The best way to attract real clients and deter scammers is to have a professional profile. You need to use the Academy to learn. You're wasting the first sentence of your profile by repeating the skills. It should tell the client what you can do for them with your education, skills, and experience. There are other changes you need to make.
When you apply, don't look back and don't wait. You proceed to look for projects.
I would remove the AI specialist from the skills, and leave it with two. Using “AI” to create images is not a skill, when anyone can do it, so I don't think you will gain many clients. Move it down into the text.
Graphic design is a flooded category, with fierce competition from professional freelancers. You are going to have to increase your skills or find a niche.
You need to learn about vetting, and you won't learn that on Upwork. It doesn't mean searching a client on Google, either. Before you spend more money on clients that aren't going to hire you, learn about vetting.
Freelancers often have to put in dozens to 100 proposals before being hired. Of course, everyone is different, but Upwork isn't a place to come and just find work. Most platforms are not. Work experience does not always translate to getting jobs.
Now, you assess your skills to see if you have what it takes to be a professional freelancer. Consider how much money you can put into this, because it's going to cost you. Freelancers always spend money before they know they will make any for certain. Do you have the patience, motivation, and time to learn and increase your skills? If not, you will have a very difficult time.
Boosting is usually a waste of connects. It does not guarantee the client will read your proposal, much less interview or hire. The only time you should ever boost is if you hold every requirement at a professional level, and know that you are one of the top two people who have applied. How do you know? You look at your skills compared to professional designers. The client can see the JSS, your skills, and the first two sentences of the proposal. That is more than enough for many clients to determine if they want to read the whole thing. The client will interact with your proposal, but that can mean not wanting to read further.
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