Why I am not getting orders on Upwork?

 

Hard work is key to any success. Getting orders on Upwork is a synonym for getting a roller coaster ride. Painful for not getting even a reply from clients. 

There are for sure many reasons why you are getting orders on Upwork. 

This blog is purely meant to solve your pain point and it will help you get orders on your Upwork. 

As Upwork is a big platform to offer opportunities to buyers and sellers to get to know each other, help each other, sell or buy services, and earn money for daily living expenses, for life goals and targets and objectives. 

In this blog, you will get to know 9 tips that will help you stand high. Don't say why I need to stand high? because you really need to stand to be recognized among your buyers, clients, and customers. 

9 Tips that will make your profile more attractive, catching, and professional, are mentioned below:

1. Your profile must showcase your skills.

While creating or updating your Upwork profile, Upwork gives you a diverse choice to select skills to mention in your profile. These skills will advertise your expertise and at the same time it will help buyers to understand your ability, meanwhile, it will attract potential clients and projects. 

Example: Skills section for a freelancer in Copywriting (Syed Tahir Hussain B. WV)

2. Profile Picture

Using this platform you will attract clients for your earnings that client is not a kid. He looks at many things to verify that you are real or fake. So profile pictures play a key role in trust-building between you and your clients. Use professionally made, originally profile pictures, So that your clients and customers would have to trust you. 

Example: A profile picture for a freelancer in Copywriting (Syed Tahir Hussain B. WV)

3. Showcase your expertise in the title and overview section

The title is a powerful tool to showcase your expertise and profile quick. 

So always make your title catchy and attractive. It should not be too much longer and it should not be too much short in fact it must advertise your services in the best possible way.

Example: A profile title for a freelancer in Copywriting (Syed Tahir Hussain B. WV)

4. Introduction video

The introduction is compulsory and if it is recorded in video graphics it will be more convincing and persuasive. 

5. Highlight your work in your portfolio

You should highlight your all work and successful projects in your portfolio. 

6. Certifications

certification is important to show that your really qualified freelancer in your field. You need to list all certifications in your profile that will positively impact your clients. 

Example: Certifications section for freelancer in Data Science

7. Employment History

Employment history will let your client know about your experience and expertise. So you need to include your emolument history in your profile. 

Example: Employment history of a freelancer in Copywriting (Syed Tahir Hussain B. WV)

8. Educational Background

Add your educational background 

9. Review and Analyze your profile

You may find inspiration viewing other freelancers’ profiles, but remember to make yours original and unique.

Consider the following additional tips:

• Make your profile about your clients. How can you help them?
• Be consistent with your strongest skills and leverage all profile sections to back up your skills (title, skills, overview, work history)
• Help establish trust and confidence by completing all sections
• Be concise and straightforward in your language
• Proofread each section carefully and update your profile regularly
• Track your reputation by taking action on non-active contracts—and if you are Top Rated, exercising more control over your JSS score
• Update your profile visibility if your profile has been switched to “private” due to inactivity
• Link other professional accounts in your profile settings to help Upwork match you better to jobs
• Keep a perfect responsiveness score by replying quickly to invitations and messages
• Update your profile to “available” when you are, so you receive invites. When you’re not, set your profile to “not available” to avoid the nuisance of responding and don’t risk hurting your responsiveness score
  

And before you publish your profile, ask friends to give you feedback. Another good tactic is to read your profile out loud: It’s a great way to see if your profile flows well, has a nice rhythm, and sounds like you.

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