Upwork

I think upwork is very expensive , even i am struggling to get response on upwork .

But Fiverr is working good for me , i have created a thread for fiverr's new seller ,
if you want to give fiverr a try feel free to read the thread .

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/my-personal-tips-for-new-fiverr-sellers.1610205/

Hi Rana,

This is coming from a software developer (SAP and IBM ALC) and Project manager (PMP and Prince 2)

These days if you are a programmer / coder (PHP, C Language, Java, etc), your skill set, no matter how deep, is considered "commodity"

One level higher are the frameworks and the no-code systems like Bubble.

Higher than that Business Intelligence ERP systems like SAP. It has a coding language called ABAP

Higher than these makes it necessary for you to add something to your technical skills. That is called being an SME (subject matter expert)
Like learning accounting to be able to work on the FICO modules of SAP. Or learning human resources to be able to work on the HR
modules of SAP.

For short term making money you will do better by finding a domain, creating a brand, making a website using festingerVault.com (he is here on BHW)
plugins, making POD products from Yoycol or InkedJoy for your woocommerce store. Stores NEVER have articles, so write articles about the niche subject as well
as the individual products so the store gets indexed. Then download books on Z-Lib related the niche, copy chapters out of them and either post them
as articles or use AI to rewrite them into new articles.

Why a dropship website?

Look at Flippa.com. Dropship and affiliate type websites selling for $30,000 !

Business sites sell for 3X multiple of yearly sales. So $900 a month is work $30,000. $450 a month is worth $15,000. $450 a month is $112 a week

You can do that

WRITE DOWN the blueprint that I just gave you ON PAPER. Read my previous articles here and add whatever else you think will help the project

Bring it into the real world. If it is stuck on your computer it may never become REAL. YOUR INTENT IS THE KEY.

Then POST THAT PAPER ON YOUR REFRIGERATOR OR NEXT TO YOU COMPUTER. You have to see it CONSTANTLY.

Then take action

Everything you need is free except for the domain. For the webhost google "Free CPANEL web host"

Another idea from The Mysterious Eye Inside™

Sincerely,

The Eye

PS. Get a separate bank account for your new business. You might want to make 2 or 3 of these at the same time

Upwork is cooked. It's the race to the bottom there and becoming the next Fiverr. I would suggest take your skills and start your own company and do direct outreach to potential clients. It'll hone your skills alot more and you don't have to pay upwork 20% or whatever they're charging these days.

you can try to attract customers by actively using social media accounts for this

Start with smaller prices or near to free the first one or two jobs to build reputation and then you can work on higher jobs.