introduction

[a225f810]

hello everyone am new here

[JoanneP]

Hi Kelvin,

Welcome to Upwork! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to post them here. I want to remind you to please be mindful of the Community Guidelines when posting. 

Below are a few Upwork Academy courses to help you get started:

• How to create your profile
• Finding work
• Profile Title & Overview
• Building Your Portfolio
• Submitting Proposals

Additionally, feel free to sign up for upcoming events and webinars to learn more about how you can boost your success on Upwork.

We hope you find these online resources useful in your Upwork journey.

[84798706]

Hi Kelvin! Welcome to Upwork!

I have listed some of helpful topics below to help you get started and you can read all of them by exploring.

First you should read the helpful articles by Upwork on all aspects of working on Upwork. You should also take the free courses offered by the Upwork academy to learn about profile building, proposal writing and general guide about working on Upwork.

https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Academy/ct-p/Academy

https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001189093

https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/categories/360001189073

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Announcements/Tips-for-writing-a-winning-proposal/ba-p/140407

Second, most importantly, get yourself familiar with the terms of services and rules of Upwork.

• You can’t share contact information with clients before contract is started.
• You can’t take payment or project off Upwork at any point.
• You can’t offer free work
• You should only start working on a project or job after contract is started and money is deposited in escrow in case of fixed price projects.
• Read the contract carefully before starting the contract like price, scope, deliverables, etc., and if terms are not what you agreed, ask the client to change the terms.

You can read all the rules and TOS in detail in Upwork support articles and in terms of services.

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Terms-of-Service-Reminders/ba-p/1052385

https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Communicating-On-and-Outside-of-Upwork-Terms-o...

Third, you should learn about various features of Upwork. I am listing some below but you can learn about the rest in community, product features, and support articles
https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Connects-for-Interviews-Won/ba-p/1147321

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Boost-Your-Proposal-to-the-Top-of-List/ba-p/10...

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Scheduling-Meetings-Now-Made-Simple/ba-p/93880...

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Zoom-Integration-on-Upwork/ba-p/821163

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/New-Performance-Analytics/ba-p/1014656

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Product-Release-Notes/Increasing-Transparency-in-Boosted-Proposals/b...

Fourth, you should keep yourself aware about the new events and webinars, and try to attend them as on these webinars, experts share very helpful information and best practices

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Announcements/Webinar-Beginning-Your-Freelancer-Journey-on-Upwork/ba...

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/ct-p/Events

Best of Luck!