100k/year on Upwork

To hear the trolls tell it, these people don’t exist:

“I have wasted 10 years of my life on a Master’s degree. And guess what? I am happy to realize that I don’t need it at all. Currently I make 100k+ yearly from my freelance business on Upwork/Freelancer, I am absolutely debt free, and going to become financially independent soon.”

Boris Vasilenko 

Nope.

Nothing to see here.

“These freelance sites are scams!”

“La la la la, can’t hear you!”

Truth is…

There’s plenty of this out there. AND, there’s plenty of people who’ve got on Upwork and never made a penny. With a platform that big, it’s inevitable. There will be winners and there will be losers.

Just how the cookie crumbles.

The difference I’ve noticed, though, is a couple things.

First. Mindset.

The people who tend to lose on Upwork and other freelance sites tend to think of them as  “get out of jail free” card. That they’ll put up a profile, do ZERO marketing themselves and good ol’ Upwork will take care of everything.

It no workey that way.

Successful Upwork freelancers…

Treat their freelancing services like a real business.

And, they market on their own like any other business would.

And, simply use Upwork to amplify their efforts.

Second. Strategy.

The people who are successful on Upwork have one. They take some time to think about how the platform works, what ITS goals are and they adjust their approach to give them the best chance of success.

They don’t just throw up a profile and “hope”.

And, what they find is the effort is worth it.

When the largest freelancing site on the planet suddenly starts seeing you as one of it top freelancers… well, you can imagine just how many projects start coming your way. It’s a bit crazy.

Anyway, I spent a bunch of time figuring Upwork out when I first started.

And, got to a point I was getting invited to so many projects…

I had to turn off my availability because I was getting overrun.

And, it’s simple stuff. 

But, counter-intuitive.

Sounds backwards, at first.

But, once you do it… you see.

Anyway, I teach you what I learned in my Freelancing on Upwork course (the #2 ranked freelancing course on SkillShare). How to build your profile, how to bid on jobs, how to market outside of Upwork and build a real freelancing business, etc.

You can get access to it for nothing on SkillShare here: https://skl.sh/2EhufQC

But, fair warning…

You’ll need to re-think some of what you “think” you know about freelancing and Upwork. If you go in, thinking you already have all the answers and know what will work, you’ll get nothing out of this course.

So, check the ego…

And THEN, let’s get started: https://skl.sh/2EhufQC

Later,

John

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I’m a 15-year veteran of freelance web development. I’ve worked with bestselling authors and average Joe’s next door. These days, I focus on helping other freelancers build their freelance business and their lifestyles.

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