Gc Tsalamagkakis

My Instagram meme collection and I feel very offended 😤 I like the idea of X + paid retweets + giveaways, but I didn't have the time for comments and starting convos etc so I've put it on the side for now

Nick Bandy

Dec '25 •

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The Upwork Thread

A lot of you have been asking about Upwork specifically, and while this group is not about 'how to win clients on Upwork,' I think there IS a place in this world for Upwork discussion that isn't the hive of negativity formerly known as Reddit. So...here you go! Have at it. What's working for you right now? What isn't?

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Gc Tsalamagkakis

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Haven't seriously used Upwork since September 2023 because I was always fully booked or going through my mandatory army service. But I've made ~$30k through it and used to be Top Rated Plus. Some of the highest paying gigs I've closed, I was too lazy to properly write an application so I hit them straight with the stats and testimonials and moved on. Having closed gigs as a developer, creative writer, and copywriter, I think creative writing jobs were much easier to land and get considered in general. But copywriting jobs paid much better. Also, for industries like copywriting, you need to position yourself around money. For more creative industries, it might be a good idea to position around a speciality (my creative writing positioning was around high creativity + comedy)

Gc Tsalamagkakis

1 like • Dec '25

@Nick Bandy I wasn't really expecting to get hired either haha. I guess they perceived me as a 'no nonesense, get a professional job done and leave' type of freelancer. Still there was a tiny bit of personalization like "I've written many similar campaigns" or "I'm doing this a lot with my current client" or in general frame my experience around their need, but nothing more than a single, half-assed sentence - nothing to make them think "oh this person really looked into MY problem"

Nick Bandy

Dec '25 •

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(CONTEST OVER) 🤯 Last Comment Wins!

Have you been here for a whole 2 or 3 days already and wondered... When the heck is this guy going to give me something for free? Who does he think he is? Me too. So, here's our first contest: I've set a completely arbitrary time in the not-so-distant future. 👉 Once that time arrives...whoever's left the LAST, most recent comment in this thread wins a prize of their choice. Here are your options so far... ☝️ The One-Finger Facebook Ad: My favorite ad template for generating cash NOW, as in today, on your ad campaigns (tested on digital products but PROBABLY works with lead gen too) 📣 1-2-Many: How to get ‘gatekeepers’ to ENDORSE you to flocks of a dozen, 50, even a HUNDRED potential leads in one go…instead of pitching folks one at a time 🎩 My Mini Monopoly: The secret to me closing a 5-figure retainer on Upwork (that works anywhere, not just Upwork) and has NOTHING to do with the job, 'persuasion skillz,' confidence, or anything else you might think are important…that will seem completely UNDERWHELMING after you learn it...yet works like a charm, all the same. ⛔ The Anti-Nick Outreach System: How the PPC guy I hired wins loads of clients (I don’t do this, and I probably never will, and frankly I can’t STAND that this works so well for him...and NO HE DOESN'T EVEN RUN PPC ADS...but I’m willing to share it with you anyway. Don’t pick this option if you’re new at freelancing.) 👑 The Gold Magnet: Everyone says you gotta have a ‘lead magnet’ to give ‘free value’ or something. I have one too…but I have a BETTER way to build an audience. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ What an embarrassment of riches! But we're not done yet! 👉 If we get enough 'action' 😏 on this post, I may probably definitely introduce a few BONUS prizes... Alright? And just to make this even more complicated... 👉 If you INVITE someone to this group using the INVITE button (screenshot attached), and EITHER of you comment last on this post... BOTH OF YOU WIN. Invite 2 people? TRIPLE YOUR ODDS. That's infinite value, people. Grab your freelancin' friends and pile on in!

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