Just crossed 5k on Upwork since I started back in November with a $5 project 😂( Back then people laughed at me because of how little I made, but I kept at it. I've played this game before, you start slow and build over time) Now my next goal is to push every single contract towards the 1k mark. I'll still do some contracts for less than 1k just for the experience to use the tools and be able to say that I've used the tool. But besides that if there is no real upside in terms of skill or money I'll just say no. Which reminds me of, I just received another €300 offer but this was straight up not a €300 build more like a €1000 build minimum or even more 😅

Watched 47 YouTube tutorials. Read 12 articles. Built zero clients. Then I realized: I was hiding in "learning." THE TRAP: "I'll reach out after one more tutorial." "I need to learn this feature first." "Let me build one more practice workflow." "I'm not ready yet." THE TRUTH: You are never ready. You become ready by doing. Your first client is your real education. THE SHIFT: Old me: Spend 10 hours learning → 0 hours selling New me: Spend 2 hours learning → 8 hours selling THE REALITY CHECK: Can you extract data from a PDF? Yes. Can you send that data somewhere useful? Yes. Can you explain how this saves time? Yes. Congratulations. You know enough to get paid. THE MINIMUM VIABLE SKILLSET: 1. Build a basic extraction workflow (1-2 hours to learn) 2. Connect output to a spreadsheet or database (30 minutes to learn) 3. Explain the value in plain English (you already can) That is it. Everything else you learn AFTER you have a client. THE MATH: Hour spent learning: $0 earned Hour spent reaching out: Potential $1,000-2,000 THE PERMISSION SLIP: You do not need to be an expert. You need to solve ONE problem for ONE person. They will pay you to figure it out. THE ACTION: Close YouTube. Open LinkedIn. Search "drowning in paperwork." Send 10 messages today. Tomorrow you might have a call. Next week you might have a client. Next month you might have revenue. But only if you stop learning and start selling. 📚 More templates in Github What is the ONE thing stopping you from reaching out to 10 prospects today?

Hi everyone! Recently, my man Duy Bui had posted about a LI method in which he searched for posts with certain keywords. But I had a problem: how exactly should I search for the posts if I work for a certain niche? For example lets say I work for medspas, so should I do a Boolean search like "Invoice problems medspas"? What exactly should be the format of my search phrase? Cheers!

Hello guys, I was able to get a case-study client today. Their problem: Needs more leads in his niche. I have never worked with lead creation and enrichment before so if you have any tips for me/resources that I could look into I would appreciate it so much. Hope you all have a great day!

A few days ago I applied to a job on Upwork. I sent over a Loom video of my profile, what I've done and just some proof that I can deliver. They came back a few hours later and booked a meeting. Before the call I received an 18-page PDF on what they wanted. That document scared me to the point where I was second-guessing my skills. But then on the call itself, they revealed that they're looking for an AI agent to reply to customers. Lol. A lot easier than I thought. So here's where things go wrong. I do not diagnose the problem at all. I assume that the problem they present is the problem to solve. So when I agree to the job and that I can deliver the agent, we're basing the entire project on: "what they think the problem is." So I sent over an offer for $1207.75. They try to negotiate it down to $800. I revert back that this covers the entire project. And they counter with adding in more things and accept the deal. A few minutes later I receive the contract. At this point I've locked down the contract and I believe I can complete the job. I have a week to deliver an MVP and I have enough cash to hire help if I can't deliver. But then I receive an invitation to their customer service platform. I start looking around and setting up everything. This is when I start to realize that they're using zero internal automations. And when I start going through their emails I realize that 97% of all tickets use templated replies. The last 3%? Refund/cancellation issues or standard customer service questions. Those 3% are the perfect place to use AI because of the nuances. But the 97%? A simple set of rules and automation handles that. They don't need AI, they need automations that runs based on rules. That will clear all cases within a day. And that's without using AI. Looking at this, I could have figured this out if I had asked them about their setup in the call. I would have offered a simpler solution instead of a complex one without even thinking about it. The lesson is: ask more questions, dig for the problem.