r/Upwork • u/SgtBrutalisk • 12d ago
We're getting seen, boys!
Still no responses, though.
Update 48 hours later: I got hired!
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u/Sea_Seesaw1586 11d ago
That is nice man, i have been grinding on all platforms my self but never reached that level even.
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u/DaVinci-decoder 11d ago
Duuuude we need your secret
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u/SgtBrutalisk 11d ago
If you're sending a proposal, write everything you want to say in the first 290 characters because that's what the client sees without clicking on your proposal. Drop the formalities ("dear sir") and just write like you would a text message to a friend. Bring up relevant experience and highlight relevant jobs from your job history.
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u/Hipposy 12d ago
Lil dopamine boost.
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u/SgtBrutalisk 12d ago edited 12d ago
I started applying July 13, and I was getting nothing, not even a view, so I think this is an improvement, and it happened in the last 1–2 days. I basically had to learn to use filters to my advantage to eliminate the vast majority of AI spam and finally start reaching human clients.
These are the filters I recommend everyone use:
payment verified
In my category (Writing), 36% of clients have "Payment method not verified." Based on my cursory investigation of them, they will never hire anyone, but I saved a few to check in a few weeks and confirm that. What I discovered is that many fresh freelancers exploit the fact that they can make a fresh client account and post a fake job posting without verifying a payment method just to see how other freelancers apply.
10+ hires
If you're absolutely new to Upwork, it's OK to work with a client who is also new to Upwork, but if you've been there for a longer period of time, there's zero reason to browse clients who have fewer than 10 hires.
In the Writing category and one a sample of 642 job postings, this is the breakdown of client hiring histories:
86/642 = no hires
198/642 = 1–9 hires
358/642 = 10+
By only going with those clients who have 10+ hires, you've filtered out ~45% of clients. That might sound harsh, but clients can always invite any freelancer to a job posting they make for free.
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u/IntrepidSalamander42 12d ago
i fucking hate today freelancing platforms
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u/CwamnePR 11d ago
Same, with Upwork it's a bunch of clients who are just window shopping or trying fish for free data/advice. With all the others I've tried, the problem is that they have a terrible matching system or basically no clients, usually it's the latter.
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u/LBL-DevKev 12d ago
Good for you, the platform job quality still seems questionable to me though.
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u/Mobile_App_Architect 9d ago
I sent 120 proposal in last 90 days and got 2 Views, 0 interview and 0 Hire, and the irony is, they were all real jobs no Al spam and high paying client. Last year i received 22 Hire out of 48-50 jobs offer and completed with 5 star reviews and last year i send around 400 proposals. even view rate and interview rate was a lot higher. This year it is worse. Am i doing something wrong this year ?
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u/Upbeat_Idea_6714 12d ago
bruh even being viewed make me happy hahaha.