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Upwork Win

I'm sure some of you are here to make money off of selling automations and I'm brushing up on that skill myself to be honest.

My background is the corporate world so I'm still learning the selling side of things.

With that, I'm new to the Upwork game as well but I had a recent win.

Last week I finally committed to sending Upwork proposals and got lucky right out of the gate.

I replied to a post looking for help with Monday.com and I submitted a low-ball offer to help.

I saw a post from another community that highlighted being "Top Rated" seemed to increase view rates so I figured I would prioritize getting 5 stars over landing big paychecks.

But after jumping on a call with the Upwork contact and helping him out, he pretty quickly mentioned that he had many other automations he'd like to build.

So I took the opportunity to use the advice I'd gotten in another community and pitched an upsell.

Turn $35/hr into a $500 monthly retainer.

I'll take that as a win.

Plus the guy seems super cool to work with.

Here's the Loom I included in offer if it's at all helpful:

https://www.loom.com/share/e0ae9b3b409c46d4a9fd338aefdb1189

Couple caveats here.

I am heavily relying on a long work history and being able to flex professional CRM experience, but I think overall the strategy is viable.

Be willing to start low and work your way up.

Include a Loom to show you're a friendly human.

Quote from Mark Cuban that's stuck with me: “One of the most underrated skills in business is being nice.”

Small n8n offers and being nice can lead to big contracts if that's your goal.