Top 5 Pro Freelancer Secrets to Make Over $1.9 Million on Upwork Invites

In this section, the speaker talks about how job invites are a gift from Upwork to freelancers who follow the rules and do great work. He also explains that job invites can come from high-budget clients and can be for invite-only jobs.

Job Invites

• Job invites are a gift from Upwork to freelancers who follow the rules and do great work.

• Job invites mean that you were personally identified by the client to take a look at this job.

• Job invites can come from some of the highest budget clients out there and they can be for invite-only jobs meaning other Freelancers can't even see the job unless they've been invited.

Ranking Higher on Upwork

• Your profile correlates into how high your profile will rank in search when a client posts a new job.

• There are ways to consistently show up higher on Upwork such as starting a new job, having a milestone approved, completing a job with a five-star rating, having consistent project tags across all jobs, getting repeat hired by a single client, and having high average clients spend.

Better Projects vs More Projects

• Better projects are far more important than more projects.

• Doing one big project is better than doing multiple small projects because it allows you to focus more and deliver better work which leads to better reviews.

Conclusion

In this section, the speaker concludes by summarizing his main points about how freelancers can make more money on Upwork by following the rules, doing great work, and focusing on better projects.

Key Takeaways

• Job invites are a gift from Upwork to freelancers who follow the rules and do great work.

• Your profile correlates into how high your profile will rank in search when a client posts a new job.

• Better projects are far more important than more projects.

• By following these tips, freelancers can make more money on Upwork.

How to Succeed on Upwork

In this section, the speaker discusses how freelancers can earn more money on Upwork by building trust over time and delivering great client experiences. He also introduces the Pro Group, which helps successful freelancers accelerate their earnings even further.

Building Trust and Delivering Great Client Experiences

• Freelancers can earn more money on Upwork by building trust over time and delivering great client experiences.

• The Pro Group helps successful freelancers accelerate their earnings even further by discussing and implementing advanced level topics such as setting up client betting criteria, increasing rates, getting repeat and referral clients, and leveraging gray areas for a massive advantage.

Things in Your Control to Get More Invites to Jobs

In this section, the speaker discusses things that are in a freelancer's control that they can use to get more invites to jobs.

Things in Your Control

• Update your profile regularly with new awesome portfolio work examples that represent superstar quality work.

• Tag your portfolio work examples with job skill tags.

• Recheck and adjust your profile skill tags regularly.

• Send proposals and leave a positive freelancer response on feedback that clients give you in a review.

Leveraging Momentum on Upwork

In this section, the speaker discusses how momentum is important on Upwork and how one bad project or review can slow down a freelancer's progress.

Leverage Momentum

• One dollar worth of earnings is worth one dollar or 80 cents if you're under $500 with that client. A review is worth at least 10 times that.

• When a potential client looks at your profile, they see your 10 most recent reviews.

• Don't lose momentum - one bad project slows you down and brings all of your work down. One bad review is going to stop you from growing.

• Be dynamite at choosing great clients and avoiding any that are going to crush your momentum.

Why Charging Higher Rates is Better

In this section, the speaker discusses why charging higher rates on Upwork is better for freelancers.

Charging Higher Rates

• In general, the clients that pay more are better and the smaller clients give the biggest headaches.

• The bigger the project, the easier it is to stomach arbitration costs if needed.

• Don't lose momentum - consistently upping your game will get you away from headache clients.

How to Attract the Best Clients on Upwork

In this section, the speaker discusses what high-quality clients are looking for in a freelancer and how to avoid bad clients.

Characteristics of High-Quality Clients

• High-quality clients want fast and professional work.

• They expect excellent work done well the first time.

• They are busy people who don't have time for constant back-and-forth messages.

Avoiding Bad Clients

• Just because someone has money does not give them a free pass to act like a jerk.

• Freelancers should actively avoid bad clients and go for awesome ones.

Conclusion

The speaker concludes by inviting viewers to check out a link in the description below or watch another video.

Final Thoughts

• Viewers can check out the link in the description below if they want to win more of the best jobs on Upwork and grow their freelance career.

• Alternatively, viewers can watch another video.