A Cheat Code To Starting Out On Upwork · Upwork Outbound (Free)

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A Cheat Code To Starting Out On Upwork

When we analyzed our Upwork communities, we found that it's much harder to sign clients if you’ve earned less than $1,000 and don't have any reviews.

Once you earn $1,000 and have 2 or 3 good reviews, you get significantly more attention.

The hardest part of Upwork is getting to this point.

The quickest way to overcome these early challenges is to have an existing client hire you 3 - 4 times (separate contracts) for a total of $1,000 and leave you an honest review on each contract (hopefully 5-star). Choose a client you’re confident will leave you a 5-star review.

You’ll have to stomach Upwork’s fees, but this strategy will save you significant time and money.

If you don’t have any clients who can send you this money, that's totally fine - neither did I when I first started.

Instead, you'll simply apply to fixed-price jobs under $300, which only allow residents of your country to apply to them. These jobs are significantly less competitive, and if you submit hyper-personalized proposals to them, it won't be long until you sign a few clients.

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Cheers,

Nico

P.S. If you want the full story of how I got my first client, check out this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw1HSw8yNak

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