Fourpockets:

What do you mean by that

CMS like WordPress has more job opportunities than coding from scratch

upworkers. please review my updated profile https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~017974c82cc64483b8

Fourpockets:
I'm thinking of learning wordpress website development for Upwork

me too. becouse nowadays platform development is more than coding from scratch

it makes the field so saturated more especially web development.

Pick up React after you feel comfortable with React then learn Next.js

Humorme2:


When I was making some research about Upwork, I came across a post where a moderator said identity cannot be verified until a freelancer starts earning.
I think that means until a freelancer lands his/her first job, they won't ask for ID verification.
I can't be sure about this though.
Probably ask someone more experienced with the platform.

that's is not true.
upwork ask me to verify my identity and i haven't started earning yet.

DrLevi:

1. I used my NIN and it was accepted

2. Can't remember what I picked but it should be National ID

P.S: verified almost a year ago so I have no idea if it current still works. Maybe someone who verified more recently would be in a better position to answer this

i was verified two months ago and it works for me too.

hope your products are array of objects? if so then e.g products = [ { name:"", price : 20 }, { name:"", price : 50 }, { name:"", price : 80 } ]
const total = product.reduce ( ( product , initialValue ) => { return product.price + initialValue } , 0 //initial value. )
console.log( total) // = 150

Eniwealth23:
@qtguru

This is my upwork profile as requested. Like I said I've done a few interviews but still no job. I've been on this for too long please. Thank you.

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01be82c9e72f3745f6

please reduce your hourly rate. there are top rated freelancers that still works below $15

SpeedyPuff:
Okay, I bleeped up, how do I retrace my steps from here? My US phone number is already verified.

I'm a newbie on Upwork, I was only following someone's suggestion.

what if upwork ask you to make a video verification.
don't you think they can get your IP address ? may be you can use VPN right ? but will you keep using for your entire upwork journey.
you will really regret such action if you earn +100k and your account is permanently banned.
search for talents @ upwork you will see alot of Nigerians making a huge amount with Nigerian location.
even me I don't earn yet but my first proposal at upwork. I get to an interview stage by a client in UAE.
you follow a bad suggestions from bad people.

ibromodzi:
Upwork is highly competitive, no doubt about that. However, I'll advise you not to give up on submitting proposals. If you are good at what you do, it is just a matter of time before you start landing gigs. Coming from a student of data science.

thank you for motivating me.

Dienasun:


I use NIN too, but i snapped it first then uploaded it as png. Is that how you did it?

yes and I tooks more than 2 days before it was verified.

jesmond3945:
Why not keep applying?

ok. I will keep trying.

Qinglong:
I thought users that buy reviews on Upwork get banned.

yes they will permanently get banned. that's why I will never try to make such actions.

qtguru:
Find a niche, everything is saturated for web dev, find niches e.g Shopify, Airtable , Moodle , Webflow, WordPress but Elementor Plugins or any of the page builders.

To earn good money, you have to work on complex projects, no sugar coating, page builders and CMS has taken over web dev, rarely would anyone need a dev to build websites from scratch.

thank you for your great advice. I will dive into learning WordPress with Elementor since I had php experience.

tollyboy5:
Yes

please can you share me your profile link?

Dienasun:
Please how did you get verified? I've been submitting my ID card and yet i still get rejected.

I used my NiN slip then I do some video verification with upwork customer agent

GREATIGBOMAN:
All your portfolio sites are just static and they don't do anything... No functionality... Nothing... the Kongo version was pain to the eyes...


Try buying reviews on Upwork... u need reviews... save 50-100k and invest in getting reviews then watch the magic... U Need money to get money... your skill is not always eenough

the konga website I build is just am exact clone of their landing page as of the time I develope the website

DrLevi:
It's not an upwork thing, freelancing is saturated.

You have to hustle against a lot of Nigerians and Asians.

Web development doesn't make it any better, as 8/10 devs I know are web developers and more are coming to join the pack

My advice:
Keep applying, eventually one go click
Try others e.g fiverr and pepperperhour
Focus local also. the 100k - 200k Nigerians will pay for their business website is still a lot of money.
Niche down, be it Wordpress, shopify or even less popular frameworks like Svelte, Go/Gin etc. React/Node/php has way too many developers.
Finally, just build experience as much as you can. Experience/Skill is everything!

I really appreciate your advice.
I think I will venture into learning WordPress later on then I will sign up with fiver. but wis learning WordPress takes too much time.

tollyboy5:

I don't even have portfolio. What I have is GitHub repository.
I'm thinking of applying for the least job on Upwork to build my profile first.

did you have a profile with upwork at the moment?

Why is upwork so saturated more especially ( web development ).
you may see a simple job of 10$ that was posted 10mins later with over 50+ proposals...
I am really really fade up with this things applying to tons of jobs without any reply. i am even thinking of quiting web development and focus on any offline skills that will get me cash.
my personal portfolio is : https://ahmed-sani.netlify.app
and my upwork profile is : https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~017974c82cc64483b8
any advice from you please !!!

Why is upwork so saturated more especially ( web development ).
you may see a simple job of 10$ that was posted 10mins later with over 50+ proposals...

Dollywood:

What hourly rate do you think is OK?

something not more than 10$

upworkers please review my profile. https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~017974c82cc64483b8

Dollywood:
I started Upwork recently, I need a pro to help me review my profile if I'm doing something wrong.

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01ad3cf587ae4250eb

your hourly rate is too high.

creating those curved lines will be really really time consuming with CSS. just create the dropdown