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How to succeed at UPwork
UpWork training summary
by Lubomir Kosenko, Kiev 30/12/2015
Most important components of your Upwork success: cover letter - profile - reputation
Reputation
In the beginning to get positive review is VERY important.
Choose clients: if he gave bad reviews in the past, it’s not a good client (for beginner)
Give 5 start feedback, ask for 5 stars
Cover letter
short (<300 symbols)
include:
● I read your post,
● I know what is required,
● you want this…. (write in your words his job description),
● I like to work with … (such technologies, industries)
● ask a question (small detail that might be important, i.e. “Does it have a mobile view?
Haven’t found it in the attachment”)
Don’t write “experience over 5 years”. Experience is not years, but your skills and knowledge.
Communication
Fixed price - via upwork messenger
Hourly - skype (faster reply)
Hourly job let you earn more money and build reputation & experience
Better time to apply 8 pm to 2 am (Kiev time), day-evening in US, Canada and Australia
Job success score
+ impact: long repeatable contracts, positive feedback
- impact: didn’t meet the deadline, bad feedback, incomplete job
Profile
include 10 key skills + additional
add smiling photo
Profile overview
<1000 symbols
simple language
Add “how can i be helpful (in which cases)”
You also can add - I always ready to support you (after the project), ready to sign NDA etc
Full profile ( University, Experience), min. 4 works at portfolio
3-4 relevant completed Tests.
Get results that are from Top30 to TOP 10.
Add video - a short presentation about yourself:
- what you do
- what you like
- what you know
= show yourself as a real person
Renew profile every 4 month
Payment
Wired transfer - withdraw at least $1k, commision is $30
Skrill - difficult to get money from it
Payoneer - good, but high commissions
- if withdraw, use Aval bank, choose withdraw “without conversion”, Mastercard currency
rate
- payoneer calculator for UA http://payoneer-ua.liberwing.com/

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How to succeed at UPwork

  • 1. How to succeed at UPwork UpWork training summary by Lubomir Kosenko, Kiev 30/12/2015 Most important components of your Upwork success: cover letter - profile - reputation Reputation In the beginning to get positive review is VERY important. Choose clients: if he gave bad reviews in the past, it’s not a good client (for beginner) Give 5 start feedback, ask for 5 stars Cover letter short (<300 symbols) include: ● I read your post, ● I know what is required, ● you want this…. (write in your words his job description), ● I like to work with … (such technologies, industries) ● ask a question (small detail that might be important, i.e. “Does it have a mobile view? Haven’t found it in the attachment”) Don’t write “experience over 5 years”. Experience is not years, but your skills and knowledge. Communication
  • 2. Fixed price - via upwork messenger Hourly - skype (faster reply) Hourly job let you earn more money and build reputation & experience Better time to apply 8 pm to 2 am (Kiev time), day-evening in US, Canada and Australia Job success score + impact: long repeatable contracts, positive feedback - impact: didn’t meet the deadline, bad feedback, incomplete job Profile include 10 key skills + additional add smiling photo Profile overview <1000 symbols simple language Add “how can i be helpful (in which cases)” You also can add - I always ready to support you (after the project), ready to sign NDA etc Full profile ( University, Experience), min. 4 works at portfolio 3-4 relevant completed Tests. Get results that are from Top30 to TOP 10. Add video - a short presentation about yourself: - what you do - what you like - what you know = show yourself as a real person Renew profile every 4 month Payment Wired transfer - withdraw at least $1k, commision is $30 Skrill - difficult to get money from it Payoneer - good, but high commissions
  • 3. - if withdraw, use Aval bank, choose withdraw “without conversion”, Mastercard currency rate - payoneer calculator for UA http://payoneer-ua.liberwing.com/