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Make Your First $3k on Upwork in 2024

How? Let’s show you 👇

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March 30, 2024

Hey friend, many people replied to this post asking how to get started on Upwork and most importantly, how to make their first $1,000 (which is about N1,200,000+)

So, we have compiled helpful resources to get you there.

But you have to know this though

It takes a lot of work

And you have to get the basics right

Only a few Upwork freelancers have made hundreds of thousands of dollars (and even millions) on the platform

And thankfully, they share their winning playbook.

All for free

So, we compiled these resources to guide you

Please, take them seriously.

Diligently follow the steps of Upwork veterans and boost your chances of landing your next client(s) soon.

Let’s get right into it

Know this…

It’s 100% possible to land high-paying clients from anywhere in the world, even as a Nigerian living in Nigeria.

You can be next 🫵🏾

Just like these guys 👇

  1. So, here’s everything you need to know about Upwork

  2. Getting your Upwork account approved in Nigeria…

  3. Choosing a profitable niche

    • Design, tech, marketing, and writing are hot on Upwork. And if you're good at any of those, great! But don't worry if you're into other stuff like making music or editing videos. There's demand for that too.

  4. Creating portfolios or work samples

    • Hey, don’t fret if you don’t have any yet. You can create one from scratch and use it to land your next job. You can learn how to do that here.

  5. Optimizing your profile so that the right clients can find you EASILY

    Using the right keywords on your Upwork profile header, description, and skill tags will help you stand out when you apply for jobs and attract the right kind of jobs that you want.

    The following resources will guide you on how to optimize your Upwork profile

  6. Choosing the best jobs to apply to based on your skills

  7. Job postings to avoid on Upwork

     

    Knowing this will save you some connects, time, and energy cos some jobs can be a good fit for you but the clients might be a bad fit for you. And how do you tell? Well, from the details on the job postings. The following resources will show you how to spot those red flags.

     

     

  8. Sending proposals that can’t be ignored

    Please, don’t rely 100% on ChatGPT to develop proposals. It’s mostly basic stuff and most clients can tell. Instead, create a general template for your proposals. When it’s time to apply to various jobs, customize that general proposal template to each job posting.

    The following videos will guide you on writing proposals that win contracts on Upwork.

  1. See what clients see when you apply for jobs 

    Clients only see the first 2 lines of each proposal sent to their job postings. So, it’s important to start your proposals well. The following videos will help you see how clients view all the proposals sent to them.

  2. Get Your FIRST JOB on Upwork (With This ONE Thing)

  3. How to do GREAT work for clients to get a 5-star rating and possibly keep them coming back to work with you.

  4. Create a USD/GBP/EUR bank account from Nigeria, link it to Upwork, and withdraw your money (you have earned it)

  5. Network with other freelancers here

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