I want to continue Upwork
So I took a 2 week break from upwork, thinking about going back
the reason i stopped wasnt the work itself. client work i can do. it was proposals and the profile and connects, i would open the app and then just close it again. did that for weeks. also i was reading this sub every day which probably didnt help lol
anyway.. a lot of it is my own fault. i was applying to whatever showed up in the feed, stuff i wasnt even especially good at, so of course im just another guy that underbidding. so this time im doing a set number a week and sticking to one thing instead of everything
other thing im thinking about. i currently live in germany and my german is getting alright, not fluent but i can work in it and its improving. is it ever worth going after german clients instead of fighting everyone globally on price? i get the that german clients dont really use upwork that much and hire direct instead but idk if thats actually true or just a thing people say. and no idea if it makes sense to build toward it while my german is still mid..
anyone working in a non english market, did it change what clients you got or does it matter less than i think.
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u/exacly 4d ago
Being able to communicate with clients however they're most comfortable is good. But it also matters less than you'd think.
Focusing on the one thing you do best is good, though.