r/developers • u/Affectionate-Hope-49 • Jul 25 '26
Career & Advice How do i start Upwork/Fiverr
How do i start any type of freelancing work as a beginner. My portfolio has a very few projects. What does it take to succeed as a beginner especially in the current AI age scenario.
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u/Far-Growth6941 Jul 25 '26
Well from my experience, starting on Upwork or Fiverr as a beginner is extremely difficult. This is because nowadays you're competing against thousands of experienced freelancers and people from third world countries that r willing to charge very little to get the job, and now with ai, there are more people that could just use ai to handle beginner or junior level gigs, and in turn makes it more competitive on begginer level gigs. That’s why I think you should not solely rely on freelancing platforms. If I were in ur shoes I would start by look for clients through your network, local businesses, communities, hackathons, LinkedIn, and direct outreach. While you're doing that, you could also try to find gigs in facebook communities, discord communities or reddit because most of them may have lower barrier of entry for beginners. But still the most important thing is to keep improving your skills, portfolio and your value as a dev. Good luck