinds of clients have you worked for? What regulatory agencies have you worked with? Where did you study? Why are you an accountant?
You've barely scratched the surface Again, length isn't the problem; it's content.
Good luck.
Aug 5, 2024 08:48:59 AM Edited Aug 5, 2024 08:49:13 AM by CA Shubham S
Hello Anthony H,
Thank you for giving your valuable suggestion. I have understood your point and accordingly I have made changes to my profile, It would be great if you could spare few more mins and provide feedback on new Profile.
Thank you & Regards