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VladimirG
Community Manager
Community Manager

Meet our Community Featured Contributor Lisa J.

Meet our Community Featured Contributor Lisa J.

 

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  • What job category do you work in?
    PPC


  • When did you begin using Upwork?
    2012


  • Tell us a little about yourself and how you got started Freelancing, or running your business online?
    I initially started on oDesk as a Social Media Specialist as a side job. I became serious about freelancing in 2016, when I realized that it could be a FT gig! I have 10+ years of experience in Digital Marketing and worked for different companies before switching to being a FT freelancer.


  • What do you enjoy the most/least about working online, Lisa?
    I absolutely love being able to meet with people from all over the world and especially business owners just like me! I always tell everyone that my best clients have been on Upwork. Being a FT freelancer also allows me to bring my kids to school every morning and even have lunch with them. Something I couldn't do at my FT job! There is nothing I don't like about being a freelancer, it's something that really suits me!


  • What was your most successful project/contract?
    Probably a client that I worked with for 2 years on Upwork. They hired me to help them launch their new product back in 2018 and I successfully launched ads on both Google and Facebook Ads for the next 2 years. It was a very successful project.

 

  • Do you have any advice for other users on Upwork?
    It can be hard to find the right clients at first but don't give up! So many great clients out there that are willing to also hire new freelancers!

  • Anything else you want to add? You can also share some fun interesting things about you Smiley Happy.
    This is somethig I have actually shared with Hayden Brown on Twitter not too long ago: Upwork helped me get through my pospartum depression back in 2016. It was tough going from being fully employed to being a FT mom and thanks to Upwork, I was able to continue working and balance my mom's role and my freelancer role. That's also how and why I decided to become a FT freelancer 2 years later 🙂

~ Vladimir
Upwork
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architectmamun
Community Member

Inspiring! Thanks.

Carrry on Lisa J.

Hope you will do more best in our community.

Thank you for your kind words 🙂

58ee1e43
Community Member

Glad to read out your views about Upwork, I am  new here and your experiance is motivating for fresh freelancers like me!. 

AveryO
Community Manager
Community Manager

Being an independent professional has genuinely helped many people from all walks of life in many different ways. Thanks for sharing this with us, Lisa. I hope you're doing better! Heart

 


"Upwork helped me get through my pospartum depression back in 2016. It was tough going from being fully employed to being a FT mom and thanks to Upwork, I was able to continue working and balance my mom's role and my freelancer role. That's also how and why I decided to become a FT freelancer 2 years later :)"


 

 


~ Avery
Upwork
puda
Community Member

Thank you all!

 

Side note:

 

Please note that I am a freelancer just like you and I am not part of the Upwork support so DO NOT SEND me messages asking for my help to deal with clients please! Contact the Upwork support directly.

rochalelagunero
Community Member

Big kudos to the " Business Leadership Program recruiting Associates that I 've had

the honor of working, you have all made an immense impact on the business and on me,

and I can't  wait to see what the future has in store for all of you..Thank you.

rochalelagunero
Community Member

Thank you very much all of you here

YOU

>are a great listener.

>give grate feedback.

>relieve others of difficult tasks.

>take one for the team.

>keep us on track

> bring our mission to life.

>are a great role model.

> respect others' contributions 

>pitch in whenever needed.

> God Bless Us All

1fa16682
Community Member

Thank you for this guidelines

chukwu-christian
Community Member

Thanks, Lisa, for the information you shared with us. 

 

It's fantastic to find out how closely closely closely connected the stories of our journey into and through Upwork. 

 

I must say that you've been so patient and taken a set at a time. 

 

Congratulations!

 

ravi_iitian
Community Member

Congratulations, Lisa.

 

"Certa bonum certamen"
388d0c31
Community Member

very inspiring and really happy to see your such progress. Expert vetted with awesome client's reviews.

Minhazul Asif
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