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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 7:34am On Feb 17, 2021

Crazeworld:
Congratulations. Any tips for those of us without a badge? I know you encountered some nasty clients who are not satisfied after you've delivered job, will go AWOL after job delivery without releasing payments, etc. How did you deal with them all?

Also, what are the tips you will advise for those aiming to reach the same milestone you just did? What challenges are worthy of mention and how you overcame them? I'm not talking about how to apply for jobs. I am asking from a perspective of someone who has a long-term plan on Upwork.

Make your profile 100% complete, add portfolios, take on smaller jobs for reviews sake, make sure you apply to jobs you are sure you can do 99%, once your first few jobs result in a not too good feedback from client, it won't be easy for you to recover and it will be harder to get newer jobs.

I only had one client who tried to scam me after using me for two weeks, he went on and gave me a very bad review after realizing that scamming me won't be easy, that's the only stain on my profile, since then i got wiser, i check client rating before applying to jobs, i also check clients feedback.

Tips to get badges is everything i have posted on this thread.

I didn't really have any challenge, the only one would be when i had an on-site full time job in lagos and i had to multitask

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 8:28pm On Feb 16, 2021

Femolacaster:
Hi, thanks for opening this thread. I started as a freelancer on Upwork last week, though I've been working on Fiverr and fivesquid for a number of years.
I have some questions:

(1) Is buying of review possible on Upwork just like we do on Fiverr?

(2) I was asked this morning to do verification within 7 days, but my voter's card has faded, and I don't have driver's licence or int'l passport. Though I have NIN slip, pls I need your view on this.

(3) Do you suggest using picture as dp or logo?

Thanks in anticipation of your response.

1) no please don't buy reviews, instead invite a client to upwork to hire you,

2) Try upload your nin slip, i know someone that used that to verify her account, but it seems it doesn't work every time

3)use your picture, not logo, you will be asked to do video verification where you will show your face, Infact you shouldn't be able to upload anything other than picture

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 12:25pm On Feb 16, 2021

I got the 'top-rated plus' badge today

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 12:24pm On Feb 16, 2021

SarutobiEky:
good morning bro.
I know this is out of the blue, but can I have a tete-a-tete with you? It's with regards to programming. I really wanna delve into it, but I'm really confused.

There are threads here on nairaland that can help you. i got your email, will reply

Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 12:23pm On Feb 16, 2021

plantist:
Well done bro. How about golang on upwork? Does this skill set allow for quick approval of one's application on upwork?

Yes, I think competition isn't too much on golang compared to PHP

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 12:20pm On Feb 16, 2021

Karleb:
@codedboy95

Please give us an example of how you'd write a proposal. Not just the explanation. Give a practical example.

I could post more, but with these few images I have attached, you should have an idea of what I mean when I say short precise proposals, sometimes i make a lot of typos in the proposals but since it is not a writing job client won't look at that

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 12:13pm On Feb 16, 2021

Karleb:
@codedboy95

Please give us an example of how you'd write a proposal. Not just the explanation. Give a practical example.

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 12:07pm On Feb 16, 2021*

Karleb:
@codedboy95

Please give us an example of how you'd write a proposal. Not just the explanation. Give a practical example.

For me I have noticed short and precise proposal works best, I will attach a few of my job-winning proposals below. In the past, I type really long proposals and before I click the send button, I will see that the client has either started interviewing someone or has hired someone, It's always painful spending 15 minutes typing a kick-ass proposal only to find out that the client has 'moved on', so I learnt to send short and precise proposals, I only write long proposals when i know that a lot of people won't apply to the job.

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 6:22pm On Feb 14, 2021

qtguru:
Yes they have relaxed the rejection rate. Next week I will drop some proposals and tips, however this is what also works, look for a category that makes sense, do a working example and add to your portfolio. They look at it alot.

Yes, at the early stage of your account, having Portfolio is important but once your profile has a lot of good reviews and earnings most clients won't look at portfolio again ( by portfolio i mean the one you will upload on your upwork profile), I haven't updated my portfolio in 3 years, infact what i have as portfolio is crap but i get at least 2 - 3 job invitations every other week. Infact right now my account is set to 'unavailable' because i don't want clients sending me job invites.

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 7:43am On Feb 14, 2021

Donpre:
Okay, i'm still in disbelief though. It should be harder according to popular opinion.

Did you have to verify anything with a valid ID or something official. I haven't yet, and its fueling my disbelief

I believe that since they introduced 'paid connect' system, it has been easier to get account approved and yes i uploaded a valid ID, you will be asked to also, this will most likely be after you get your first job ( you will be asked to do video verification too), uploading ID and video verification is for 'verification' of account not 'approval' of account. Your account has already been approved

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 1:55am On Feb 14, 2021

Donpre:
how do i know if my profile has been accepted or rejected?
Its been accessible since i registered as a mobile developer, I even applied for a job.

since you are able to apply to jobs, your profile has been accepted

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 10:20pm On Feb 13, 2021

Crazeworld:
I thought the possibility of proposals been seen is how fast one submits it. I didn't know the top guys are favoured irrespective of their proposal being submitted late.

yes that works when you are the first 2-3 to submit but once people with stronger profile start submitting yours starts to go down.

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 11:54am On Feb 13, 2021

Karleb:
@codedboy95 can you give an example of a good proposal?

I hope I'm not asking too much?

A typical dev job on upwork always have an average of 20 proposals, if you don't have a strong profile ( not top rated or don't have many reviews) and you are applying to job that already has 5-10 proposal ( i won't advice to apply to job with more than 10 proposals if you are just starting up) your proposal will be kicked down by upwork algorithm, meaning your proposal might not be the first 5 the client will see when he checks proposals for his job posting if your are lucky the clients scrolls down and see your proposal, One thing i always do is try to capture the client's attraction in the first sentence of my proposal, upwork will only show the first say 15 words from your proposal so you want to make sure that your first 15 words of your proposal is spot on, don't go beating about the bush listing your experience, sure you can do that but save it for the next paragraph, Your first sentence should show that you actually read the client's job description, to me i think that's what most client looks for first, someone that actually read the job description and not someone that is sending template.

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 11:28am On Feb 13, 2021

Karleb:
@codedboy95

What about the difference/similarity between Laravel /symphony?

I am trying not to diverge from the main topic, symfony has a steeper learning curve than laravel, You don't really need to know the core of PHP to be a laravel developer but if you dive into symfony with little knowledge of PHP you might struggle.
Laravel itself uses 16 symfony components, if you ask me which i prefer I will say symfony, I like how it makes me the boss of my own code. If you ask me which i will advice a dev to learn i will say laravel, there are more laravel jobs than symfony and it is also easier to learn.

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 11:11am On Feb 13, 2021

Karleb:
Tell me how you got the full time job.

Besides, how similar/different is Laravel and Symfony?

not much to say other than i applied, getting jobs on upwork is not so difficult if you have a strong profile ( with good reviews) and you can write good proposal. One mistake a lot of freelancers make is that they apply to jobs with template proposals, a serious client will definitely know that you made used of a template.

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 10:55am On Feb 13, 2021

Karleb:
How often do you use Symfony?

Do you do WordPress?

I have been using symfony almost everyday for the past 3 years. I have a full time job ( I got from upwork) and their stack is symfony and No i don't do WordPress ( in the past i used to)

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 10:54am On Feb 13, 2021

qtguru:
Upwork is tricky, you have to serve a niche when starting, trying to get Frontend jobs like Angular is like OYO. Look for niche services. These days platform skills earn more money than tech skills. Magento developer, Moodle Developer, people want to operate things on their platform so if you can learn a d extend those platforms you are in money. Thats my honest advice. I've only done few jobs on Upworks but haven't earned as much as others sha. Laziness na my case, still on 800$ but like I say if you can sell directly you will make much more. Its just you have to build something which takes time. Some of you can partner up and sell items on Envato. I'm saying this, because I often research Envato authors and I notice they work in team but some are single. When I settle down I'll write something here

This is true, I have a friend that averages $1.5k earnings per week working on WordPress Buddypress/buddyboss customization.

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 10:51am On Feb 13, 2021

Karleb:
Your stacks || platform?

PHP (Symfony, Laravel), Javascript ( Vuejs), I have also been working with Reactjs of recent ( because of my job)

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 10:26am On Feb 13, 2021

Karleb:
What is your niche?

software development

Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 9:51am On Feb 13, 2021

SegFault:
I don't really like programming apart from C and small website design I can't bear to waste my time because I have a ton of things to do, I don't even have a laptop anymore so to hell with them if they can't accept writers they should shift, not like they have anything over fiverr, freelancer and others.

Like i said you can update your skillset after creating an account, I know writers doing very well on upwork.

Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 9:42am On Feb 13, 2021*

SegFault:
I can't even get into the stupid platform, one of the worse freelancing sites ever.

There are some skills on upwork that are already saturated ( too many freelancers have the skill) , my advice to you is to learn a skill that's uncommon then create your profile using that skillset, there are high chances upwork will approve the account, when they do, update your profile with your main skillset. I am a software developer and some of the skills that i know aren't saturated on upwork are :- machine learning, deep learning, rust, julia, R. I know it's not easy learning this languages but you can create an upwork account with this languages the day you start to learn them ( then update your profile later to reflect your strong hold)

Upwork is one of the best freelancing platforms i have come across, in the past i tried fiverr, peopleperhour but bleh.

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Business › Re: Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 9:34am On Feb 13, 2021

Just Joined upwork and having problem landing your first job? Read this small post i wrote on how to get your first gig on upwork

https://www.nairaland.com/5374190/guys-upwork-not-been-side#81730702

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Programming › Re: Guys Upwork Has Not Been On Side. No Job Since.... by Codedboy95(m): 9:32am On Feb 13, 2021

Crazeworld:
This is a nice suggestion. We should find a way to create one.

Cc Codedboy95 Emmaxy9

I have created a new thread here https://www.nairaland.com/6413405/official-upwork-thread-questions-advice#99018824

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Business › Upwork Thread (Questions/Help/Advice) by Codedboy95(op): 9:31am On Feb 13, 2021*

Hello guys, Someone suggested we have an official Upwork Thread so i decided to create one. If you have any questions or need any help with upwork this thread is for you.

About me: I'm a 'top rated plus' freelancer on upwork , I started freelancing on upwork 3 years ago and i can say i understand how it works.

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Programming › Re: Guys Upwork Has Not Been On Side. No Job Since.... by Codedboy95(m): 9:24am On Feb 13, 2021

Crazeworld:
This is a nice suggestion. We should find a way to create one.

Cc Codedboy95 Emmaxy9

Nice idea, i will go on and create a thread

Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips On Cars. by Codedboy95(m): 7:39pm On Feb 10, 2021

BamBamK:
search out Timifakay on this platform

he is quite good, trustworthy and resides in Ibadan...

this ur car dey sensitive. e no like abuse at all.... if u do, na premium tears go end am

Thanks man, I will

Autos › Re: ASK GAZZUZZ by Codedboy95(m): 3:41pm On Feb 10, 2021

MrJames007:
Buy 5l and 1l.

Thank you

Autos › Re: ASK GAZZUZZ by Codedboy95(m): 1:23pm On Feb 10, 2021

frebor:
Your car actually requires up to 6 litres of 5W30 oil, not 20W/50. If the previous seller has been using it for a long while though, just get a good brand and stick to that. Total Quartz 5000, Castrol GTX

Thanks boss, You said i need upto 6l of oil but most oil are 5l, will that be enough?

Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips On Cars. by Codedboy95(m): 3:58am On Feb 10, 2021*

Hello guys, I got a Lexus gs300 last decemeber, I didn't know the car will be that low, the road that leads to my house was very bad and the car has been constantly hitting the floor. So i want to ask, can this damage anything in one month? The road has been repaired now but my car now makes a rattle sound anytime i start it, it is worse if it's the first start of the day.

Second question, the two back tyre rims have black residue on them, it even leaves the black dust on the ground, someone suggests i need to change the brake pad? Is that the case?

Third Question, I want to service my car, previous seller was using Toyota SL SAE 20w/50 ( black keg) but i can't find that same exact one here in ibadan, the closest i found is Toyota SJ SAE 20w/50 ( red keg) can i use that instead? Or can i use another oil ( your recommendation?)

Fourth Question, I did wheel alignment a month ago and since then my afs light has been on, it seems i have to make adjustments to the afs sensor? But most mech here don't really know what that is, what do i tell them to check and where? Or can someone recommend to me a good mechanic in ibadan? Thank you

P.s scanner only shows catalyst converter error code

Autos › Re: ASK GAZZUZZ by Codedboy95(m): 8:48am On Feb 09, 2021*

Good morning gurus, I got a Lexus gs300 last decemeber, I didn't know the car will be that low, the road that leads to my house was very bad and the car has been constantly hitting the floor. So i want to ask, can this damage anything in one month? The road has been repaired now but my car now makes a rattle sound anytime i start it, it is worse if it's the first start of the day.

Second question, the two back tyre rims have black residue on them, it even leaves the black dust on the ground, someone suggests i need to change the brake pad? Is that the case?

Third Question, I want to service my car, previous seller was using Toyota SL SAE 20w/50 ( black keg) but i can't find that same exact one here in ibadan, the closest i found is Toyota SJ SAE 20w/50 ( red keg) can i use that instead? Or can i use another oil ( your recommendation?)

Fourth Question, I did wheel alignment a month ago and since then my afs light has been on, it seems i have to make adjustments to the afs sensor? But most mech here don't really know what that is, what do i tell them to check and where? Or can someone recommend to me a good mechanic in ibadan? Thank you

Programming › Re: Guys Upwork Has Not Been On Side. No Job Since.... by Codedboy95(m): 9:26am On Feb 08, 2021

Etinosa1234:
Thanks boss...

Pls is app development that competitive... And what other Jobs related to app development can I do before I get a bigger Job...

Thanks sir

It's competitive but not as other niche, you just need to keep applying to jobs

Car Talk › Re: Club-Lexus by Codedboy95(m): 10:16am On Jan 30, 2021

Hello guys,my afs light came on after i did wheel alignment, how do i get it fixed? I read something about zero balancing. Also does anybody have contact of a very good, reliable and trustworthy grin

mechanic in ibadan?

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