Wgrt

My cover letters are really, really short. Because my profile does the selling.

I charge $80/hour on Upwork. Not because I’m the best in the world. But because I refuse to compete with $25/hour freelancers. Your rate is a filter. Price low → attract chaos. Price premium → attract operators.

I charge $80/hr on Upwork. Not because I’m 4x better than $20/hr freelancers. But because I don’t want to compete in the $20/hr arena. At $20/hr: • 100+ proposals • price wars • chaos At $80/hr: • fewer competitors • serious clients • real budgets Price is positioning.

Clients paying $10/hr micromanage. Clients paying $80/hr delegate. Choose your stress level.

Upwork is not saturated. Low-quality freelancers are. There’s unlimited demand for: • Specialists • Fast responders • Clear communicators If you’re generic, you’re invisible.

You know you’ve won on Upwork when: You stop applying… And clients start inviting. Job invites are earned through positioning, not luck.

If a client sent 40 invites… And the budget is average… You are not special. You are one of 40. I apply where: • < 10 invites • Verified payment • Clear brief • Good hiring history

Look at the pricing distribution on Upwork: $15–$30/hr → overcrowded $30–$50/hr → competitive $70+/hr → surprisingly thin Raising your rate doesn’t just increase earnings. It reduces competition.

I haven’t sent a single Upwork proposal in 90 days. Still landed 15+ jobs. Here’s why: Positioning > applying You don’t win Upwork by sending more proposals. You win by becoming visible enough that clients don’t compare you.

@officialmazii Congrats Mazi!

Closed 3 leads off upwork last week. Small progress, baby steps NGL, learning framer has to be one of the best things I did for myself

When you boost your Upwork profile. Profile views double. Job invites increase. Earnings follow. People call it “cheating”. I call it distribution. If nobody sees you, nobody hires you.

@bram_pierik 🙏🙏

@woutgrt 🚀🚀

Most people hide because: “What if people judge me?” Nobody is thinking about you. They’re thinking about themselves.

I don’t wait for opportunities. I position myself so they have no choice but to find me.

Nobody is coming to save you. Visibility is your responsibility.

If your prices don’t scare you a little: They’re too low.

Your income is a direct reflection of how uncomfortable you’re willing to be.

“Building in public” only works if you’re actually building something. Most people are just documenting their stagnation.

Upwork rewards attention over talent. Same as X. Same as YouTube. Same as life.

Most of my income came from things I posted, not things I consumed.