ahmedsaniadamu:


but did you land a gigs even though that you don't have a profile video.
just curious to know becouse i just joined upwork today.

I don't have a profile video and I have been landing gigs without it. Like he said, a good portfolio, good ratings from past client, and most importantly, well crafted proposal

qtguru:
If you are a tech person learn Chrome Development and other platforms e.g WordPress Elementor for Upworks, you cannot find regular PHP jobs easily like that. take my advice I only have 5 jobs and passed 1k, some of you are higher than me, but I only have recurring gigs.

Please, any pointers as to where a beginner can start? I will really appreciate the info. Thanks

linusmels:


I don't have a profile video and I have been landing gigs without it. Like he said, a good portfolio, good ratings from past client, and most importantly, well crafted proposal

please what services are offering in upwork?
thanks.

ahmedsaniadamu:


please what services are offering in upwork?
thanks.

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linusmels:


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Subtitler , is that not stressful?

ahmedsaniadamu:


but did you land a gigs even though that you don't have a profile video.
just curious to know becouse i just joined upwork today.

Well Yes. Although in total I have only landed 4 gigs or thereabout, so I'm no expert on landing gigs

Deicide:
Subtitler , is that not stressful?

If you don't know your way around it, it will be stressful for you. But I have my way around it

linusmels:


If you don't know your way around it, it will be stressful for you. But I have my way around it

Art you using Linux?

Deicide:
Art you using Linux?

Windows

I have an Upwork course I took, if you are interested, I can pass it on to you for a token.

It taught me all I know on Upwork and I have since made a good head way on Upwork and working on getting my Top Rated badge.

You can just signify here if you want it or send me a WhatsApp message on zero, seven, zero, one, seven, zero, nine, seven, nine, nine, zero.

We can better there and show you a proof or clip of the course before any other thing.

Thanks

Thanks to Upwork and Nairaland

DrLevi:

Withdrawing from payoneer is 2% the amount(minimum of $10).
Grey charges 1% of amount deposited.
Grey charges another 1% to swap from foreign currency to naira(maximum of 3000, about $12) then a #35 fee from your naira balance to your bank account

signed up on aboki africa last week and requested for the dollar virtual account, it's almost over a week now, does it take so long before the dollar acc is created?

johnpablo541:



signed up on aboki africa last week and requested for the dollar virtual account, it's almost over a week now, does it take so long before the dollar acc is created?

No idea, you could chat up their support or dm them on twitter. They've always answered my inquires

But mine took 3-4 days or so

DrLevi:

No idea, you could chat up their support or dm them on twitter. They've always answered my inquires

But mine took 3-4 days or so

OK thanks

Hi everyone. Kudos to the author of this thread, you shared a lot of helpful information.
I have a problem though. Since I opened my upwork, I havent gotten a buyer.
Last week I got my first two interviews and I was so happy.
The first one, the lady needed me to create a user account on her company's platform. Unfortunately, the platform doesn't accept Nigerian IP. That's how she stopped responding.

The second dude, he gave me the job, but he hasn't verified payment, so I cant send the job. Although I told him, that I had almost finished and that he needed to verify payment. Thats how that one too hasn't replied since Thursday.

What can/should I do? My connects have finished and I havent had a single buyer

xokol8:
Hi everyone. Kudos to the author of this thread, you shared a lot of helpful information.
I have a problem though. Since I opened my upwork, I havent gotten a buyer.
Last week I got my first two interviews and I was so happy.
The first one, the lady needed me to create a user account on her company's platform. Unfortunately, the platform doesn't accept Nigerian IP. That's how she stopped responding.

The second dude, he gave me the job, but he hasn't verified payment, so I cant send the job. Although I told him, that I had almost finished and that he needed to verify payment. Thats how that one too hasn't replied since Thursday.

What can/should I do? My connects have finished and I havent had a single buyer

First, know this and know peace: do not, I repeat, do not apply to jobs that don't have verified payments, they are usually a waste of time. Secondly, be strategic in applying for jobs. Don't apply to all the jobs you see. Only those you know you can handle. Thanks

linusmels:


First, know this and know peace: do not, I repeat, do not apply to jobs that don't have verified payments, they are usually a waste of time. Secondly, be strategic in applying for jobs. Don't apply to all the jobs you see. Only those you know you can handle. Thanks

Thanks for your advice. This has been my approach. But I read that some new accounts have issues with verifying payment, so you can give them time , etc.

Since I opened my upwork account last year, I haven't been able to land any writing or transcription job. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Secondly, what kind of account do I need for payment? I've been seeing people say payoneer, PayPal. How does upwork make payments? Thanks

linusmels:


First, know this and know peace: do not, I repeat, do not apply to jobs that don't have verified payments, they are usually a waste of time. Secondly, be strategic in applying for jobs. Don't apply to all the jobs you see. Only those you know you can handle. Thanks

newbie

OfficialDJ:
newbie

Really? Thanks

missidy:
Since I opened my upwork account last year, I haven't been able to land any writing or transcription job. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Secondly, what kind of account do I need for payment? I've been seeing people say payoneer, PayPal. How does upwork make payments? Thanks

There are some tips on the first two pages of this thread on how you can secure gigs on upwork, have you applied those tips? Also can you share your profile?

Do you guys think it is okay to have a separate thread for reviewing people's Upwork profiles and give recommendations ? or should we just use this thread for that?

Codedboy95:
Do you guys think it is okay to have a separate thread for reviewing people's Upwork profiles and give recommendations ? or should we just use this thread for that?

That would be nice

But to review you need to order, while for recommendations, you must not have an account

Ok, I will check. Thanks.

Codedboy95:
There are some tips on the first two pages of this thread on how you can secure gigs on upwork, have you applied those tips? Also can you share your profile?

jackest1:

That would be nice

But to review you need to order, while for recommendations, you must not have an account

What I mean by review is checking people's profile to be sure they have it properly set up.

Codedboy95:


What I mean by review is checking people's profile to be sure they have it properly set up.

Ok cool too

is anyone's account private here, I viewed my babe's account and realized you can't see her profile, makes sense why getting a gig was hard initially, can anyone confirm theirs?

qtguru:
is anyone's account private here, I viewed my babe's account and realized you can't see her profile, makes sense why getting a gig was hard initially, can anyone confirm theirs?

she's been inactive for a while or hasn't gotten a job for a long time.

Try upgrading to upwork's +membership and try applying for a job

qtguru:
is anyone's account private here, I viewed my babe's account and realized you can't see her profile, makes sense why getting a gig was hard initially, can anyone confirm theirs?

Mine is private because I have been unable to get a job yet, they said it will be set to public once I'm able to start earning.

Maybe it could be her account is unverified yet

qtguru:
is anyone's account private here, I viewed my babe's account and realized you can't see her profile, makes sense why getting a gig was hard initially, can anyone confirm theirs?

Go here: https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us?request=t_private_profile

This puts in a request to switch your profile back to public within 72 hours

Also read this guide: https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003975967


Hope this help. Though mine was also moved to private due to no job.