tonyx4x44:
Just got my first $500+ (Expert level) job from a very polite client

A moderately easy job I would have done gladly for $100

I just sat in front of my PC repeating WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW for like ten minutes

Oga Victor1 thanks a million for this thread. You deserve a champagne bottle... ow I can't afford it yet, make I dey save.


Fellow newbies see am as motivation.

tonyx4x44:
Just got my first $500+ (Expert level) job from a very polite client

A moderately easy job I would have done gladly for $100

I just sat in front of my PC repeating WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW for like ten minutes

Oga Victor1 thanks a million for this thread. You deserve a champagne bottle... ow I can't afford it yet, make I dey save.


Fellow newbies see am as motivation.

justi4jesu:
Sell your Payoneer and Skrill Funds to us and get credited within Minutes.

Send us your Funds and get credited with Naira into your Bank Account within minutes of receiving your funds.

Payoneer/skrill Rate 370 to $1

Receiving Paypal Rate 320 to $1

stagger:


Bravo. Most of my own work is from repeat jobs: a 75% rate. Ensure you exceed your client's expectations and watch how repeat jobs will be flooding in. Congrats.

stagger:


Bravo. Most of my own work is from repeat jobs: a 75% rate. Ensure you exceed your client's expectations and watch how repeat jobs will be flooding in. Congrats.

tonyx4x44:
finally finished reading the thread... whew quite informative.

Account creation mode... the one I created in 2013 for fun is probably dead... hehehe by now I for don be guru o...

Well, according to a chinese proverb: "the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now"

To all thread contributors and trolls; I salute una!

tonyx4x44:
Just got my first $500+ (Expert level) job from a very polite client
A moderately easy job I would have done gladly for $100
I just sat in front of my PC repeating WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW for like ten minutes
Oga Victor1 thanks a million for this thread. You deserve a champagne bottle... ow I can't afford it yet, make I dey save.
Fellow newbies see am as motivation.

Exoticstan:
Bro, from your experience, does the "Top Rated" badge necessarily attract more clients? Especially as a Nigerian?

Exoticstan:
Bro, from your experience, does the "Top Rated" badge necessarily attract more clients? Especially as a Nigerian?

stagger:


From my own experience, NO. Again, you have to understand that MORE clients does not necessarily translate into MORE MONEY. For instance, there is a lady on Upwork who has worked for some of the big banks like JP Morgan who earns $200 an hour for doing financial modelling. She has worked less than 20 jobs on that site and the least she has made on a single project is $1,500. Technically speaking, she can make more money than someone who does 1,000 projects and earns $2 per 500 words.

Get my drift? So more projects does not necessarily mean more jobs.

Chyvy:


Yes. It certainly does, at least speaking from my own experience. You can market your status in your proposals. And like Stagger rightly noted, it's not by the number of projects, but by what I call "price per project". But the top rated status certainly helps to increase the price you charge per project. Ever since I earned that status, I charge between 4 and 10 dollar per 100 words, and my clients keep coming back for more. Unless you're more concerned about the volume of work, then it shouldn't matter.

BTW, congrats @Tony, I remember quite vividly my very first job. It was an $800 job. I was so elated I couldn't work for the next 2 months.

Exoticstan:
Just as I thought. Thanks stagger. You definitely answered my question. But one last question: you use your real Nigerian identity right?

justi4jesu:
Sell your Payoneer and Skrill Funds to us and get credited within Minutes.

Send us your Funds and get credited with Naira into your Bank Account within minutes of receiving your funds.

Payoneer/skrill Rate 380 to $1

Receiving Paypal Rate 320 to $1

Chyvy:
Yes @ExoticStan

stagger:


Back then on Elance, identity verification was required. Else how would I have collected my monies in my domiciliary account here in Naija?

Exoticstan:
Thanks Stagger. May be I'd have gone really far if I was patient enough with elance when I joined in 2014.

tonyx4x44:



Patience and persistent is key in everything bro, not just freelancing.

Goodluck with your $1000 target o. But why don't you press yourself more?

Set the target for October ending. Then ask yourself, what do I need to do, read, or learn, who do I need to see to meet that target?

One of my favorite quotes which is also self authored is: fail fast, fail often, try again.

Goodluck bro, me self they target October ending for that 1k. I need a top rated badge in November

samtobi:
I'm looking for someone I can outsource some articles to pretty fast. The article is a review about a fitness program online.
I'm willing to pay #1000 for 1000 words for the right candidate.
The article must be 100% unique(Copyscape checked), free from grammatical errors and properly researched.
If you're a go for this job, please contact me through my signature with samples of previous work you've done.
The right candidate will get repeated work from me with better pay.
This is just a trial article to know your writing skill. If this work goes well, you'll get higher pay in subsequent work.

Thanks
Looking forward to working with you

Nasa28:
My people, Since i joined upwork, i have been working hard, i stay online virtually every time i'm free, I bid on every job i feel i can do but yet to get hired.

please is there anything i got wrong ? pls Victor, stagger and others i need your help........... Help a brother in Need

my profile is


http://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~01a67aa15870aa1df5/

samtobi:
I'm looking for someone I can outsource some articles to pretty fast. The article is a review about a fitness program online.
I'm willing to pay #1000 for 1000 words for the right candidate.
The article must be 100% unique(Copyscape checked), free from grammatical errors and properly researched.
If you're a go for this job, please contact me through my signature with samples of previous work you've done.
The right candidate will get repeated work from me with better pay.
This is just a trial article to know your writing skill. If this work goes well, you'll get higher pay in subsequent work.

Thanks
Looking forward to working with you

Exoticstan:
I tried viewingyour profile but the link won't open. Try answering some of these questions and see how far you go:
1. Are the skills on your profile related? Do you have skills from various categories?
2. Do you write your proposals with acceptable English?
3. Do you bid on jobs related to the skills you flaunt?
4. Do you read the proposals at all? (Some clients want you to start with a phrase or word to show you read the job description)
5. Is your profile complete? (The more stuffs you have there the better)
6. Is your information consistent? (Do you tell them you have 5 years experience in the proposal while your profile says 10 years?)
7. Do you attach samples while submitting proposals?
8. Are your proposed prices reasonable?
9. Do you use the same proposal to apply to all jobs?
10. Is your profile complete?


There are many technicalities to understand while submitting proposals especially as a newbie. However, what helps me get them to act, at least to interview me - which usually converts to a contract - is to make them test me if they doubt my aptitude. Of course, if you don't have enough job history, feed back, impressive Job Success Score and whatnot, they will doubt you.

Let's start from here.

cc: victor101
cc: stagger

Your expert contributions needed.

Exoticstan:
I tried viewingyour profile but the link won't open. Try answering some of these questions and see how far you go:
1. Are the skills on your profile related? Do you have skills from various categories?
2. Do you write your proposals with acceptable English?
3. Do you bid on jobs related to the skills you flaunt?
4. Do you read the proposals at all? (Some clients want you to start with a phrase or word to show you read the job description)
5. Is your profile complete? (The more stuffs you have there the better)
6. Is your information consistent? (Do you tell them you have 5 years experience in the proposal while your profile says 10 years?)
7. Do you attach samples while submitting proposals?
8. Are your proposed prices reasonable?
9. Do you use the same proposal to apply to all jobs?
10. Is your profile complete?


There are many technicalities to understand while submitting proposals especially as a newbie. However, what helps me get them to act, at least to interview me - which usually converts to a contract - is to make them test me if they doubt my aptitude. Of course, if you don't have enough job history, feed back, impressive Job Success Score and whatnot, they will doubt you.

Let's start from here.

cc: victor101
cc: stagger

Your expert contributions needed.