Closed an Upwork deal today most would lose
How many times do you follow up with a prospect on upwork? You should follow up until they tell you not to. Upwork moves fast, decisions are made quick, and once a client decides they like you they hire you fast. This client reached out via invite 3 weeks ago to have me help them improve the prompts they have in there chatbot. I sent a really good proposal showing exact customers I've done this for, reviews, and prompting guides I've written. I did not hear from them until yesterday. I followed up every 3 business days. Just talking to myself. We met today, talked about his use case, and hired me on the spot. Said he had spoken to 7 candidates before me and didn't really like any of them. I came in with a clear gameplan, roadmap of tasks, and exact deliverables we should focus on the first week to get quick wins. He said everyone else had these long, expensive, slow builds they recommended, way too much risk on the table for him. I just structured my offer different in a way that reduces risk. I'll make all of it up on the backend, I just didnt ask for it all up front. Do your follow ups, get on the phone, do not wait around for these people - Matt