Earning $100,000 From Freelance | Zero to Hero
Hello ladies and gents! The past few weeks have been purely me trying to understand the platforms I'm freelancing on and trying to get high-ticket clients, which I have just succeeded in getting from this very day.
Also you guys, I'm currently under medication that is making me have constant mood swings, so bear with me since I'll be slower than what I'd usually be on this challenge.
(BIG) UPDATE
DAY 37
CURRENT EARNINGS: $1495.5 (1,5%)
Oh boy. You guys would be shocked if I told you I made over a thousand just today, LOL.
@Alexion , bless you again for waking me up regarding Upwork.
I devoted 99% of my time to this challenge actually understanding how the platforms work in a lot of depth. I'm qualified to do the work that 99% of clients list on freelancing sites, yet getting the leads is the hard one. And not just any leads, of course. As high-ticket as possible, and if possible, fixed-price deals. I don't want to sell my time, I want to sell my service.
Approached someone on Upwork just today, and sent him a very good, custom-tailored proposal that made him excited, something I had to innovate on since I never really committed THAT much to try to invoke an emotional response from a buyer. It's critical for high-ticket products that I KNOW I can nail. Tried my hardest to make my proposal better and better and tailor it as much as possible to the potential client.
I also got a few more minor jobs to build reviews, which worked well. Filled my profile with certifications and previous work to build social proof, and also provide strong testimonials within the proposal, which seems to have helped me a lot.
Out of the
26 total Upwork proposals I've sent (I AM VERY PICKY WITH WHO I APPLY TO), I got
8 messages back, booked
2 interviews, and got the job on both those interviews. I also got another 2 jobs that didn't involve interviews from those same messages. For the rest of the jobs, one client rejected me, and I ended up rejecting the other 3 after learning more information about what they wanted.
Something I apply when I do interviews, apart from making sure I look good in the video chat (and obviously trying to convey confidence and being articulate) is to have done a bit of work before even being hired on the job so I know a lot about the brand I'm working with. I also tend to never ask questions at the end of the interview, rather try to repeat the important points at the end that they state to me are their biggest concerns as reassurance paired with some information that they didn't provide that I had to research myself so not only do I convey trustworthiness but also professionalism and a strong work ethic. I've just started using psychological tricks to maximize my returns. I don't go to the point of abusing the human mind, but I am trying my best to get the jobs I know I can deliver perfectly on.
Got a review and got the tick on Upwork after verifying my profile, which happens after the first job. Slightly Photoshopped my profile picture to make my face look better as well, because why not. I'm thankfully looking pretty okay in that shot I used, I hate taking pictures but that one looks good.
Once I start getting good leads, I'll get them out of Upwork if they need recurring work to save us both the fee and maybe I'll run an SMMA or some shit during the project to maximize profits with the leads I generate from freelancing platforms.
Also, I ended up missing an interview from someone on Fiverr. Yikes, this is the first interview I've ever missed in my life. The work was very demanding for the pay so I don't really care that much thankfully. No regrets, everything's a learning curve boys. I apologized and requested a reschedule (I missed it by 35-40 minutes, I had set a wrong alarm) but I don't expect an answer back. It's good that I started seeing messages on Fiverr again, I got another client I'm closing soon hopefully, it's just a quick 30-dollar gig that'll take me very little time to complete.
Also, that $1K gig I booked is one-month-long management which will practically be 5 hours of my time in total. Strategy development and planning, plus some minor keyword research. Stuff I LOVE doing and I'm getting paid well, while also knowing the work's gonna be well worth the investment of the client. I couldn't feel better if this keeps going as well. So far, so good.
After educating my ass about these platforms to their FULL EXTENT, I'm ready to get rolling really hard. Time to reach this goal as fast as possible, strongly devoted now.
ALSO: Just asking, does anyone use DISCORD here? If so, PM me! One quick question.
Not trying to sell you anything.
That's all for now, folks. Update coming every 3 days from now on, since major stuff will be happening way more often.
Reply to the thread to boost it if you read it, thank you for reading guys, love you all, and bless ya!
