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Thank you to those of you who were able to join me live for our Community Virtual Hour Event on May 9th! This event covered a ton of great resources for some of the most in-demand skills on Upwork in 2023. This post is an outline of all the resources and links that were shared during today’s presentation, please see below - 

Upwork’s Most In-Demand Skills:

• Upwork Unveils Most In-Demand Skills for Independent Professionals in 2023 (full article)
• https://www.upwork.com/press/releases/upwork-unveils-most-in-demand-skills-for-independent-professionals-in-2023 
• Expert Talk with Will Simpson & Margaret Lilani: Freelance Industry Trends & In-Demand Skills in 2023
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Freelance-Industry-Trends-and-In-Demand-Skills-2023/ev-p/1227294 

Upwork Academy & Best Practices: 

• Upwork Academy (where you can complete learning paths on a variety of topics including interviewing tips, submitting proposals, finding work, etc.)
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Academy/ct-p/Academy 
• Talent Toolbox with Will Simpson: Elevating Your Professional Game 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Elevating-Your-Professional-Game/ev-p/1190197 
• Expert Talk with Will Simpson & Caitlyn McNerney: Identifying & Avoiding Scams on Upwork in 2023
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Identifying-amp-Avoiding-Scam-on-Upwork-2023/ev-p/1233498 

Customer Service & Admin Support Skills Resources: 

• Upwork Group: Customer Service & Admin Support Professionals
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Customer-Service-Admin-Support/gh-p/adminsupportspecialists 
• Community Hour: Leveling Up: Strategies to Go From Beginner to Advance with Toch Ibe-Ekeocha 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Leveling-Up-Strategies-to-Go-From-Beginner-to-Advance/ev-p/1154316 

Design & Creative Skills Resources: 

• Upwork Group: Designers & Creatives 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Designers-Creatives/gh-p/designerscreatives 
• Talent Toolbox with Will Simpson: Design & Creative Upwork Skill Certification Deep Dive 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Talent-Toolbox-Design-and-Creative-Upwork-Skill-Certification/ev-p/1126426 

Marketing Skills Resources: 

• Upwork Group: Upwork Marketing 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Upwork-Marketing/gh-p/UpworkMarketing 
• Expert Talk with Will Simpson & Adam Palmer: Upwork Saved my Life - A Path to Success by Forming a [Marketing] Agency 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Upwork-Saved-My-Life-A-Path-to-Success-by-Forming-An-Agency/ev-p/1217089 

Accounting & Consulting Resources: 

• Community Hour: Keys to Success in Business from a High Earner with Jeff Stoller 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Keys-to-Success-in-Business-from-a-High-Earner/ev-p/1207510 
• Expert Talk with Will Simpson & Evan Fisher: How This $1.8M Freelancer 10x’ed His Earnings (and How to Increase Yours!) 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/How-This-1-8M-Freelancer-10x-ed-His-Earnings-and-how-to-increase/ev-p/1156669 

Tech Resources: 

• Community Hour: How to Stand Out as a Freelancer [in Tech] with Toch Ibe-Ekeocha 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Upwork-Virtual-Community-Hour-How-to-stand-out-as-a-freelancer/ev-p/1212797 
• Talent Toolbox: WMSD Upwork Skill Certification Deep Dive 
• https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Talent-Toolbox-WMSD-Upwork-Skill-Certification-Deep-Dive/ev-p/1124213 
• Community Hour: Building an Agency in the Web Dev Category with Stefan Omerovic 

https://community.upwork.com/t5/Events/Building-an-Agency-The-case-in-Web-Dev-category/ev-p/1212806