EdgarAllenBro
Regular Member
- Nov 10, 2019
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It's more difficult when you're just starting but just use it to your advantage
In my cover letters, I started by hyping up my '4+ years of professional writing experience' (not true) and mentioned that I was switching over to Upwork to find new clients. Tell them that since you are trying to build up your resume on Upwork so you are doing a few jobs beneath your typical pay grade in order to gain job experience on your profile.
Make it seem like they are getting a bargain, as if you are worth $100/hour+ but since they're lucky enough to be one of the first clients you've applied to (since you 'just switched over to Upwork') they are getting a professional freelancer for a massively discount price.
In my cover letters, I started by hyping up my '4+ years of professional writing experience' (not true) and mentioned that I was switching over to Upwork to find new clients. Tell them that since you are trying to build up your resume on Upwork so you are doing a few jobs beneath your typical pay grade in order to gain job experience on your profile.
Make it seem like they are getting a bargain, as if you are worth $100/hour+ but since they're lucky enough to be one of the first clients you've applied to (since you 'just switched over to Upwork') they are getting a professional freelancer for a massively discount price.