Hey,
I've been working on Upwork for a quite while as a mobile developer. Honestly I was like a rockstar. I got 2-5 invitations every day to projects that I liked and was priced fairly. Even worked for projects for the USPS, and a car manufacturer I can't mention the name of. I've gathered a really broad skillset over the years so I'm able to do everything alone from UIX design to front and backend development.
Then one day... I got a project with a problematic client. Long story short, we closed the project before finish and he gave me a 3 star review. I have 13 reviews, 12 of them are 5 star ratings with very nice reviews, many from several thousand dollar projects. And this little $400 project with the 3 stars ruined my whole profile and my Upwork 'Job Success Rate' went from 100% to 89%, also lost Top Rated Freelancer badge...
Since that happened, I hardly get any projects even if I bid on them. They probably don't even read my proposal because of the 89% Job Success score.
Anyone got some ideas on how could a freelancer like me get projects within a short timeframe without these damn freelancing sites? I know I could start my own company, build reputation and connections over time, etc. I'm just simply not in that financial situation to be able to do that right now.
Thanks
I've been working on Upwork for a quite while as a mobile developer. Honestly I was like a rockstar. I got 2-5 invitations every day to projects that I liked and was priced fairly. Even worked for projects for the USPS, and a car manufacturer I can't mention the name of. I've gathered a really broad skillset over the years so I'm able to do everything alone from UIX design to front and backend development.
Then one day... I got a project with a problematic client. Long story short, we closed the project before finish and he gave me a 3 star review. I have 13 reviews, 12 of them are 5 star ratings with very nice reviews, many from several thousand dollar projects. And this little $400 project with the 3 stars ruined my whole profile and my Upwork 'Job Success Rate' went from 100% to 89%, also lost Top Rated Freelancer badge...
Since that happened, I hardly get any projects even if I bid on them. They probably don't even read my proposal because of the 89% Job Success score.
Anyone got some ideas on how could a freelancer like me get projects within a short timeframe without these damn freelancing sites? I know I could start my own company, build reputation and connections over time, etc. I'm just simply not in that financial situation to be able to do that right now.
Thanks