best strategies for getting visual design jobs

[mattbrown29]

So, I'm pretty new here but professionally have over 15 years experience as a designer. I'm looking to pick up some work to fill in some stuff I have going on.

What are the best strategies for getting visual design work on UpWork. Here are the things I've done:

1. filled out my profile completely
2. Included a portfolio with great examples of my work
3. Almost always attached example files to proposals 
4. Only applied to jobs I knew I could do

Should I spend my Connects quickly and hope that I get some cocnnects back if the job gets cancelled?

Any other ideas?

[mtngigi]

You're doing all you can do - spend your connects only on jobs you're interested in. Not sure what you mean by "quickly". I would also suggest not doing any more $10 ... all that does is establish yourself as a cheap freelancer, which doesn't jibe with 15 years of experience.

It can take a while to get a foothold.

[lysis10]

A killer proposal that says "i'm da man!"

[versailles]

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@Matt B wrote:

Should I spend my Connects quickly and hope that I get some cocnnects back if the job gets cancelled?

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Jobs that are cancelled are those that violate the terms of service or that are somehow sneaky or scammy. You want to avoid those.