Pau Vicente

Hi CDPH Fam!

First win post here on CDPH, I think? Celebrate nga ika ni meyer kahit micro wins...

So achievement talaga maay nakapansin sa upwork by giving free audit! Really works! So eto na nga... Was been on this group since last year pero this month lang nakapag take ng action because kaka resign ko lang on my work, and ngayon lang nakaka pag focus! I spotted this client on Upwork, and habang nanonood ako ng CDPH units, sabi ko try ko nga mag - audit hahaha ninenebyos pa ko, pero nothings more fulfilling pala if you take action. May quote pa nga na: Feel the fear but do it anyway! So basically eto yung ginawa ko.. hahaha I reached out to the client kasi need nya ng redesign tapos sumabak ako na mag give value by giving him an audit in the form of loom video. (Kailang practice ata ako guys) pero syempre under 5 minutes lang yun kasi payo ni meyer And then natulog muna ako mga 3 days... Walang reply e sabi ko ay may nahnap na to, saka good nako na nakapag give value atleast I tried, better yun than not trying diba? So ayun, biglang todayyyy langg as in mainit init pa nagreply sya, and if willing daw ako to have a call syempre I said yes kahit kabado na sumablay sablay yung inglis skills ko. Sobrang nakaka happy pala yung ganitong feeling! First client ko sya if ever sa upwork na landing page pa! Claiming it 😊

Gladys Benan

My takeaways...

- profile pictures that show our personality are better in attacting clients

- descriptions and titles should be written in easy to understand language for clients and add the specific tools you use or specialize in

- Remember that freelance marketplaces algorithms are meant to help you so use them well

- position yourself by using keywords

- Third party perspective descriptions benefits you better if you add your name. You rank higher and you get to be known more