Upwork (formerly odesk and elance) is the biggest platform for freelancing.It is totally free and easy to use.Just you can make an account on it which is attached to your gamil account.It account is totally free,you can make upwork account in few minutes by just introducing youself with your skills.You can do the work from anywhere in the world by using Internet.All of the jobs in this site are completely location independent.You don't need to waste your time in marketing or networking.
You just talk directly to the customer and sale your services to him.That means it is a best way to practice your skills.Build your portfolio and generate money.Upwork is the product of Odesk and Elance merging.Upwork is quick service and free all people who are using Internet.
Upwork has more than 10 million freelancers and 5 milllion clients.Every year 3 million jobs are posted on it for freelancers and the worth of 3 million jobs is one billion dollar.Upwork has the highest earning community of freelancers over any of the other platform with a gross earning one billion dollar.That means a huge community of employers ready to hire you for their job.But it needs skills, it is very important that you have a perfect skill like content writing, web development,video editing , photo making , and many others.
How it works?
It works for anyone who wants to work online and who wants to buy work online.First you have to create an upwork account which is very easy and takes few minutes.Just put your details and your skills in boxes and sign up.But it is very important to make your profile complete and beautiful and attractive.When your profile is 100% complete your first step is read upwork manual book, this book can helpful for you to use upwork.And than pass few skills tests and other tests which are realated to your skills.When your account is complete it will put you in jobs area , jobs are realated to your skills.Always choose a good and professional picture for your profile.Don't set another profile picture like animal or anything which is not realated to your work.Early on, you will want to have a decently low rate on upwork until you get at least 10 jobs under your belt.Even you are experienced with a great portfolio, if you have a high rate and no past jobs or reviews on upwork, then it is probably unlikely that you will get hired for a job.Early on keep your rate low for 5-6 projects and then raise it once you have the reviews to back your profile up.My recommendations to new freelancers from pakistan would be to start with a rate of $4-5 per hr.And for English speaking countries would be to start with a rate of $10-15 per hr.Once you have your profile optimized, your job appliction quota is up to twenty then it is time to start applying for new jobs and pulling in the work.Here are few tips on how to land clients on upwork.
Generally the first job is the hardest.People are hesitant to hire someone with no reviews or working
history on upwork.
Types of Jobs.
There are two type of jobs on upwork .
i)Hourly job
ii)Fixed price job
Hourly job pays for working hours. For that job you have to download upwork's timer software.That software will count your working time and pay you for working hours.In this job you have to follow the timer of upwork.
Fixed price jobs are very popular and highly paying. In this type of job you have to follow your client's price.And you cannot change the price of project.May be it is $5 and may be it is $500 or $1000, it depends on type of work.
So good luck and have a best future for freelancing.
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