Up-work Biding Guide Lines

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Nature of jobs:

First of all, you need to know the nature of jobs, the requirement of job, and nature of clients.

Three tricks if you are a newbie.

1- Try to bid only on difficult jobs or jobs with the long description.
2- Always bid on jobs with less than 5/between 5-10 proposals.
3- Try to do one sample of what client is looking for and send him in the form of a link to online google docs/excel sheet/power point.

Let me explain this with the help of various examples.

Picture 1: The Difficult Job
Code:
https://imgur.com/a/3w8g5fu

You can see the picture 1 attached. This job is a little bit more complicated, and it has a long description. You can easily understand the job by reading the description two/three time.

Now you need to do two things.
1- Keep an eye on the activity of the job, i.e., if the number of proposals are increasing or not.
2- Previous history of the client. i.e., if he is trusting new freelancers/freelancers with low job success or not.

If the number of proposals is not increasing and you think you have understood the job do one sample and refer your client to online link toward that sample.

This will compel the client to trust your skills for that particular job.

Picture 2: Easy job
Code:
https://imgur.com/a/zh6EWzC

As you can conclude from the job description, this looks like a very simple job. Everyone will try to bid on this job. The chances for your proposal for getting viewed.opened will be less than 10%. Avoid bidding on this job. This is a very simple job, and the client is definitely going to choose some random freelancer.

Case 1:

Some clients have budget issues. i.e. they are looking for freelancers with lowest rates. Keep a good eye on this kind of jobs. Please note that TOP Rated freelancers don't bother to bid on a job with low rates. So your chances of getting viewed will increase. (Do keep in mind do not bid on jobs already equipped with 10-15 proposals.)

Case 2:

Some clients are looking for high expertise, so you don't need to bid on the jobs in which client is looking for high expertise, because if you are a newbie client will not trust your skills unless you send a sample of what client is looking for. Keeping in mind the above tip for sending the proposal i.e Not to bid on the job with already equipped with 10-15 proposals.

As far as the proposal is concerned.

1- Do not tell your name.
2- Do not tell him/her who you are.
3- Do not write dear hiring manager, greetings, or anything similar in the first line of your proposal.
4- Do not tell that you are a professional virtual assistant or graphic designer.
5- First line of your proposal is your strength make it customized and compelling. Compel the client to open your proposal after reading the first line of your proposal. If you have done a sample make sure to refer him toward the sample in the first line of your proposal, like "I have done a sample, can you please view? (Link toward the sample)

After that you can greet him or whatever you want to write in your proposal.

Do not forget to add an immediate call to action at the end of the proposal. like

I look forward to discussing how I can help you with (insert whatever it is the client needs) with you soon. Regards
(Do NOT use "sincerely" or "sir" or anything overly formal unless you know the client is from a cultural background where this is more appropriate even on the internet)
As I have some spare time this week, it would be great to have a chat about (insert whatever it is the client needs) soon so we can get started. Regards
I have some ideas how we could get (insert whatever it is the client needs) done (choose one) quicker / more smoothly / cost-effectively / by implementing (insert bright idea) and look forward to having a chat with you about it soon.

Thanks
I Got This Info From One Of The Facebook Groups. Sorry, If Anyone Share This Info Already Here & If Its Wrong Place
 
Great tips. Quick question, will this also apply to other areas like writing / sales and marketing / legal work / virtual assistance?
 
OP is this from your personal experience?
From my personal experience, bidding to as many jobs as possible will get you noticed and hired, no matter how you rank them, easy or hard.
And obviously the sooner you reply to job, the better chances are to be noticed.
 
Great take. I just helped my brother set up his Upwork account, so I've got a few tips for beginners too. First of all, newbies should join any local Upwork groups on facebook. People usually share advice on those, and you'll get to connect with professionals in your own area. If you need visual guidance on setting up your account, there are many YouTube channels dedicated to making it on Upwork too.

You should also complete your profile as quickly as possible if you want to get a running start on Upwork. Upload a few things to your portfolio and do a couple of their tests. Then, start applying wherever you can. Good luck, newbies - and great tips, OP.
 
i like the last line after Thanks :rolleyes:
 
OP is this from your personal experience?
From my personal experience, bidding to as many jobs as possible will get you noticed and hired, no matter how you rank them, easy or hard.
And obviously the sooner you reply to job, the better chances are to be noticed.


Well bidding for too many jobs without any success may lead to a suspension of your upwork account and it is happening quite a lot lately(specially if you have a free account).
 
Well bidding for too many jobs without any success may lead to a suspension of your upwork account and it is happening quite a lot lately(specially if you have a free account).
How? There is no such thing as suspension due to bidding on too many jobs.
There is simply is connects limit, aka limit of the amount of jobs you can apply.

Of course, unless you using some bot to create multiple accounts and bid on everything, of course you will get banned, but registered and confirmed accounts do not get banned, because you apply for too many jobs.
 
Been on upwork for years now with a consistent top rated profile and I can still remember those days when getting my firsrt job took approx 3 months.
 
Super helpful. Thanks for sharing these. I have been on and off in upwork for about 5 years now. I would like to add few things that have helped me:
1) Try to find the name of the job poster and address with the name in the beginning.
2) Same geography: This has worked quite well for me. After moving to Australia, I only did a bid for Australian projects and got a response almost 90% of the time. You can apply some blackhat into it - create a profile and put in the foreign address.
3) When you have few reviews, don't be scared to increase your price and if some clients to low price you, be rigid and tell them there will always be someone who will do cheaper but if you are after Eiffel tower you will get a normal wall.

Cheers guys.
 
great tips, even tho this works, one shouldn't rely on Upwork and such boards
 
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