Upwork Essentials

Upwork Essentials
Author: John Morris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2020-08-14
Genre:
ISBN:

What does it REALLY take to be successful on Upwork? The 20% that will create 80% of your results? That's the point of Upwork Essentials -- to teach you that 20%. When I first started on Upwork, everybody told me I had to pay my dues, build my job history with small projects, get to Top Rated status and THEN I could start landing bigger projects and making real money.Instead, the first project I landed was for $2191.78. Not bad for a complete beginner. I landed several more projects like that and hit over $10K in earnings in my first few months. Years later, I decided to teach what I knew about Upwork. THIS book, though, is a distillation of what I did in those first few months to get started so quickly. A method I've taught now to over 6,000 students, many of whom who have seen a dramatic change in their results in just days. Even more, who've applied the principles long-term and built sustainable freelance businesses for themselves using Upwork.Of course, the book is NOT for everyone. If you're looking for "whiz-bang" or "bright" and "shiny", this book isn't for you because it's really about fundamentals. Understanding how Upwork's Search and Suggestion actually works, building your profile to rank higher in that engine and bidding on jobs that fit the overall strategy (instead of focusing solely on the money).If you're new to Upwork or have been on the platform for awhile, but have struggled... this book is for you. I'll teach you my Rank and Relevance Framework to start getting clients right away and build a sustainable Upwork business.

Essential

Essential
Author: Christie Smith PhD
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2025-01-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1394276583

Discover and embrace the future of human-powered leadership In an era where the foundational elements of business are being disrupted, Essential: How Distributed Teams, Generative AI, and Global Shifts are Creating a New Human-Powered Leadership emerges as a crucial guide for leaders navigating the profound changes reshaping industries and markets worldwide. This book, penned by a team of seasoned business and leadership strategists, offers a radical and necessary perspective on management transformation, emphasizing the importance of human-centered leadership in meeting the full potential of the technology age. The authors explain how to: Unlock radical management transformation, demonstrating how to lead with humanity at the forefront, addressing changing attitudes about labor, management, and organizational goals in a way that fosters growth and innovation Adapt to the new business landscape, leveraging insights about managing distributed teams and incorporating emerging technologies like generative AI without losing the essence of your organization's talent and skills Achieve immediate, impactful change with realistic strategies and actionable techniques backed by thousands of hours of original research and practical experience Improve the way we live by revolutionizing the way we work Essential is not just a book; it's a roadmap for 21st-century leaders facing existential challenges in a rapidly evolving global market. Perfect for managers, executives, directors, founders, entrepreneurs, and any business leader aiming to steer their organization towards success in a transformed landscape, this book provides the tools and insights needed to lead with conviction and humanity. Whether you're looking to redefine your leadership approach, adapt to the transformed market, or leave a lasting legacy, this book offers a compelling case for why now is the time for a leadership reinvention. Dive into this essential resource and begin your journey towards leading with greater impact and humanity in the business world of today and tomorrow.

Mastering Upwork: The Ultimate Guide To Attracting, Converting, And Keeping Excellent Clients On Upwork

Mastering Upwork: The Ultimate Guide To Attracting, Converting, And Keeping Excellent Clients On Upwork
Author: Mike Volkin
Publisher: Volkinator Enterprises
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2021-04-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780578811482

What is Mastering Upwork about? Mastering Upwork is not just another "how-to" book on how to be a successful freelancer. It is NOT just about getting clients on Upwork.-Yet the tips in this book will help you get clients on Upwork, more clients than you ever had before. It is NOT just about increasing your conversions from prospects on Upwork-Yet the tips in this book will help you convert more prospects into clients than ever before Mastering Upwork is a book about shortcuts. Many freelancers don't approach Upwork like they should. Upwork isn't about competing with the millions of other freelancers on the platform and it isn't about offering the lowest price possible to secure a job, it's about creating and showing your value. Mike Volkin has spent almost 2 decades successfully freelancing for over 400 companies. His background as a scientist fueled his desire to test everything he could about getting high-paying clients on Upwork. He spent many years testing every aspect of Upwork, how the algorithm works, what converts prospects into clients, and what keeps them happy (and paying) longer. This book shows you the results of his validated research. You will learn-How to ATTRACT excellent clients on Upwork.-How to CONVERT excellent clients on Upwork.-How to KEEP excellent clients on Upwork. Mike Volkin is an Army veteran and successful entrepreneur who has built and sold several companies and authored several books. He is a contributing author at Forbes and has had hundreds of media appearances, including being featured on the homepage of Upwork. His teachings have inspired freelancers, consultants, and entrepreneurs throughout the world to empower their own careers and improve their lives.

The Unknown Other

The Unknown Other
Author: Lester Velez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2021-07-18
Genre:
ISBN:

A look at how OPUS, the Organization for Paranormal Understanding and Support came about to help people with their paranormal experiences and the paranormal phenomenon of Alien Contact and the physiological and psychological characteristics along with the latest UAP information presented by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

Cloud Empires

Cloud Empires
Author: Vili Lehdonvirta
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2022-09-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0262371103

The rise of the platform economy into statelike dominance over the lives of entrepreneurs, users, and workers. The early Internet was a lawless place, populated by scam artists who made buying or selling anything online risky business. Then Amazon, eBay, Upwork, and Apple established secure digital platforms for selling physical goods, crowdsourcing labor, and downloading apps. These tech giants have gone on to rule the Internet like autocrats. How did this happen? How did users and workers become the hapless subjects of online economic empires? The Internet was supposed to liberate us from powerful institutions. In Cloud Empires, digital economy expert Vili Lehdonvirta explores the rise of the platform economy into statelike dominance over our lives and proposes a new way forward. Digital platforms create new marketplaces and prosperity on the Internet, Lehdonvirta explains, but they are ruled by Silicon Valley despots with little or no accountability. Neither workers nor users can “vote with their feet” and find another platform because in most cases there isn’t one. And yet using antitrust law and decentralization to rein in the big tech companies has proven difficult. Lehdonvirta tells the stories of pioneers who helped create—or resist—the new social order established by digital platform companies. The protagonists include the usual suspects—Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Travis Kalanick of Uber, and Bitcoin’s inventor Satoshi Nakamoto—as well as Kristy Milland, labor organizer of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, and GoFundMe, a crowdfunding platform that has emerged as an ersatz stand-in for the welfare state. Only if we understand digital platforms for what they are—institutions as powerful as the state—can we begin the work of democratizing them.

Docs Like Code

Docs Like Code
Author: Anne Gentle
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2017-09-09
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1387081322

Looking for a way to invigorate your technical writing team and grow that expertise to include developers, designers, and writers of all backgrounds? When you treat docs like code, you multiply everyone's efforts and streamline processes through collaboration, automation, and innovation. Second edition now available with updates and more information about version control for documents and continuous publishing.

Beautiful Outliers

Beautiful Outliers
Author: Catherine Anabel White
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre:
ISBN: 9780578630366

As children of God, one of the most common lies we hear from the enemy is the whisper that convinces us, "You are alone." Few life circumstances open us up to believing this more than early motherhood. Momma, you are not alone.New mothers form a large portion of the world's population. However, amidst the day-in and day-out challenges accompanying this complex season of unknowns, opinions and perspectives often overwhelm us in our attempts to navigate the mysteries and territories we encounter. Feeling cut off is normal, but unnecessary.Beautiful Outliers is a 31-day devotional designed to explore the challenges and lies presented to young mothers and to refresh the spirit as it directs readers back to the genuine joys and freedoms motherhood is supposed to invite. Each day, Catherine Anabel White discerns a new challenge, understated lie, true joy, or documents an inspiring testimony to aid young mothers in realigning their hearts and minds with God's Scriptural intent for their journey. Don't go at it alone. Instead, learn to maintain hope, creativity, and Biblical vision for your family with a tool you'll find you reference for much more than a month.

So You Think You Can Write?

So You Think You Can Write?
Author: Julia McCoy
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2016-04-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781519383228

Confused by the overload of blogs, articles, and guides that promise you everything you need to know on how to write for the web? Not sure where to start with your blog and website, from optimizing for search to creating the best headline? Or how to take your writing skills to the next level and actually market yourself and make money as a professional online freelance writer? In So You Think You Can Write?, you'll learn every skill it takes to write great copy for the web, from the absolute fundamentals of using storytelling in great online content all the way to knowing how to write for both search engines and people, what it takes to craft different forms of content on the web, and much more; plus, there's a bonus chapter revealing how to market yourself and make income as an online copywriter in an modern world. Written by Julia McCoy, who spent years of her life teaching herself the elements of successful online writing and launched a writing business that hit seven figures within five years, this book is your essential blueprint to learning what it takes to write great online copy, both as a freelancer and brand/business owner. In this book, Julia walks you step-by-step through the process of how to craft the seven forms of online content: 1. Web Content 2. Blogging 3. Social Media 4. Advertising/Sales Copy 5. Industry Writing 6. Journalism 7. Creative Writing Julia also takes you through the basics of SEO (search engine optimization) for the online writer and creator, without overloading you: you'll get a key list of the top tools on the web to research keywords, learn how to hone your best key phrases, and the tactics of how and where to place them in your content. Illustrated, easy-to-understand, and fun to read, this is a comprehensive yet digestible resource for writers and businesses alike on how to create successful online content. After you read this book, you'll be able to: Define your audience and the terms they use to search in Google Write great content that will get picked up by Google Know the basics of what it takes to write all seven forms of online copy Create blogs that are evergreen and engaging Know how to write the "secret" bits of copy that search engines love: meta descriptions, tags and more Know how to use Twitter chats, live streaming, and Facebook groups, and other platforms to find your people and confidently market yourself as a writer Access a comprehensive list of online writing tools and resources in the final Appendix Julia McCoy has built a successful freelance writing career and a multi-million dollar copywriting agency out of nothing but the amount of hard work, time, and self-teaching she put into it: and she believes any writer has what it takes to create great online content, provided they learn the essential tactics of adapting to all online copy forms. But she knows it's hard to find these fundamental teachings in one place: which is why she decided to write a book to offer everyone just that opportunity. A writer and internet marketer from an early age, Julia started three companies, enrolled in college, and wrote a book by 16. At 20, she dropped out of nursing school and left McDonald's to make a career out of her passion in online writing. Her writing agency, Express Writers, has over 70 team writers and strategists; and Julia's clients have included Shopify, PayPal, Staples, and a thousand other worldwide businesses of all sizes. Julia is also the creator of #ContentWritingChat, a Twitter chat that's hit #42 on Twitter; hosts The Write Podcast on iTunes; and writes at The Write Blog, Content Marketing Institute, Search Engine Journal, and a large amount of online publications.

The Ultimate Guide to the Top 6 Freelancer Sites by Dr Sangita Sharma

The Ultimate Guide to the Top 6 Freelancer Sites by Dr Sangita Sharma
Author: Dr Sangita Sharma
Publisher: Dr Sangita Sharma
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2022-09-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Are you ready to embark on a rewarding freelancing journey? Whether you're a seasoned freelancer or just starting out, this comprehensive guide will provide you with the essential knowledge and insights to thrive in the world of freelancing. In "The Ultimate Guide to the Top 6 Freelancer Sites," you'll discover everything you need to know about the top freelance platforms that connect freelancers with clients from around the globe. This book is your ultimate companion to navigate the world of freelancing, helping you choose the right platform that aligns with your skills, goals, and preferences. Through detailed analysis and comparison, you'll explore the top 5 freelancer sites: Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer.com, Toptal, Special Graphics and Guru. Each chapter is dedicated to unraveling the intricacies of these platforms, providing an in-depth overview, their history, and how they operate. You'll gain a clear understanding of the pros and cons associated with each site, empowering you to make informed decisions when it comes to selecting the right platform for your freelance endeavors. Not only will you delve into the features and functionalities of these platforms, but you'll also gain invaluable insights and tips for success on each one. Discover how to craft a compelling profile that attracts clients, create winning proposals that stand out from the competition, set fair pricing for your services, and effectively communicate with clients to build long-term relationships. Freelancing isn't without its challenges, and this book equips you with the tools to overcome them. Learn how to navigate rejections, maintain a healthy work-life balance, handle difficult clients, scale your freelance business, and plan for a sustainable future. With its comprehensive coverage, practical advice, and expert guidance, "The Ultimate Guide to the Top 6 Freelancer Sites" is your go-to resource for maximizing your freelance potential. Whether you're a writer, designer, developer, marketer, or any other type of freelancer, this book will empower you to thrive in the competitive freelance landscape. Embark on your freelance journey with confidence and take advantage of the boundless opportunities waiting for you. Grab your copy of "The Ultimate Guide to the Top 6 Freelancer Sites" and unlock the secrets to freelance success today!

Workquake

Workquake
Author: Steve Cadigan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2021
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781637553091

It?s time we change the conversation. It?s time to talk about how being human has never been more critical and how we have more agency in applying our talents than at any other time in history. We need to have more real and honest conversations about how to build a better model of the future of work, one in which both employers and employees feel safe and energized.