Upwork has grown rather complicated over the years. If 5-6 years ago you could just create an account and start sending bids, today you need to understand which actions have what effects. Otherwise, it’s too easy for someone new on Upwork to waste money, time, and accidentally break some rules.
There are 3 ways how to start on Upwork in 2023 and build a successful career:
This is the longest and hardest way. You need to read all the content Upwork has created. You will spend about 3 months, but it’s cheap.
Here is the list:
It’s also free and time consuming, but will take you less time because you’ll be learning from someone with experience. You’ll spend about couple of months.
Here are a few links to good channels that we suggest:
Take courses from Top Rated freelancers where they will take you by the hand and teach you everything you need to know to start in a few weeks.
We’ve made a list of good courses as well if you prefer the third way. (none of those are paid ads, we recommend only what we believe in):
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