@Madison B wrote:
Hello! I'm a new freelancer on Upwork, offering writing, design, and photography. I know that it takes patience and a load of hard work to initially get going. However, I was wondering if there were any seasoned freelance professionals out there who wold be willing to take a second to look my profile over and give me any constructive advice and tips on how to improve it. Any help would be very appreciated. If you are one who takes time out of their busy schedule to do this, I want to express my extreme gratitude in advance. Thank you much!
-Madison M. Burtner
@ @Madison, I'm sure others will weigh in as well, but here's what I suggest-
Reduce your profile overview by at least two-thirds. Clients are generally put off by solid walls of text. Break your overview up into clear paragraphs with short sentences, and/or use bullet points to emphasize important points, skills, or other information you want to draw attention to.
Choose one specialty or niche, and develop your overview around that, since clients are generally put off by freelancers who claim to have skills in disparate areas. You may well be highly proficient in everything you say you do, but clients prefer freelancers who specialize. You can maybe add other skills later, once you have gained some traction.
Make your profile less about yourself, and concentrate on making it all about how you can solve a potential client's problem(s). Clients are not in the least interested in your life story- they are here to find someone who can fix their issues, and you have to make them believe that you are the only person who can do that. Carry that idea over into the first two lines of your proposals as well, since clients initially see only the first two lines of a proposal.
Hope that helps a bit, and good luck!
