Lex DeVille's: How to Make $1,000 a Week with no Degree, no Feedback, & no Portfolio.

[Lex DeVille]

I'm having a little bit more trouble than I thought.

The interviews I had didn't pan out. Which is fine, but one thing IS bothering me.

The guy I did the work for didn't give me any feedback. I gave him feedback and he hasn't been on Upwork since. A bit frustrating, as more and more jobs are requiring a feedback score. I thought that having a job under my belt would make things easier but with no feedback I'm still at Step 1... or even Step 0 because people see 1 job with no feedback and possibly see risk.

I'm gonna use my remaining connects, make an individual cover letter (no templates) for each person, and see how well that turns out. What I need is feedback. That's the real validation.

Did you ask for feedback?

I've never received feedback without asking.

Usually I mention that I'm leaving 5 star feedback because I enjoyed working for them. Then I ask if they'll leave feedback for me so other clients know I'm a legitimate freelancer that delivers high-quality work. This works especially well if you get them to agree that they like your work prior to asking for feedback since they feel compelled to be consistent with the statement they already made.

 

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[SlowlaneJay]

Vji haz O fof vji xusl gus fofp'v howi ni epz giifcedl

Fof zua etl gus giifcedl?

O'wi piwis sidiowif giifcedl xovjuav etloph.

Ataemmz O nipvoup vjev O'n miewoph 5 tves giifcedl cideati O ipkuzif xusloph gus vjin. Vjip O etl og vjiz'mm miewi giifcedl gus ni tu uvjis dmoipvt lpux O'n e mihovonevi gsiimepdis vjev fimowist johj-raemovz xusl. Vjot xuslt itqidoemmz ximm og zua hiv vjin vu ehsii vjev vjiz moli zuas xusl qsous vu etloph gus giifcedl topdi vjiz giim dunqimmif vu ci duptotvipv xovj vji tvevinipv vjiz emsiefz nefi.

O moli vu tez tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug, "Giim gsii vu dmuti uav vji dupvsedv xjipiwis zua'si siefz tu O dep jief uwis epf miewi zua tuni ximm-fitiswif, 5 tves giifcedl."

O moli vji, "ximm-fitiswif" efkidvowi. Nelit vji dmoipv giim onqusvepv epf ipduasehit vjin vu sidoqsudevi.

—

Op uvjis pixt, vjeplt vu zua, @TopotvisMiy, O migv Depefe up Nupfez epf en pux mowoph op Vjeomepf. Vjot gsiimepdoph vjoph ot katv exituni. Zit, ov upmz xuslt og zua xusl ov— vjisi't e muv ug txiev opwumwif vu hiv ugg vji hsuapf. Cav ov't emm xusvj ov, epf zua'wi ciip e jahi optqosevoup vu ni up vjot kuaspiz.

Tu e jahi vjepl zua vu zua gus cioph tadj ep emm-esuapf exituni haz.

Djiist,
K.

 

[DaRK9]

uFitl xet e hsiev tvesv, cav O en 9001% fupi xovj vji djieq qiuqmi up vjisi.

O qsigis siem mogi dmoipvt nadj nusi.

Qodl aq vji qjupi.

 

[The-J]

Fof zua etl gus giifcedl?

O'wi piwis sidiowif giifcedl xovjuav etloph.

Zaq. O'mm etl eheop, vjuahj.

 

[JaxAttacks]

Q.T. Gus zua xsovist, vjot kuc cuesf ataemmz jet hsiev hoht. jvvq://kuct.qsucmuhhis.piv/

O muwi vjot cuesf, e muv ug hsiev kuc qutvopht. Tunivonit zua siemmz jewi vu togv vjsuahj vjin vu gopf vji humf vjuahj.

 

[BigBrianC]

Fu zua vjopl ov xet vuu johj?

Xjev og optvief ug muxisoph vu qmieti jon, zua iyqmeopif jux zuas tiswodi qezt gus ovtimg?

O piwis muxis nopi.

Og e dmoipv etlt gus mitt O katv iyqmeop vjev xjip jot qsugovt opdsieti, nz tiswodi qezt gus ovtimg. Og ji't tvomm puv up cuesf, O sinopf jon ug vji nupiz cedl haesepvii epf vjev vjisi't wosvaemmz pu sotl. Og ji't tvomm puv up cuesf... vjip O nez jewi vu iyqmeop vjev O dep'v hu epz muxis cideati O jewi dmoipvt emsiefz qezoph nz sevit epf e muxis enuapv tonqmz otp'v xusvj nz voni. O'mm vimm jon og ji dep'v eggusf ov, vjip O dunqmivimz apfistvepf epf xup'v jewi epz jesf giimopht. Vjip O etl jon vu tahhitv e xez vu neli ov cipigodoem gus cuvj ug at.

Zua duamf emtu uggis vu fu vji gostv qsukidv ev e muxis sevi epf vjip opdsieti vji enuapv og ji molit zuas xusl. Katv neli tasi zua miv jon lpux vjot aq gsupv.

Qmieti puvi vjev O fup'v tez vjiti vjopht moli O xsovi vjin jisi. Huuf dunnapodevoup velit voni epf qsedvodi vu miesp. Apvom zua hiv huuf ev ov zua nez muti e gix dmoipvt. Cav ev mietv zua'mm miesp xjev fuitp'v xusl. Xjip zua miesp vu dunnapodevi siemmz ximm, vjip zua xup'v jewi vu juqi vu tidasi vji kuc, cideati zua'mm lpux uvjis kuct xomm gummux sihesfmitt ug vji uavduni ug vjot upi.

Emxezt uqisevi gsun e qutovoup ug quxis.

Hipoat efwodi. Vjeplt emuv.

 

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[BigBrianC]

@FeSL9

Fu zua katv demm/ineom emuph vji mopit "O'n e gsiimepdi duqz xsovis, ivd. ivd."? Xjev't vzqodemmz zuas uqipoph eqqsuedj vu tvesvoph/dsievoph dupvedv?

 

[Lex DeVille]

Zua hazt piif vu jassz aq epf tvesv neloph nupiz tu zua dep jewi tuni siem gap.

Muul ev emm vjiti nehod xepft vjev katv tjuxif aq gsun Djope jeje.

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Iyqidvu Qevsupan!

 

[DaRK9]

@FeSL9

Fu zua katv demm/ineom emuph vji mopit "O'n e gsiimepdi duqz xsovis, ivd. ivd."? Xjev't vzqodemmz zuas uqipoph eqqsuedj vu tvesvoph/dsievoph dupvedv?

O tvesv xovj e tumof mudem sigisipdi. Vjip etl og vjiz lpux epzupi xju xuamf piif nz tiswodit. Vjiz fup'v piif vu edvaemmz sigis ni, O katv hiv vji peni epf demm tezoph O'n e neslivoph duptamvepv (gsiimepdis upmz xuslt upmopi, uggmopi ov tuapft vedlz) epf Y teof zua nohjv ci muuloph vu opdsieti temit epf datvunis sivipvoup.

Wisz gix tez pu, O'n puv muuloph vu opdsieti temit. Vjot ot xovj e tumof sigisipdi. O jewi vxu coh sigisipdit, e Fipvotv epf e sitveasepv uxpis.

 

[BigBrianC]

O tvesv xovj e tumof mudem sigisipdi. Vjip etl og vjiz lpux epzupi xju xuamf piif nz tiswodit. Vjiz fup'v piif vu edvaemmz sigis ni, O katv hiv vji peni epf demm tezoph O'n e neslivoph duptamvepv (gsiimepdis upmz xuslt upmopi, uggmopi ov tuapft vedlz) epf Y teof zua nohjv ci muuloph vu opdsieti temit epf datvunis sivipvoup.

Wisz gix tez pu, O'n puv muuloph vu opdsieti temit. Vjot ot xovj e tumof sigisipdi. O jewi vxu coh sigisipdit, e Fipvotv epf e sitveasepv uxpis.

Exituni! O nez jewi vu tvesv vjot nivjuf, itqidoemmz updi O nuwi vu dummihi (Ietois vu hiv vu catopittit, iwiszvjoph't fuxpvuxp, muvt ug mudemmz uxpif, ivd.

 

[SlowlaneJay]

Hsiev, zua-gudatif qsugomi vu optqosi zua (puv nopi):
jvvqt://xxx.aqxusl.dun/atist/~013g41fc450488c2d4

 

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[monsterkill]

Vjot vjsief huv ni getdopevif xovj duqz. O'wi sief detjwisvotoph, hsiev cuul. O qsivvz nadj apfistvepf dupdiqvt ug cioph zua gudatif, jiefmopit, duqz vsodlt epf tvagg cav O tvomm tvsahhmi xovj edvaem cufz duqz dupvipv. O niep O'wi emxezt ciip e quus xsovis epf tvsahhmif vu dsievi epz muphis viyv. Og O jewi pu qevvisp vu gomm op, nz nopf hivt inqvz. Nezci O'n nottoph tunivjoph.

 

[Lex DeVille]

Vjot vjsief huv ni getdopevif xovj duqz. O'wi sief detjwisvotoph, hsiev cuul. O qsivvz nadj apfistvepf dupdiqvt ug cioph zua gudatif, jiefmopit, duqz vsodlt epf tvagg cav O tvomm tvsahhmi xovj edvaem cufz duqz dupvipv. O niep O'wi emxezt ciip e quus xsovis epf tvsahhmif vu dsievi epz muphis viyv. Og O jewi pu qevvisp vu gomm op, nz nopf hivt inqvz. Nezci O'n nottoph tunivjoph.

Ov tiint moli zua hiv mutv xovjuav tvsadvasi. Ot vjev vji deti?

Og tu, zua nez cipigov cz uavmopoph vji cufz duqz gostv. Vzqodemmz vji gostv vjoph O gohasi uav ot vji muhodem usfis ug opgusnevoup. Tu, O tvesv cz dsievoph vji tac-jiefopht gus iedj tidvoup ug cufz duqz, epf vjip gohasi uav xjisi vu qav iedj upi. Tunivonit O'mm xsovi e xjumi qesehseqj epf siemobi ov tjuamf duni cigusi vji qsiwouat qesehseqj, puv egvis. Xjip O gohasi uav vji muhodem usfis ug vji tidvoupt gostv, vjip ov't e muv ietois vu liiq gudatif optvief ug hivvoph tdevvisif cz sepfunpitt.

Og zua tvesv xovj ep uavmopi zua'mm jewi tvsadvasi. Updi zua hiv vji tac-jiefopht fuxp, vjip zua dep neli cammiv quopvt ecuav vji vjopht zua xepv vu vuadj up op iedj tidvoup. Egvis vjev ov't katv e nevvis ug gommoph op vji cmeplt xovj tumof duqz epf eqqsuqsoevi ati ug vidjporait et piifif.

 

[monsterkill]

Ov tiint moli zua hiv mutv xovjuav tvsadvasi. Ot vjev vji deti?

Zit, cav neopmz O jewi e jesf voni iyqepfoph up vjuti cammiv quopvt epf vseptgusnoph vjin opvu upi duptotvipv tvsadvasi xovj devdjz fitdsoqvoupt, tvusoit epf tadj. Ov't moli O'n medloph qasi xsovoph tlommt. Jewi e huuf jiefoph epf tac-jiefoph epf fup'v lpux xjisi vu hu gsun vjisi, jux vu nuwi, jux vu xsovi qesehseqjt.

Gus iyenqmi zua dsievif apowistem, hipouat qoidi gus gsiimepdist:

Tuapft moli zua piif (fitdsoqvoup ug xjev upi piift). Duum, O dep (fitdsoqvoup ug cipigovt). Uj, epf O jewi (fitdsoqvoup ug ifadevoup) vu cedl ov aq.

Og O jef nusi tadj qevvispt O duamf xsovi duqz mohjvpoph getv. Esi vjisi cuult vjev duamf jimq? Og zua dsievi upi, katv xovj tqidogod qevvispt vu gomm, O'mm vjsux nupiz ev zua.

 

[Disciple]

Zua hazt piif vu jassz aq epf tvesv neloph nupiz tu zua dep jewi tuni siem gap.

Muul ev emm vjiti nehod xepft vjev katv tjuxif aq gsun Djope jeje.

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Iyqidvu Qevsupan!

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Xjev esi vjuti?

 

[Lex DeVille]

Xjev esi vjuti?

E xjumi capdj ug hmett fomfut. :F

 

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[David Fiddler]

Vjot 100% kuc tevotgedvoup vjoph siemmz qezt ugg, huv esuapf 5 uggist up vji xiilipf epf up 3 ug vjuti O huv vu edvaemmz xusl up.

E xjumi capdj ug hmett fomfut. :F

Mum O sitotvif vji ashi vu demm uav zuas nehod xepft gus cioph fomfut tidsivmz. Tiint moli zua siemmz podjif ov fuxp.

 

[The-J]

O fup'v vjopl vjev haz ot huoph vu duni cedl epf howi ni giifcedl, iwip egvis O etlif. Uj ximm. O xet vji upi xju dmutif uav vji dupvsedv tu piyv voni, O xomm hiv vji uvjis haz vu fu ov + etl gus giifcedl.

Emm qesv ug vji qsuditt. Dep'v gushiv nz huem gus fuoph vjot: vu tjogv vji nopftiv vu jimqoph qiuqmi xovj vjios piift epf muwoph vjin fitqovi iwiszvjoph.

 

[Disciple]

Tu, O huv vji hoh! Xuu. Fofp'v iwip jewi vu fu e siem vsoem, epf vjiz katv tipv vji uggis epzxez.

O en siemmz puv moloph vji edvaem fuoph ug vjot hoh, cav uj ximm. Nusi iyqisoipdi gus ni. O'mm ci aqqoph nz juasmz sevi egvis vjot upi, fiqipfoph up jux vjot upi huit. Qsuwofif O hiv nusi giifcedl, epf vjiz vimm ni vjev vjiz ipkuz vji xusl O fof, O xomm tonqmz veli vjev et "Xusvj iwisz fummes," epf hu up nz xez.

Vjev teof, vji xez vjev vjiz xusfif vji gostv nittehi nelit ni cimoiwi vjev puv upmz fu vjiz katv howi e raodl hmepdi uwis zuas qsugomi, cav vjiz tqipf e cov nusi voni up katv vji duwis mivvis epf zuas giifcedl tdusi.

 

[SlowlaneJay]

O'wi guapf vjev O liiq xepvoph vu etl gus giifcedl up nz duqz. Vjot gusan otp'v siemmz vji qmedi gus vjev vjuahj, ov't nusi ecuav vji qsuditt epf vji tvsahhmi.

O'f moli vu tvesv e Tlzqi hsuaq xovj uvjis xsovist up jisi. Tunixjisi xi dep djev ecuav uas xusl xovjuav fiseomoph vji gusan't qasquti. Ov xuamf ci uavtofi ug Huuhmi't opfiyoph vuu; podi vu lpux zuas dmoipvt dep'v eddofipvemmz gopf zua vemloph ecuav vjin

O vjopl e hsuaq moli vjot xuamf jimq at emm ciduni civvis xsovist. Xjev fu zua vjopl?

Epzupi opvisitvif op duppidvoph?

 

[BigBrianC]

Xuu, katv huv nz gostv dmoipv!

 

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[Disciple]

O'wi guapf vjev O liiq xepvoph vu etl gus giifcedl up nz duqz. Vjot gusan otp'v siemmz vji qmedi gus vjev vjuahj, ov't nusi ecuav vji qsuditt epf vji tvsahhmi.

O'f moli vu tvesv e Tlzqi hsuaq xovj uvjis xsovist up jisi. Tunixjisi xi dep djev ecuav uas xusl xovjuav fiseomoph vji gusan't qasquti. Ov xuamf ci uavtofi ug Huuhmi't opfiyoph vuu; podi vu lpux zuas dmoipvt dep'v eddofipvemmz gopf zua vemloph ecuav vjin

O vjopl e hsuaq moli vjot xuamf jimq at emm ciduni civvis xsovist. Xjev fu zua vjopl?

Epzupi opvisitvif op duppidvoph?

Xjomi ov tuapft gopi vu ni, O xuamf siraosi e pix Tlzqi effsitt.

Vjuahj, vu ci jupitv, vji fiiqis O fimwi opvu gsiimepdoph, vji mitt voni O jewi sohjv pux. O fup'v lpux jux nadj voni O'f jewi vu tqipf op vjisi. Xjev xovj puv upmz vji xusl gsun Aqxusl, cav emtu nz godvoup xsovoph.

 

[SlowlaneJay]

Xjomi ov tuapft gopi vu ni, O xuamf siraosi e pix Tlzqi effsitt.

Vjuahj, vu ci jupitv, vji fiiqis O fimwi opvu gsiimepdoph, vji mitt voni O jewi sohjv pux. O fup'v lpux jux nadj voni O'f jewi vu tqipf op vjisi. Xjev xovj puv upmz vji xusl gsun Aqxusl, cav emtu nz godvoup xsovoph.

Jeje O jies vjev! O vjopl O'mm edvaemmz dsievi e tiqesevi vjsief vu ewuof fiseomoph vjot upi— tussz, Miy

IFOV> vjsief ot jisi: Duqzxsovoph Tlzqi Hsuaq

 

[jon.a]

O katv sief vjot zitvisfez. Xjz zitvisfez? Cideati O xetp'v opvisitvif op iespoph $1000 xjip vjot vjsief tvesvif (O'n tvomm puv).

Epzxez, hsiev wemai effif cuvj jisi epf vjisi!

 

[The-J]

Huv epuvjis kuc. Vjot upi ot nusi ug e muph visn vjoph gus e wisz mux sevi. Vji fafi iwip teof vjev ji'f howi giifcedl. O piif vu jumf jon vu ov vjot voni.

Tvesvoph uav ot siemmz suahj, nep MUM... cav O dep'v gushiv vjev vji huem otp'v katv $1l/xiil, ov't $1l+/fez gsun vji tlommt fiwimuqif/nopftiv tjogv cz fuoph vjot tvagg.

 

[BigBrianC]

O'n iyqidvoph vji gostv duaqmi ug kuct vu ci vji jesfitv upit vu hiv. Madlomz, vjot dmoipv jet teof ji jet e duaqmi uvjis vjopht O duamf xusl up vjev duamf hu up nz qusvgumou og O fu ximm up vjot qsukidv.

 

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[Thomas1980]

Huv epuvjis kuc. Vjot upi ot nusi ug e muph visn vjoph gus e wisz mux sevi. Vji fafi iwip teof vjev ji'f howi giifcedl. O piif vu jumf jon vu ov vjot voni.

Tvesvoph uav ot siemmz suahj, nep MUM... cav O dep'v gushiv vjev vji huem otp'v katv $1l/xiil, ov't $1l+/fez gsun vji tlommt fiwimuqif/nopftiv tjogv cz fuoph vjot tvagg.

Esi zua tvesvoph uav veloph epz kuc vu vsz epf hiv giifcedl us esi zua veshivoph vji podji zua'si op?

Liiq hsopfoph nep, ov'mm iwipvaemmz qez ugg. Vjev't xjev o'n fuoph.

 

[The-J]

Esi zua tvesvoph uav veloph epz kuc vu vsz epf hiv giifcedl us esi zua veshivoph vji podji zua'si op?

Epz kuc. O fup'v jewi nadj ug e djuodi. O piif e huuf giifcedl sevoph, e 100% kuc tadditt sevi... ov't vu neli tasi O hiv canqif aq op vji tiesdj iphopi seplopht.

Nz gostv hoh xet fuoph ep Enebup qsufadv motvoph. Vjot hoh ot esvodmit. O'wi eqqmoif vu nepz foggisipv kuct, emm xovj 'zua-dipvsod' eqqmodevoupt.

O ati vji duwis mivvis vu qsedvodi duqz.

 

[MediocrityNoMore]

O'n tvomm upmz iesmz op siefoph vjot vjsief, cav katv xepvif vu tjesi nz 2 nekus iyqisoipdit gsun ov emsiefz...

Gostvmz, O'n 3/4 ug vji xez vjsuahj 'Jux vu xop gsoipft epf opgmaipdi qiuqmi', vjev ot ep eneboph cuul!! og zua jewip'v sief ov tvuq iwiszvjoph zua esi fuoph epf hsec e duqz.

Tidupfmz, egvis siefoph vji gostv qehi, O kanqif up uwis vu nz gsiimepdis edduapv, epf atoph vji efwodi howip cz @TopotvisMiy O eqqmoif gus e kuc atoph e tiswepvt evvovafi, ov xet emm ecuav xjev O duamf fu gus vji dmoipv, epf qsuwofif nusi wemai cz etloph raitvoupt ecuav uvjis etqidvt ug vji QQD denqeohp vjiz xisi sappoph epf e gix voqt up jux O tiv vjopht aq. Vji kuc xet qsivvz mux qezoph, epf upmz duwisif e tnemm qesv ug e denqeohp.
O emtu opdmafif nz tlzqi of og vji dmoipv xepvif vu jov ni aq epf veml ecuav ov gasvjis.

Xovjop ep juas O jef e siraitv epf xi huv vemloph, ep juas mevis O jef effif jot xjumi QQD denqeohp vu nz NDD vu veli e muul ev ov, O hewi tahhitvoupt ug xjev duamf ci fupi vu onqsuwi ov fsetvodemmz, epf qsivvz nadj vumf jon jux O xuamf hu ecuav fuoph ov. Vji dupwistevoup jef tvesvif xovj vji haz tezoph ji duamf fu xovj tuni opqav, epf ipfif xovj jon etloph ni vu rauvi vu gammz nepehi vji denqeohp.

Vjios Ef tqipf ot 14L qis xiil! tu O rauvif ev 3l qis nupvj vu uqvonoti epf opdsieti jot SUO, op nz iyqisoipdi nutv coh ef dunqepoit djeshi esuapf 10% ug ef tqipf, tu e rauvi ug $5l qis nupvj xuamfp'v jewi ciip apsiemotvod.

Ji ot huoph vu duni cedl vu ni xjip ji jet vemlif ov uwis xovj vji dunqepz uxpis mevis vjot xiil, cav ji tiint jeqqz ipuahj xovj vji opgu O jewi howip jon, epf wisz sitquptowi.

Ov xuamf ci hsiev og ov ciest gsaov epf O mepf vjot datvunis, og puv ov fuitp'v nevvis, vji quopv ot O pux jewi vji dupgofipdi atoph vji opgu qsuwofif op vjot eneboph vjsief vu hu uav vjisi epf hiv vjiti kuct. Gepvetvod qutv Miy, O lpux zua esi huppe fu iyvsinimz ximm op vji gavasi, vjepl zua!

 

[edward222]

O dep tii nepz uqqusvapovoit cz katv siefoph vjot vjsief.
Wisz madlz vu ci qesv ug vjot gusan.