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We’ve all been there. We want to take the leap. Earn money on our own. Maybe a little extra for a rainy day or maybe you’re like me, and love the idea of being an independent contributor instead of part of a team.
Regardless, getting started is hard. Mostly because in such a big market, like the one at UpWork, it’s easy to get lost in the numbers. It’s intimidating to think that, out of the 12 million freelancer on the platform, you’ll stand a chance, but it’s definitely possible, and here’s 5 things I did to make it happen.
Have a good photo as your avatar
It all starts with an avatar. Before we all become 5 star rated freelancers, we gotta look the part. A quick search depending on your freelance profession on UpWork, will give you a sense of what your avatar should look like. As a dev a get away with having a hoodie on there, but not everyone might… Be smart… dress the part
Provide value in your bio
Make sure to provide as much detail of the things you can provide a potential client on your bio. Remember that not everyone will expand it, so make sure that the most important things you can provide are listed on the first few lines of the bio.
Send proposals everyday
It takes a lot of work, but if you are serious about free lancing, as the Kim K Tik sound would say, “you gotta f**king work”. I try to take one hour when I wake up, and one hour before I go to sleep to send proposals to every job I see that is a good fit for my skills. Sometimes it sucks, but you gotta do, what you gotta do.
Boost your proposals with connects as much as you can
There’s a special advantage to boosting your proposals that allows you to be at the very top of the list of applicant’s when a potential client views the job on UpWork. While the advantage isn’t clear, sometimes recruiters don’t have a lot of time to be looking at every single application, so securing that top position, sometimes is a must.
Spend time on your portfolio
Your portfolio is where you get to talk about all the awesome stuff you’ve done in your time. Make individual projects for each thing you’ve developed or created in your career and add it here. Let all potential clients know how good your work is, and let it speak for itself.
What do you think?
What advice do you have for aspiring freelancers? Is there anything that helped you that I didn’t write about? Please let me know below and make sure to share this with someone that wants to start freelancing and needs a little help.
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