Whether you offer a visual service or not, you NEED a portfolio. If you offer a visual service like graphic design, video editing, or web design your portfolio is simple: Create at least 3 sections and put as many examples of your work into each section as you can. Break up your sections by the service. For example: Section #1: Short-Form Video Editing Section #2: Long-Form Video Editing Section #3: Thumbnail Design If you offer a non-visually stimulating service like Bookkeeping, SEO, or Google Ads you still NEED a portfolio. It’s an opportunity to stand out from thousands of other freelancers and agencies in your niche. I promise you, it’s worth doing. There are 2 strategies I teach in my Premium Upwork Community for this: #1: Film a 1-2 minute video discussing each service you offer. Mention your experience with the service, what it includes, and results you’ve achieved. #2: Use a tool like loom, and review a clients dashboard / ad account and create a mini case study. Mention what the client was struggling with when they hired you, what you helped them with, and the results you generated. These videos are typically 2-3 minutes long. Film 3 of them and put them each into their own section of your portfolio. Implement these portfolio strategies and you’ll get more clients to send you a message. Speak soon, Nico P.S. We’re hosting our first ever webinar this Thursday. It’s free to attend, and you can add it to your calendar here: https://www.skool.com/upwork-outbound-free-9857/calendar?eid=bafbc5c4735843a1915ddee78902d3f8

If we have very limited connects, how can we utilize them more efficiently? 1. Only bid on suitable jobs. 2. Use bids and turn on the availability Batch. Is there a significant benefit to turning on the availability Batch? Does it help our profile appear to more clients, or does it simply signal to clients that this freelancer is available for work? What do you say @Nico Hessel

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How to Submit a Proposal Is there any benefit to submitting a proposal without boosting it? I've seen many times that clients only read the first one or two proposals and ignore the remaining ones. The boost for the job is insane, literally. I've seen people boosting proposals with up to 150 connects. 🤯 How to overtake this problem ? @Nico Hessel

Anyone knows how to solve this? I am facing this with all the job posts