Advanced Upwork Tips For Freelance Writers

Get Better Clients on Upwork: Learn from an Expert-Vetted Freelance Writer on Upwork

What you'll learn

Avoid the common mistakes that hurt your profile and destroy client trust

Learn how to use Upwork's advanced tools and features to spotlight your work and book more projects

Utilize SEO to get more inbound clients and high-quality leads

Use social proof to have clients fighting over your time so you can boost your rates and enjoy the best projects!

Requirements

Some Upwork experience is helpful, but not required.

Description

Want to get better leads from Upwork and grow your freelancing business? Learn from expert freelancer Amy Suto who is Expert-Vetted on Upwork – meaning, she's in the top 1% of 12 million freelancers on the platform. In this course, you'll learn advanced techniques to sell your services on the Upwork platform. This course is geared towards freelance writers, but has strategies applicable to others looking to scale on the platform as well. Here are some of the strategies you'll walk away with…Understand the common mistakes that hurt your Upwork profile's performance and destroy client trustHow to get Expert-Vetted status on Upwork and access hidden, enterprise-level clienteleHow to negotiate with your clients to scale your business and earn moreHow to take advantage of advanced features on your Upwork profile such as specialized profiles Use the power of SEO to have a steady stream of incoming clientsUtilize the "agency" feature of Upwork to grow your business with virtual assistants and other service providersHow to enhance social proof on your profile to increase incoming leadsHow to upgrade your portfolio to wow clientsMore about your teacher: Amy is a published author and full-time freelance writer, and she credits her success to her start on UpworkAmy's work has been featured in Forbes, Parade Magazine, US News, and more. Let's level up your freelancing career!See you in the course :)

Overview

Section 1: Fundamentals of a Thriving Freelance Presence on Upwork

Lecture 1 Welcome! About This Course

Lecture 2 Why Most Freelancers Fail at Upwork – and How You Can Succeed

Lecture 3 The Fundamentals of a Healthy Upwork Profile

Section 2: Supercharging Your Upwork Profile

Lecture 4 Utilizing Social Proof on Your Upwork Profile to Win More Work

Lecture 5 How to Use SEO to Increase Client Demand for Your Time

Lecture 6 Using Specialized Profiles to Niche Down More Effectively

Lecture 7 Creating Compelling Consultations to Get Paid for Your Advice and Ideas

Lecture 8 Fire-Up Fixed-Rate Offerings: Upgrading Your Flat-Fee Projects

Lecture 9 Secrets to Building a Great Portfolio

Section 3: EXTRA: Negotiating with Clients: How to Land Higher-Paying Projects

Lecture 10 How to Win More Proposals at Your Ideal Rate

Lecture 11 Negotiation Tactics to AVOID with Clients

Lecture 12 Fixed Rate vs. Hourly Negotiation Tactics

Section 4: Becoming Expert-Vetted or Top-Rated and Navigating Upwork Agency Features

Lecture 13 How to Become Top Rated, Expert-Vetted, and Top Rated Plus

Lecture 14 Using Upwork Agency Features to Grow Your Business

Section 5: Conclusion: Bringing it All Together

Lecture 15 Conclusion: Last Words and More Resources for Freelancers

Freelancers who have an Upwork profile, but want to improve it