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I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 10:45pm On Jun 28, 2022
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 !!!
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by Seniorwriter(m): 10:53pm On Jun 28, 2022
ahmedsaniadamu:
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 !!!

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Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by Nobody: 10:58pm On Jun 28, 2022
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

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Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by Julius209(m): 11:03pm On Jun 28, 2022
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
Though I am still trying to find my way into web dev but I know something is wrong with the Konga version at first sight.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by tensazangetsu20(m): 11:09pm On Jun 28, 2022
Keep on grinding but dont rely on just upwork. Be looking for a full time job too. The thing with freelancing is that the simple projects that can be done by everyone will get applied to by everyone making it look saturated. Advanced projects will have few to no applicants. Dont just rely on freelancing as a newbie. Looking at your portfolio you have so much to learn. I will also be looking for jobs in an organisation where I can learn under people with more experience.

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Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by Nobody: 11:22pm On Jun 28, 2022
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!

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Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by tollyboy5(m): 11:39pm On Jun 28, 2022
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
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.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by Nobody: 11:44pm On Jun 28, 2022
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.

E hard sha.

But everybody luck is not same
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by Dienasun(m): 1:58am On Jun 29, 2022
Please how did you get verified? I've been submitting my ID card and yet i still get rejected.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by jbreezy: 4:59am On Jun 29, 2022
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
First forget functionality, those sites look like they were rushed.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 7:07am On Jun 29, 2022
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?
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 7:11am On Jun 29, 2022
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.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 7:14am On Jun 29, 2022
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
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 7:24am On Jun 29, 2022
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
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by tollyboy5(m): 7:49am On Jun 29, 2022
ahmedsaniadamu:


did you have a profile with upwork at the moment?
Yes
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by tollyboy5(m): 7:51am On Jun 29, 2022
ahmedsaniadamu:


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.
WordPress is over saturated. Don't near there lol

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Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 8:00am On Jun 29, 2022
tollyboy5:
Yes
please can you share me your profile link?
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by tollyboy5(m): 8:04am On Jun 29, 2022
ahmedsaniadamu:


please can you share me your profile link?
Ok I'll do that when I'm on my system. I'm also having problem of no patronage.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by tollyboy5(m): 8:12am On Jun 29, 2022
ahmedsaniadamu:


please can you share me your profile link?
https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~011454dcdc887f4b82
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by jesmond3945: 8:49am On Jun 29, 2022
Why not keep applying?
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by Qinglong(m): 9:36am On Jun 29, 2022
GREATIGBOMAN:


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
I thought users that buy reviews on Upwork get banned.

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Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by qtguru(m): 10:04am On Jun 29, 2022
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.

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Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 10:12am On Jun 29, 2022
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.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 10:13am On Jun 29, 2022
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.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 10:14am On Jun 29, 2022
jesmond3945:
Why not keep applying?
ok. I will keep trying.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by Dienasun(m): 10:29am On Jun 29, 2022
ahmedsaniadamu:


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

I use NIN too, but i snapped it first then uploaded it as png. Is that how you did it?
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by jesmond3945: 10:39am On Jun 29, 2022
ahmedsaniadamu:

ok. I will keep trying.
yea, change your cv for every application. Target 1000 applications for remote jobs.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 1:17pm On Jun 29, 2022
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.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ibromodzi: 1:46pm On Jun 29, 2022
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.

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Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by Dienasun(m): 1:59pm On Jun 29, 2022
ahmedsaniadamu:


yes and I tooks more than 2 days before it was verified.
Tnx, will give it a try.
Re: I Am Tired Of This Upwork Things.. by ahmedsaniadamu(m): 5:12pm On Jun 29, 2022
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.

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