The Truth About Starting on Upwork in 2024

[@davesaikia6857]

I started on upwork on january 2024 and i got my first job on march now i am working with clients regularly. Already looking forward to get top rated badge by may. 😇

[@AlecG]

That's great :) I wish you great success and happiness

[@davesaikia6857]

@@AlecG There are lots of negative videos about upwork in youtube. Thanks for creating positive videos and keeping us motivated. 😀

[@kinggarryfx]

Please can we have a conversation? I'm about to start too. I just want to hear about the journey from beginners. It will really help.

[@davesaikia6857]

@@kinggarryfx SURE!!!Are you already searching for jobs on upwork? What is your work type/industry?

[@adegokebestman1995]

I'm also looking forward to be top rated. Can we connect? I am a frontend developer on upwork.

[@alycapo3391]

Finally some quality content on this which is current and very well delivered! Im subscribed and eagerly awaiting your next video

[@andrewbasscopy]

what quality content with such a confident voice

[@mediawithjim]

Great video I’m gonna try to increase my prices to see what happens

[@chrisdoukiris7132]

Nice video! Thanks for explaining the whole situation with Upwork that is currently happening!

[@Brandpeople]

very good, thanks a lot.

[@RoyaVegan]

i love your positive attitude, yotube got to me recently with being negetive on upwork🎉❤

[@AlecG]

Glad to hear it! It's true that many youtubers have overly negative opinions about Upwork and it can be demotivating. I wish you the success you deserve 🙂

[@RoyaVegan]

@@AlecG You’re the best! ❤️🌹

[@halazidan9174]

What is the connects budget do you recommend for a beginner?

[@AlenFanyan-u4v]

Should I student do it?

[@AlecG]

it's worth trying

[@CristianIntriago_]

Good insights!

[@imagicarolina]

Thank you

[@sediqabdullahi2078]

Wow thank you

[@shopcrate5687]

So what if they raise the price and do crappy work.. how does that work

[@AlecG]

Freelancers who do that end up struggling to get jobs because they get bad reviews. It's like ebay, you might get a bad experience when you pay someone occasionally, but you can trust people to do the right thing most of the time because it's in their best interest to provide satisfactory services. I would advise only hiring freelancers with experience and a good job success score to reduce your level of risk if you plan to be a client on Upwork.

[@TranslateSa]

I need freelance for my project retyping document images into PDF file

[@AlecG]

thats quite specific, why do you want to do this type of project so much? It doesnt sound like a passion project, maybe there are more in-demand or higher paying things you can do

[@AntonioVideo]

UpWork and Fiverr never did it for me. Meanwhile, someone I know with a crappy profile immediately got gigs 😂

[@AlecG]

Yeah... seing other people succeed so quickly and easily while I struggled at the beginning angered me... at least the difficulty forced me to learn new skills so I guess I ended up better off because of it. I hope you get to experience the same thing :)

[@aishwaryaparab9920]

But upwork started in 2013

[@AlecG]

Actually, Upwork is a new name they chose when Elance (founded in 1999) merged with odesk (founded in the early 2000s). The name Upwork is new, but the freelance marketplace platform is a lot older.

[@beautifulclips18]

Hi Alec How are you? I know you are busy. i watch your videos and i create a upwork account but my language urdu .i can write everything in English but I can't good speak English. please tell me during verification i can do questions answers in urdu Thanks a lot ! Have a nice day