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Olawrites:
Got my first ever job on Upwork, $40

This is surely a starting point. I'm happy

Thanks Venzal, cutezt, Meklex

Congrats bro/sis

Go forth and prosper, more dollars fall on you.

kayc0:
Lol, Boss these platforms dey cashout steady.

I swear, and na us dey do the work, na them dey chop, even God, na 10% him dey collect

Valwezzy:
Haaa!
I thought it's only freelancers they charge 20%?

Nawa oo

They charge the clients 3% of whatever is agreed on

Valwezzy:
Good morning,
I see service charges are separate from the main job. I want to know, Do your clients pay the Upwork service charges?

Upwork are criminals, they charge both clients and freelancers, even to link your card, they charge.

Dropped by to share a little motivation.

Let's go make this dough people.

Venzal:
1 = You should try and get an ID. But unless things have changed, Upwork will not ask for your ID right now until you are made a top-rated contractor.

2 = Good question. When writing copy, you don't want to sound desperate. It'd be like a NEEDY guy trying to get a gal. We all know how that works out.

The same applies to copy. Sounding needy will repel a lot of subscribers.

To avoid hard pitches in an email, use stories, metaphors, news, and all those other things we talked about.

You just have to be conscious of not sounding desperate.

3 = I am going to record a video to demonstrate that soon.

No sir, i think things have changed, before you can begin a contact, you have to undergo the verification process which includes even a video call, i was asked for my ID even before i began a contract, i used to have various notifications at the top of my screen saying i can not start a contract yet until i submit my ID.

Venzal:
Oh, okay. I get your point. It's mostly those article writing and blog post writing jobs, though. Filipinos, Indians, and Pakistanis reign supreme in those categories.

Yeah, exactly, when I see the number of proposals, I'm like, how the hell do new comers make it in this niche now?

Venzal:
Thanks for your contribution. But virtually every category on Upwork and Fiverr is saturated. The key is NOT to be a GENERALIST but a SPECIALIST.

New writers are coming in to Upwork every day and still crushing it in spite of the saturation. The mindset is key.

Yeah, but trust me bro, writing is much more saturated, a job posted 5 mins ago has over 15 proposals already, and as an upwork plus freelancer, i can see the bids, and there are some bids that are very low, tho if you can successfully build a good profile, your work will speak for you and you won't have to struggle again.

sometimes, a job posted 10 mins ago on video production, UI design, etc will have about 5 proposals.

[quote author=Testapep post=90751198][/quote]Unfortunately, i don't, sorry sir, and about mentoring, i can only drop by to help time by time, i cant closely mentor, please understand, me, but i sure can give instructions and help out with questions.

i will, however, give you a video where you will basically learn almost everything there is to learn about the editing software i use, it is one of the most used in the world,

you can buy the software at computer village for 200 naira, or download it here https://usersdrive.com/03drhb7clqad.html

then you can digest this 4 hours tutorial on video editing, follow it bumper to bumper, learn as much as you can, rewatch over and over again if you have to, for me, i studied video production in school, but I think this video is quite comprehensive for anyone who wants to learn


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seP6Yqx4BaY

Crazeworld:
Hi Cutetz,

Thanks for sharing experience with us. If there is anything to take from it, it's the fact that persistence, determination, and hard work pays.

I have some questions though...

Did you use a Nigerian account, from scratch and till date? This will be a motivation for many of us here.

What is interview? How is it done?

How come you still get enough jobs even without submitting proposals?

Your past clients recommend you to others, who eventually contact you on whatsapp. Do you guys transact outside of Upwork?

Is Upwork cool with freelancers taking clients out of Whatsapp, considering the fact that they won't be getting their 20% commission on future jobs?

During your early days when you were spending money on connects, did you for once think things may eventually not work out?

Do you have a side income outside of Upwork then too?

Thanks.

People, I am so sorry I haven't been able to reply your questions, I am so overwhelmed with work, let me briefly answer your questions.

1. Yes, my account is bodly stamped with "LAGOS NIGERIA"

2. Interview is basically the second stage of the hiring process, it is just like the real life interview where you submit your CV (proposal), apply for a job and if your CV looks impressive, you are contacted to come for an interview with whoever is hiring, now an interview as always does not guarantee that you have the job, writing a catchy proposal is only the first step, you have to hit the nail on the coffin with the interview, because most times, you are not the only one being interviewed for that job, so impress your client with your interview stage and soon enough l, you will be hired.

3. One of the edge upwork has over other freelance sites is that it has long term benefits, you will eventually get to a stage that your job will speak for you, you don't need to do anything, I have a policy, any job I take, I do it well, it doesn't matter if the pay is $5, in fact, I have done a $5 job before, and guess what? That client referred 2 other people to me, I didn't even need to ask him, do your best in your job cos it is your greatest testimony, clients don't want to hear the thousands of years and gibberish you have been saying, it's all about "show me what you can do" or "what you have done", many of my clients heard about me from previous clients I worked with, I just accepted another job today for 300 dollars, $100 per video, and I never submitted any proposal, it was referral. I am an upwork plus client, so I have a profile link, they just refer people to my profile link and that's all.

4. Yes, some clients are not on upwork, and are not even interested in joining, so you have to find other ways to get paid, upwork direct contract is not available in Nigeria yet, so I receive using payoneer, but i try my best to persuade the clients to hire via upwork cos it builds my profile on upwork, in fact, on my upwork profile, I have earned just about 3k dollars, the rest are via other means of payment, try as much as you can to keep your payments on upwork, it has long term benefits.

5. Well, they are not cool with it, but being on upwork doesn't make upwork my employer na, If I got the client via upwork, I get paid via upwork, I even prefer getting paid there, though sometimes when I calculate the large amounts upwork has taken from me, I feel like they are being wicked, but I still prefer being paid there, but if the client is gotten outside of upwork and doesn't want to join upwork, I still get paid, I don't care about their 20%.

6. No, I did not doubt for once that things won't work out, my doubt or concern was just how long does it have to take to get there, I have seen people who have spent over 20M dollars paying clients on upwork, those people receiving that pay, dem no get 2 heads na, so me sef must partake, so I didn't doubt, I only was worried about how long. I'm not top rated yet, I've seen top rated video editors from Nigeria who have earned over 10k dollars sef, but I believe I will get there someday, persistence is key.

7. I do have a source of income outside upwork, I am a part time staff of an organization, and I am not obligated to come everyday I work for 2-3 hours Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday weekly, but due to Corona, I now work only Tuesdays for about 4 hours, the pay is fairly good for the Nigerian standard, the reason I am part time is because they were unwilling to pay what I asked for full time back then, now, I only work there because I love the job, not because of the money, my upwork earnings is enough to sustain me for now, I'm not married, so I don't have so much responsibilities, I am not the type that loves to show off or live flamboyant lifestyles either, so I am not really eating deep into my pocket, I am planning and preparing for the future and if everything works out fine, upwork should be able to sustain even my family when I eventually get married (in years to come though), I average a monthly income of about 200-300k, in my room without shirt and on boxers, no need for suit, no need to wake up by 5am to board danfo to work so I won't be late, no need for insults from conductors, nothing nothing, just pure bliss, and this month looks even better.

But don't get it twisted, I basically work for the whole day, you can't be lazy and be on upwork, especially when you are just starting up, the only difference is that I don't have any boss to command me, I start to work any time I want (takes a lot of discipline to decide to work every day) I have not skipped working for even a day since like 3 months now, I make sure I hit an average of at least 20k daily, sometimes, i don't, but that is only because I probably woke up by 12pm or so, after working till 4 or 5am, but at least 15k for a day, another thing that takes so much from me is voiceover, I have paid almost 5h dollars on voice overs alone just cos I no get Yankee accent, so I have to hire Americans which is frustrating and expensive.

All in all sha, upwork is great, though I feel any field that has to do with writing is already too saturated.

This one no make sense

Confirmed from channels https://www.channelstv.com/2020/06/16/breaking-lagos-govt-stops-planned-reopening-of-worship-centers/

Lalasticlala

Following the laid down rules on the reopening of worship centers, the head quarters of word assembly has kept to the rules ahead of the resumption of church services.

Check out the arrangement and social distancing.

Lalasticlala seun mynd Dominique

I tried upwork sometime in 2016 and was rejected, I gave up and continued life as a Video director, then sometime in November 2019, I was at a very low point in my life, finances was not coming in as much as it should, I was managing. That time was one of the times I thought so much about my life, I pondered on so many businesses I could startup with the finance I had, but then, I finally decided to try upwork again, and, I did, and was accepted instantly, before trying, I read a lot of articles on opening an upwork account, I knew the questions that were asked while opening already, so I took my time to properly write it, and just copied and pasted in their respective fields, I was glad, but that was just the beginning, upwork was not friendly for starters at all, it was difficult, I was wasting my connects applying for any and every job I see, I never got even an interview, then I went online and read about writing proposals, studied it very well, watched over 6 hours of upwork related tutorials on YouTube, watched a video editor called Jack Cole on YouTube, he is a freelancer video editor on upwork, watched so many of his tutorials and built on it, by that time, my free 20 connects were long gone already, I was not discouraged, I bought 20 connects again and again, while still studying writing a catchy proposal, until I mastered the art, I finally got a job for a monthly pay of $100 dollars making a short 2 minutes video daily, it was not the best, but i needed the reviews, so I took the job anyways, all this time, I never left my main job o, by the way, this client was the most frustrating person I have ever done business with in my life, it started well at first, he was a naval officer in Australia, I was doing well until my village people remembered me, all of a sudden, my laptop crashed, see wahala I, tried fixing, all to no avail, na there problem start, I had to be running to my friends house every day to use his pc to get the job done and send to this man, my motivation was not the pay, it was the much needed review, I was to submit a video latest by 9pm daily, 9:05pm, this man is already on my whatsapp asking where the video was, ah ah, see wahala o, for $100 dollars?

Well, I endured and kept on working, I took out some money to get a manageable 4gb ram laptop that wanted to frustrate my life, for those that are into video production, you will understand how terrible it is to run premiere on a 4gb core i3 laptop, you will almost be crying, if you are not careful, you will slam the laptop on the floor, exporting a 2 minutes clip can take up to an hour, everything was just frustrating, I endured it, I had no choice, I was determined, I loved upworks premium feel, I hated fiver due to the way those Indians have littered everywhere with their terrible English while sending proposals, plus, upwork had longterm benefits, so I stuck with upwork, anyways, after the first month of working with this man, enduring everything and making sure I was on time, I told the man I was increasing my rates, he asked how much, I told him 1k dollars, the man shock, I said it just to ward him off, cos if I decide to just pull out, he may give me a bad review and that will defeat the whole purpose of my 1 month suffering, he wanted to pay 200 a month, I no gree, I run before him frustrate me, well, he tried to pay me 6h dollars for a livestream job where he wanted me to be streaming at least 20 hours of music every day to his YouTube channel (just imagine as money too much for this man o), well, I rejected, where will I get stable unlimited internet in Nigeria and also stable 24 hours light? Or is it with my small 4gb Laptop I will use to stream? Wetin I want come use edit?

Well, I was sad that I left my only job, and went back to the labor market (upwork) for a new job, by the way, before I landed my first job, I spent over 1 month submitting proposals without even an interview, back to the story, after about 2 more weeks, I have almost exhausted the 100 dollars on connects again, I landed another low paying job, 30 freaking godam sports videos for 300 dollars, who does that? 1 Video can take me 4 hours to make o, anyways, they say a bird at hand is better than hundreds in the sky, I accepted the job, and completed the project, this client was far more understanding, unlike the first guy that almost made me start going on x videos to get the particular sultry (but not porn) videos he wanted me to work on.

Completed the project, and got more, it was low paying and wasn't the best, but i enjoyed it cos I loved football, and editing football clips was fun for me, from there, I got another client which was moderately fair, to cut the long story short, about 3 months down the line, I had earned over 1.5k dollars, some weeks ago, I just got my JSS badge with 94%, I am in my 3rd top rated eligible week, with over 6k earnings already, I don't do jobs less than $100 dollars, the same sports videos I did for $10 each back then, I don't do for less than $200 each now, my whatsapp is filled with clients from all over the world, yesterday, I declined 2 invitation to interview, I have about 6 long term clients that I earn nothing less than 5h dollars per week from, apart from the occasional clients that comes to me every now and then to work for them, I have a constant assurance of $300 weekly from one of my hourly job, i have over 120 connects in my account untouched, cos I don't even have to submit proposals, jobs just comes, I accepted a new job yesterday, today, I got a text all the way from US asking me to work for him (referrals),i am thinking of downgrading my account to the regular upwork account cos I don't think I will be needing their connects anytime soon, so they can stop taking my 15 dollars monthly, moral of the story.

Doing those jobs all those times, enduring the pressure, the constant struggle to keep up, the competition, reinvesting all my earnings into upwork at some point, my first 3 earnings went back to upwork, I didn't even withdraw, it was difficult, it was never easy, I was very discouraged, I almost gave up, but i am glad I didn't.

Today, my dear 4gb ram laptop has become decoration on my desk, used sparingly to write scripts, i now own 2 8gb ram laptops, core i7, a 16gb ram core i7, and a 32gb ram core i7, all bought from upwork earnings, the rest they say is history, I am glad I took this path, don't give up, be professional, try as much as you can to please your clients, I have 3 other people working under me, I am even thinking of how to properly establish the company and employ more with upwork being my major source for clients, I have lots of good reviews to the extent that even upwork is asking me to submit my cv so they can see the possibility of dissolving me into one special freelance package wey me no even understand sef, but it has benefits according to them sha, it is well my people.

Just felt to share my story to encourage you all.

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So I have been a WEMA Alat customer for quite some time now, I decided to start using their account sometime last year after a bad experience with Access, so I moved to Wema Alat, it started great at first, I had a few troubles signing up but I was eventually successful, I funded and requested for a card and it was delivered after 4 days, I was impressed by the features it offered, I never had to go to the bank to get anything done, I could do almost everything from my app.

As someone who does a lot of international transactions, it's dollar virtual card option was pure gold, until around late March when I went to see someone and lost my card while on my way back, I was not fazed as I totally trusted Alat to deliver a new card, so I requested for another card, I was debited instantly, and was shown a pop-up saying my card will be delivered within 3 working days, I waited and waited, but it never came, in fact, on the third day, I had to cancel some appointments because I was trying not to miss my Alat card delivery, brethren, as I type this, my card has still not been delivered, so many calls to its customer care, so many messages on her social media pages, but there was absolutely nothing concrete except pleadings.

I worked majorly online during the lockdown, so I needed to pay for things sometimes, but Alat failed me, the virtual card option suddenly stopped working, I was totally stranded, had money in my account, but couldn't withdraw cos I don't have a card everytime, I have to borrow people's cards to withdraw, or make payments, at one point I felt people started thinking I was into shady deals as they started being reluctant on releasing their cards to me, it was really very embarrassing and slowed down my job a lot, every single time I go to the social media handles of this bank, all I see in the comments are complaints from angry customers, and to top it all, Facebook always makes sure every Alat post is the first on my news feed, so it was like impossible to not see their posts.

I have moved back to my access bank, and so far, I have not encountered major issues for now, but Alat has taken my money for card, and I want my money back or they deliver my card.

I don't know where to run to again, this injustice and wickedness against her customers is becoming outrageous and we need this to stop, Lalasticlala seun mynd Dominique

Please help the thousands of Nigerians being scammed by this supposed financial institution, let the world hear about its terrible service, maybe it will help them to function better. Please don't let this go under.

Late Mr. Rinji Peter Bala became Nigeria's social sphere's number one trending topic a few days ago after he was shot and killed by men of the Nigerian Army under the umbrella of Operation Safe Haven.

Nigerians came out to express their displeasure over the death of the young man and called for justice for the deceased.

On Saturday, a candlelight procession was held in honor of the 20-year-old, at his residence in Hwolshe community, Jos south local government area of Plateau state, with men, women, youths, and children coming out in their numbers to mourn the late Rinji Peter Bala, they all prayed for the repose of his soul. In his address, Mr. Peter Bala, father of the deceased declared that he has forgiven the perpetrators of the act, which led to the demise of his only son and also pleaded with the peace-loving people of Plateau state to shun the planned protest and please adhere to all government's regulations, please stay home and stay safe.

Lalasticlala


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FG-6yDDe2E

The residents of Hwolshe community have come out en mass to register their displeasure on the recent killing of one of their own, 20-year-old Rinji Peter Bala alias Bobo, who was shot by men of the Operation Safe Haven in the state.

The residents came out bearing placards with inscriptions declaring that Rinji was never a thief. Speaking to an uncle of the deceased, who spoke on behalf of the father who declined speaking over the death of his only Son, said the family has been sad and the atmosphere has been gloomy.

Some of the residents who witnessed the incident shared the story.

We at Swagalicious Flikz sympathize with the family.

watch below -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZHlZWBsFUk

Former Edo State Governor, Labor President and National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress, has denied going abroad for medical treatments. In an interview with channels tv, the 68-year-old, said "Wrong", when pressed on if he seeks treatment abroad.

The interviewer further pressed on by reading a quote by Adams in 2017, admitting traveling abroad for treatments, which made the ex-governor, turn back on his words.

Watch video below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9iW6wVU9dg

lalasticlala

A Landlady in surulere, Lagos state Nigeria, has taken the lockdown order to a whole new level by calling the Nigerian police force to stop her tenants from going out of the house.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo7J3gshIpI

https://www.instagram.com/p/CADDkxsH9fw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Swagalicious Flikz received reports of violence currently going on in Agege, Lagos State Nigeria.

It is not clear what caused the violence, but it is connected to area boys. In a disturbing video sent to us, there were gunshots and thick black smoke emanating from tyre burning.

Watch the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFX4vyESM7g

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Topic closed

Zackattack:
Hi
With all due respect sir/ma, 600naira for 5minutes video doesn't appear feasible.
To think that one has to go online to source for the contents for your voice over makes the offer almost impossible to work around. Please think about this and come up with a better offer, thanks.

Terms updated, read post again, thanks.

Hello guys, I am a freelance video editor and lately, I have been overwhelmed with work, I want to please my clients, but I know I can't possibly handle and complete all the projects alone, I need an extra hand, so I am looking for a video editor who is good at what he does, and can be trusted to do quick turnarounds, what you will be editing is sports compilation videos, I will provide the voice over for you, you just need to search for videos on topics I give to you, the videos must not carry the logo or watermark of any youtube content creator, that means you have to source for the original clip on the internet, you must not steal another person's content, I will get a copyright flag and I will not use you again, you must also have enough data to upload the finished work on Google drive, it must be at least 5 minutes long and the size is usually around 120-200 mb, 500mb should be enough to get one video completed (sourcing, uploading etc)

I will pay 20k per month, you will be getting at most 3 daily, you may not get on soedays, but not to worry, you will still be paid at the end of the month, and if you do well, your pay will be increased after 2 months.

Please don't pm me, just comment your number here and I will contact you.

Thanks.

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