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Andrea G Community Manager

Get Profile Feedback from Experienced Freelancers on Upwork

Getting started on Upwork can take a lot of work and focus. To help make this process a little easier, weโ€™ve created this post where you can request feedback on your profile. The community is full of experienced Upwork freelancers who are passionate about helping others. These users will review your profile and provide feedback based on their experience.

 

If youโ€™re interested in requesting help, make sure your profile visibility is not set to โ€œPrivateโ€ and then reply below. 

 

Weโ€™re excited to see how Community members can continue to help each other to grow!

 

Note: A previous version of this post was closed as the number of responses made it difficult to read and navigate. If you had not received a response yet to a request you made, please post again in this thread.

 

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Andrea G Community Manager

Hi all,

 

This thread has been closed from further replies due to its size. We appreciate your participation in the Community and welcome you to continue the conversation on this new thread.

 

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Clark's avatar
Clark S Community Member

Hello Jordan,

 

I read through your profile overview/summary and I think you have a lot of good, informative content. However, most clients never read lengthy profile summaries, so make sure your most important information is near the top.

 

In your Ghostwriting specialized profile, remove the all CAPS from the first part of your summary and instead, make it sentence case.

 

Also, your hourly rate is a bit low for a professional ghostwriter.

 

The other areas of your profile look good, but I think if you can shorten your summaries by combining similar content or removing extraneous content, it will help keep clients interested.

 

Good luck!

Jordan's avatar
Jordan A Community Member

Thank you Clark, I'll implement your suggestions.

 

Much appreciated!

Nawab's avatar
Nawab A Community Member

very good information thanks I will ask you some question 

 

Clark's avatar
Clark S Community Member

Nawab,

 

This thread is for profile reviews. Your profile is incomplete and moves between several different skill areas.

 

Make sure your profile is 100% complete before applying to jobs. The best way to get your profile setup is to go through the following Academy Courses and Learning Paths:

 

Qudsia's avatar
Qudsia A Community Member

Hi, Can you please check my profile? 

Clark's avatar
Clark S Community Member

Hi Qudsia,

 

I think your profile is off to a good start. I have a few suggestions on how you can improve it:

 

Overview/Summary: You have good information in your summary, but I think you need to rephrase part of it to sound more client-focused. Clients expect to read about your skills and qualifications, but they really want to know how your skills/qualifications will benefit them. The first two sentences of your summary are really important because these sentences are shown to clients when they search for freelancers. So, if you revise the first two sentences to be more client-focused, it might sound like this:

 

I'm an expert Content Writer with experience creating high-quality content that resonates with readers. I writing abilities are diverse and I can write everything from website material, blogs, and email campaigns to research papers and highly effective speeches.

 

As an accomplished writer, my goal is to create written copy that will entertain your readers, add value to your academic documentation, improve your web copy, enhance your company's image, or help drive a return customer-base. I can achieve this by developing written content based on your unique needs.

 

I hold a special diploma in English Language from the National University of Modern Languages and I specialize in writing research articles and papers in an academic environment. I am skilled in applications such as Google Docs and Microsoft Word, and can prepare quality written materials in a timely manner.

 

Letโ€™s discuss your needs and how I can help. 

 

Portfolio: Add one or two more items to your portfolio. Clients will expect to see a few examples of your writing and it is a chance to make a positive first impression.

 

Skills: If you have any other skills related to content writing, you should add them. The biggest reason to update your skills categories is so clients can find you when they search for your specific skills, and so Upworkโ€™s matching algorithms can better match you with relevant jobs.

 

I think that is it, for now. The information you have currenlty is okay, but once you make these updates, I think clients will have a better understanding of the services you offer and how you can help meet their needs.

Shreyance's avatar
Shreyance J Community Member

Hello Upwork community, I am new to upwork, need help in starting. Please review my profile and let me know any suggestions and feedback. https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~0116a7c305edb418e7

Clark's avatar
Clark S Community Member

Hello Shreyance,

 

Welcome to Upwork.

 

Your profile appears to be incomplete. Here are some suggestions to improve it:

 

Photo: The first thing you should do is change your profile photo. The picture in your photo should be a close-up image of your head and shoulders that clearly shows your face. Read through Upwork's best practices for How to Choose A Good Profile Picture.

 

Overview/Summary: Remove the titles BRIEF SUMMARY and ACHIEVEMENTS. This appears to be information copied/pasted from a rรฉsume. You can use rรฉsume content if you want, but you should explain how your skills/qualifications will help prospective clients. As a freelancer, you operate as a business providing services to other businesses (clients), and a rรฉsume often sounds like an employee looking for a job with an employer.

 

Revise your summary by telling clients what you can do. Your summary should not only list the applications in which you have skills (i.e., Angular, TypeScript, Node.js, etc.)--you have to tell clients what you will use those skills for. In other words, what can you provide (e.g., web and mobile applications, chatbots, etc.)

 

Portfolio: Add a portfolio to show samples of your work. The portfolio is a chance to make a positive first impression on potential clients. If you donโ€™t have relevant examples to add to your portfolio, you can create items that demonstrate your skills.

 

Skills: There may be more skill categories you can add to your list of skills. It is important to keep your skills list updated with relevant skills categories so that Upwork can match you with relevant jobs, and so your profile will appear when clients search for your skills.

Antoine Patrick Gu's avatar
Antoine Patrick Gu M Community Member

Hi Andrea,

Kindly review my profile and provide feedback

Best

Clark's avatar
Clark S Community Member

Hi Antoine Patrick,

 

Andrea is an Upwork Moderator. The moderators provide valuable information to freelancers and moderate the Forums, but she does not provide profile reviews.

 

I looked through your profile and the first thing I noticed is the length of your overview/summary; it is quite long and most clients will not read it all. Make sure your most important information is near the top because clients will see the first two sentences of your summary, so it should say something impactful. In fact, I would combine the first three paragraphs of your summary and revise it like this:

 

I am am expert Change Communication professional with over 18 years of experience in the developmental field with multilateral and civil society organizations. I have helped organizations in the fields of health, education, consumer policies, and environment/nature build effective communication, social mobilization, media relation and community engagement, and advocacy programs.

 

This way, prospective clients will learn--within the first two sentences--what you offer and how you can help their organizations.

 

You should probably add a portfolio to show any samples of your work. The portfolio is a chance to make a positive first impression on potential clients. If you donโ€™t have relevant examples to add to your portfolio, you can create items that demonstrate your skills.

 

Also, review the skill categories in your skills list to ensure you have as many relevant skills as possible. We are allowed up to 15 skills. The biggest reason to update your skills categories is so clients can find you when they search for your specific skills, and so Upworkโ€™s matching algorithms can better match you with relevant jobs.

 

Finally, capitalize the first letter of each word in your title to help it stand out better: Change Communication.

Sandra's avatar
Sandra M Community Member

Hi! I would like someone to review my profile and give me recommendations on how I can stand out and attract clients:

https://www.upwork.com/fl/~0150d1c843d6d16f37

This is the link to my profile and thank you very much in advance.

Thomas's avatar
Thomas B Community Member

I think your profile looks great and is very informative. The All Work description in the first two pargraphs feel a little clinical, like a list of things more than a description of you and what you can do. The last few paragraphs feel and sound much better. Maybe a little re-wording in the beginning.

Just my two cents worth.

Muhammad's avatar
Muhammad S Community Member

Hello, I would love some feedback on my profile. Thanks in advance.

Mihir Pareshbhai P's avatar
Mihir Pareshbhai P P Community Member

Hello Community,

As per suggestion I have done some changes in my profile. Please review my profile that would be greatful

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~018fc4e1efba0ba1ee

Thanks

Thomas's avatar
Thomas B Community Member

Your profile is set to Private. Unfortunately, I can't see it at all.

Muhammad Naveed's avatar
Muhammad Naveed A Community Member

Hi

Kindly visit my profile and give me suggetions whats can be do to get projects. I am not getting work.  Here is my profile: https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~018f66dafe157520d8?viewMode=1

 

Thank you

Thomas's avatar
Thomas B Community Member

Here's my suggestions:

1 - Move the line about turning incredible design into reality above the Skills listing

2 - Get a little bit more wordy with your first paragraph, describe the skills you've used and how you've used them on other projects and maybe break it up into two bigger paragraphs

Nada's avatar
Nada B Community Member

Hello, I would love some feedback on my profile. Thanks in advance ๐Ÿ˜„

 

Thomas's avatar
Thomas B Community Member

Here are my suggestions

Change this line that you have: โ€œIโ€™ve got a Bachelor's degree in Dentistry and I've got a Certificate in Digital Marketing specializing in content writing.โ€
To something more like this:
โ€œI have earned a Certificate in Digital Marketing and I specialize in Content Writing. I also have a Bachelorโ€™s Degree in Dentistry which allows me great insight into content regarding the medical fields.โ€
I would lead off with the content writing since that is the kind of freelance work you are looking for.

 

This line: โ€œI'm a fast learner, extremely organized and I meet my deadlines.โ€
Reads much better than this one: โ€œI pay attention to details and I am a fast learner.โ€

Just my suggestion, do with it whatever you want.

Nada's avatar
Nada B Community Member

Thank you so much ๐Ÿ™ great suggestions.

Abdullahi's avatar
Abdullahi Y Community Member

Hi Upwork Community!

Look up to my profiles if there is any error grammatically or in arrangement.

Thomas's avatar
Thomas B Community Member

Here is my suggestion:

 

I'm a passionate writer with an ambitious and thoughtful personality focused on self-development.

 

My core skills include copywriting for health and medical, email, advertising, and other business related campaigns.

 

Also, If you are a business owner or designer and you need a write up for your advertisement, brochure or flyer; bring it on - I can help!

 

I am experienced in medical education, research, copywriting, proofreading, translation, working with teams, and the mindset of young adults.

 

On a personal note, I love reading poetry, hiking and traveling.

Kinjalk's avatar
Kinjalk N Community Member

Hi 

Please review my profile and let me know if anything needs changing.

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~010d32ccc1ae3a48f7

Thomas's avatar
Thomas B Community Member

Your profile looks great, but you seem to write more about copy writing and editing than about data entry, maybe move the paragraphs at the end about copy and put them before the data entry. Ans maybe also add copy writing to your title.

Md. Shariar's avatar
Md. Shariar S Community Member

Hey guys,

This is my first time posting in the Upwork community.

 

Actually, I am using Upwork since 2018  but actively I working on Upwork since 2021.

I tried to find a job last 1 year very hard but I can not find any job.

I apply for many jobs but clients did not respond my offer .

 

When I applied for a job I concern  that  many things like 

 

What do clients need? Is this type of job related to me or not the Client timeline? client job  success rate , hired rate, etc 

 

But I don't know why the client did not reply.

 

May anyone review my profile, please? And suggest to me what is the problem

 

Thank in advance 

 

 

 

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