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Saxon L Community Member

Sample Cover Letter

Hello,

 

I'm very new to freelance work and wanted to start putting myself out there for some work. I'm interested in doing voice-over/talent work. I just wanted to know if anyone could give me tips or sample cover letters for applying to voice talent jobs (at the beginner level) that would be very appreciated.

 

I don't have any work that pertains to voice over work so I can't use any as attachments or for a portfolio. I really am just a beginner to freelance work.

 

Thank you very much for your time!

 

Saxon

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Bhavesh M Community Member

Hello Neha,

Cover letter should have clear mention of your experience and skills related to job you are bidding for.

You should also mention why buyer should hire you supported with work samples.

You can refer to sample cover letters here on community but DO NOT COPY/PASTE those but create your own.


Neha's avatar
Neha K Community Member

Hi . I need some help with my cover letter .
I want to know what important points should Include in my cover letter .
It LL be great if u help .
Thanks
Avery's avatar
Avery O Community Manager

Hi Neha, 

 

I would recommend that you check out these articles from our Hiring Headquarters to help you create proposals that win jobs, and help you boost your career on Upwork: 

Hopefully, this helps you with your Upwork career. Good luck!


~ Avery
Amarachi's avatar
Amarachi J Community Member

Hello,

 

Am new here and i have'nt done any job yet, how do i go about the job samples...

Joanne's avatar
Joanne P Retired Team Member

Hi Amarachi,

 

You may want to consider checking out the following blog articles to help you write winning proposals, improve your profile and tips on how to be successful on Upwork. 

We hope this helps and feel free to reach out if you need further assistance. Thank you!

~ Joanne
Upwork
Ahmed's avatar
Ahmed Y Community Member

I am statisticain and data analyst, i used to analyse data for someone else for more than 8 years, or particitate in writting reports for some agents (national or international), so how can i creat my own sample/portifolio, i am new in freelancing, and i did not got my first task here on Upwork, so what can i do regarding past reviews/feedback?

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Aleksandar D Community Manager

Hi Ahmed,

 

Welcome to Upwork!

 

You can use the 'Testimonials' section to ask your outside clients to leave a testimonial on your profile about the previous work you did.

 

I suggest that you take a look at this Community thread to help you get started along with the Freelancing Resources board in which you'll find plenty of articles to help you with writing proposals, negotiating with clients, setting your rates, enhancing your profile, and so on. On Upwork's Events & Webinars page, you can find official Upwork hosted events along with the ones hosted by Top Rated freelancers.

 

Thank you.

~ Aleksandar
Upwork
Fakhar's avatar
Fakhar Z Community Member

Hello Preston,

Nice to meet with you. I’m little bit disappointed because when I wrote and end my cover the client hired any other talent who pasted his copy paste cover letter. I only applied with new cover letter written by me but didn’t get clients.

What new strategy should I use to get clients?

Thanks
Fakhar Zaman
Siddeswara's avatar
Siddeswara G Community Member

Create samples before you start applying to work. This means samples for currect posting ?

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Gurvinder S Community Member

Exactly

Steve's avatar
Steve S Community Member

Hi Preston,

 

I'm new to upwork and I was wondering what you mean by samples.  

 

Are these samples of your work?  If so, how do I get samples if I'm just 

starting  with UPWORK.

 

Thanks,

Steve

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Virginia F Community Member


Steve S wrote:

Hi Preston,

 

I'm new to upwork and I was wondering what you mean by samples.  

 

Are these samples of your work?  If so, how do I get samples if I'm just 

starting  with UPWORK.

 

Thanks,

Steve

 

 

By putting samples of previous work in your Upwork portfolio ...


 

Farooq's avatar
Farooq A Community Member

Hi Everyone,
I am sending proposals for customers service jobs for the past few months but not getting any work.
Can anybody help?
Manveen's avatar
Manveen M Community Member

Hi Preston.
I'm  a new member at Upwork and have been bidding for about 2 weeks. Unfortunately, none of the inquiries have converted into confirmed orders. I believe I have a good amount of work expereince and am a little miffed by the outcomes of by proposals. I'm wondering what could be going wrong here?

Also, I read in the above thread that one should attach a portfolio in the cover letter?
Is this correct?

I have an extensive list of work attached alongwith my portfolio but have never in the past sent it along with the cover letter. 
Here's a link to my Upwork profile. I'd really appreciate any inputs that you would have to give.
Thanks a lot for your time. 

Ama's avatar
Ama M Community Member

Hello,

 

I am new to Upwork. Can I please get any help regarding what is meant by a sample?

 

Thank you very much!

Kelly's avatar
Kelly B Community Member


Ama M wrote:

Hello,

 

I am new to Upwork. Can I please get any help regarding what is meant by a sample?

 

Thank you very much!


For you, you would include a social media post you created and how much attention/results it got, or a sample of one of your blog posts. As specific to the job you're applying to as possible.

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Janna Katrina B Community Member

How do i create a portfolio if it's my first time in data entry and email marketing?

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Aleksandar D Community Manager

Hi Janna Katrina,

 

To add a project to your portfolio go to your profile and scroll down to the 'Portfolio' section and click on the '+' button. For more information check out this help article.

 

Thank you.

~ Aleksandar
Upwork
Janna Katrina's avatar
Janna Katrina B Community Member

I mean what portfolios should i upload when i don't have experience in
freelancing yet
Aleksandar's avatar
Aleksandar D Community Manager

Hi Janna Katrina,

 

You can add the portfolio items of the work you've done for your clients outside of Upwork or even create samples to demonstrate the skills you do.

 

Thank you.

~ Aleksandar
Upwork
Ibongedi's avatar
Ibongedi E Community Member

Hi preston,

Talking about a good collection of samples as a portfolio, how much would you consider as a good collection?

 

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Md. Azizul H Community Member

Thanks

Sunny's avatar
Sunny K Community Member

how can we write the propsal regarding andriod app development .

Md Raihan's avatar
Md Raihan M Community Member

Thanks Saumya Brata Dutt for valuable and tricky cover letter.

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Jannatul Islam E Community Member

Thank you for your sample cover letter!