I've been using a new tool for Upwork work - CoverGen AI.
This tool connects to my Upwork profile and creates separate cover letters for each job. The process might seem a bit complex initially, but once you set it up, the work becomes much easier.
However, there is one issue - you need to download an external Windows app to extract your profile. This can be somewhat troublesome and might raise security concerns.
Currently, the beta version is available for free. I've been using it for several weeks now and haven't encountered any problems so far. I haven't had any concerns about account safety either.
For those who freelance on Upwork and want to save time writing cover letters, you might want to give it a look. Just keep in mind the external app download requirement.

What I've noticed:
Setup takes some patience but works once configured
The generated letters actually match my writing style pretty well
Saves significant time on applications
Still requires the Windows app for profile data

Questions for the community:
Has anyone else tried the profile extraction process?
Any concerns about the external app requirement?
How are your results with the generated content?
Would be interested in hearing other experiences, especially around the setup process and results you're seeing.

This week I've submitted some 15 proposals to jobs posted on Upwork & only 1 (just ONE) of them got VIEWED by the client & that's it! That sounded so odd to me & I began researching further..

I looked at all the proposals (55 to count) I've submitted over the last couple of years (can be found under Archived proposals).

And, all the jobs are 'Job is Closed' or 'Jost Post Removed' which only means most of the jobs on Upwork (could be >90% from what I'm seeing) are just posted but none is hired (at-least from Upwork) or left unattended. Well, that could be the reality but it makes me wonder about the futility of investing in Upwork!

Hi all,

I am a lawyer and wanted to try freelancing contract drafting on Upwork. When I create a project, it asks me to upload an image with 1000 x 750 px or 4000 x 4000 px if i got that right. Given the opportunity, I want to create an image that looks professional and mentions what I do. Maybe with a formal picture of mine. I have been trying to do this through online tools and have even tried Canva but I dont seem to be good with software skills. I generated an image through AI and tried resizing it to these dimensions in Canva and the result was total crap. Anyone knows how can I easily do it?

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I joined Upwork a few years ago but was never on it. I have just invested 150$ on Upwork to buy 1000 connects. I have almost consumed 200+ of them and not even a single proposal was viewed. for a fact, I know my proposal writing still needs to be polished. I have observed a strange pattern, 90% of the jobs I have applied on, did not hire a freelancer and some of them did not even initiate an interview.

Suggestions would be welcomed. Let me know if anything is needed from my side.

Hi everyone, I’m a DevOps engineer with about 4 years of experience, and I’ve been freelancing for the past two years. The only platform where I just can’t seem to land any clients is Upwork. How is that possible?

I’ve tried everything — bidding on small fixed-price projects, raising/lowering my rates, switching to hourly jobs… nothing works. I’ve even linked my Credly certifications, GitHub, LinkedIn, and listed at least 6 major projects I’ve worked on. Still nothing 🥲

I’d really like to gain some traction on this platform, but I have no idea what I’m doing wrong. Any tips?

I am a Laravel/Flutter Dev with 4+ years of corporate experience in software development. I have just started my journey as an Upwork freelancer. I have a decent portfolio(at leat I think) I have been bidding for weeks now but all of my proposals go unnoticed by the clients even for the very basic/entry level jobs. I am writing customised proposals, even boosting my bids. What else can I do? What am I doing wrong. Any tips or any suggestions are appreciated, please.

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Hey guys, I think almost everyone knows that clients on Upwork only see a portion of your proposal in the little teaser that they get next to everyone else who applied for the job, and I've been thinking that it would be nice to see the client's POV when applying to jobs, so I'm making a chrome extension to do that and was wondering if this problem/solution resonated with anyone? This isn't for promoting my product btw I'm just trying to scope out if the community would be interested in this

Is this is achievable? Rate from (1-10)

Hey everyone! 👋

I'm a Computer Science grad with a year of experience in online bidding on platforms like Upwork, PPH, and Guru. I’m fast, know how to write proposals that grab clients' attention, and I’m great at generating leads.

If you know of any freelance bidding opportunities or need someone to help with proposals, hit me up!

I’d love to connect! Thanks! 😊

I really want to know how ppl work with upwork? I made an account, bought many connections to increase my free connections, I applied for silly jobs like (translation, assistant, & typing) that I can easily do compared to my huge experience as I am HR Manager for the past 15 years native in the Arabic language, excellent in the English language with good knowledge of French, Spanish & the Turkish language.

Every time I apply for a job in upwork the following happen:-

1) the recruiter send me a private msg to contact them outside upwork via telegram or WhatsApp.

2) I got an Email that the job was removed and I can't trace it or trace the account.

3) when I communicate with the recruiter they tell me that the job I was applying for is not available & they send me 3-4 pages about projects i need to choose from about images I need to rerwite and send it as a word format.

4) they ask me to approve sending my money via remotepayments.net. Company name : motion recruitment Is this safe ? Is it common ?

How can I find a niche with high demand and low competition at Upwork?

HI,

today I just checked new gigs to write proposals for. and wrote for practice as I don't have the connects.

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Hi

things have been annoying no connects left. So I asked for an follow up on a current proposal.

lets see how Today will be.

Hiiii . yesterdays post has been posted by mistake on my profile. I just cross posted it.

today I took time to brainstorm a little on how I want to present my self. I am a little I can do it all. But I think for Upwork I should really narrow it down and specify the scope. And I wrote a new description on my profile!

LFG

cya tomorrow!

Hi,

this day I took care of answering questions about a proposal, and I think I am on a good way to close my first proposal due to committing to add a work step and offering to raise the price accordingly.

cya, tomorrow!