Lex DeVille's 2019-22 Step-By-Step Upwork Tutorial for Brokeass Bootstrap Beginners Who Need Cash Now!

[Lana Ocean]

Hello @Lex DeVille How do you feel about the fact that Upwork has made submissions actually paid using the bid system?

 

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[Lex DeVille]

Hello @Lex DeVille How do you feel about the fact that Upwork has made submissions actually paid using the bid system?

Technically, you don't have to bid to apply to gigs. Generally speaking, I don't feel any particular way about it. I rarely apply anymore. Usually, clients reach out to me. Currently, I'm only working with one client.

In my experience, bidding for the top positions doesn't matter much. Clients look through proposals until they find one or more freelancers who might be a good fit.

Something to keep in mind, Upwork constantly rolls out new ways to extract money from freelancers. For instance, by increasing the average connects required from 8 to 16, they reduce the time it takes freelancers to run out of connects which means they top up sooner which means Upwork makes money faster because those freelancers buy connects.

 

[Lana Ocean]

Something to keep in mind, Upwork constantly rolls out new ways to extract money from freelancers. For instance, by increasing the average connects required from 8 to 16, they reduce the time it takes freelancers to run out of connects which means they top up sooner which means Upwork makes money faster because those freelancers buy connects.

I talked to the top freelancers of UpWork, no one is happy with these innovations, as well as the fact that 5% tax on long term contracts was changed to 10%
But you're right - UpWork earns more)))

 

[otis7]

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Upwork is one of the fastest ways to get your feet wet with online business. You probably won't get rich on Upwork (though it's not impossible), and that isn't the purpose of this guide. This multi-post guide is an Upwork Tutorial for those who:

• Need to get moving on something...ANYTHING
• Need a way to bootstrap cash...FOR FREE

It doesn't matter where you're from or what your situation is. If you have semi-stable internet and a computer to work from, then you can make money on Upwork at no cost to you but your time.

In the posts that follow I will share a series of Upwork Tutorials to get you started even if you don't know what the f*ck you're doing, and even if you don't have any skills or experience right now. This step-by-step guide will give you a clear path from $0 to your first $1,000 or more on Upwork.

If you follow my posts and do as I say, you will make money...

Possibly this week.

However, you should know that your success here requires a difficult mindset shift. You will have to change how you do things. Employees do NOT make good freelancers. So here are some things you should know right now:

• You can take your 20 year work history and light it on fire
• Tuck your college degrees away on some shelf
• Tear that entitled victim attitude to shreds because...

Freelance clients don't give a shit about your education and experience unless it backs up your ability to get the job done. Also, nobody owes you anything. In the freelance world, you rise to your own level based on how much you help people, and on how clearly you demonstrate that you can help people.

Also... I'm developing a corresponding tutorial for my YouTube channel, and as such will be posting videos related to each post topic. You can watch them or not. You do not have to watch them to get the information because I will also post it in text here.

Consider this DAY ZERO.

Each day I will walk you through one piece of the Upwork puzzle. Step-by-step I will guide you to get approved on Upwork, get started, and make money. At the end of each post you will find a homework assignment.

Do the homework each day.

I would encourage you to share your progress and results either here, on my channel, or both since it will encourage engagement that will send traffic to the Fastlane Forum (each video links to the forum), and to my channel which is valuable for M.J. and for myself and also promotes future comprehensive tutorials such as this one, which is valuable for you.

SET OFF AT SUNRISE TO GET THERE BY DARK

There's only one way this thread won't become another action-faking, analysis paralysis knowledge feast for you. To make anything useful happen, you will have to take MASSIVE action and get started. You will have to stop telling yourself every silly excuse. Stop being afraid. Don't let phantoms of fantasy futures destroy your dreams.

Action is the only way.

So start today. Right now. Make a commitment. Commit to do this. Commit to act and to get started. You will start this today. You will take your first step now. And that first step is to determine WHY you are doing this. What do you want to come of this? To do that, your first homework is physically to answer all of the following questions:

1. Why are you doing this?
2. Describe your endgame in specific detail...
3. How much money do you need to earn to make this worth it?
4. Who are you failing if you give up or don't succeed?

It's important to know WHY you are doing this. You can't be vague about it. "I want to be a highly paid freelancer who creates value" is not a good response for your "why."

You are doing this because you need to pay bills or debt. Because you want to quit your shitty job. Because you need money for your ecommerce business. Because you want to travel and earn money from anywhere. Because you want to support your family. Because you want to earn full-time pay with part-time work from home.

You are trying to escape something (bad job, bad boss, debt, poverty, feeling like a loser). You desire some kind of change (travel, money, freedom, skills, to get started). You are selfish and you want things in life and THAT IS OKAY.

But you need to define those things. The things you want. The things you don't want. Because it is those things that will help remind you why you set off down this path in the first place, especially when there's nothing but miles and miles of bumpy road ahead.

That is your homework today.

Do the homework. Post your response. In the next post I will teach you how to give yourself the best possible chance to get approved on Upwork. As of 2019, getting approved on Upwork is probably the single biggest barrier to entry for new freelancers.

Lucky for you, you're not a freelancer. You're an entrepreneur, and you have me as your guide. So follow this Upwork Tutorial and commit to continue even when the long road makes you weary. If you do, you may discover the distance between sunrise and sunset isn't so far apart as it seems.

By the way...

This is the only mindset post.

Get your mind right now. In the days that follow, we've got work to do.

1. Why are you doing this?
I'm doing this to generate my own income, have enough food to eat, and pay my bills myself. I am also doing this to have a sustainable income, quit university, and Start my own Fastlane Business.

2. Describe your endgame in specific detail...
Use the cash and experience I get to Start my Fastlane Business.

3. How much money do you need to earn to make this worth it?
I will need to earn about $10,000 a month to make this worth it.

4. Who are you failing if you give up or don't succeed?
I'm literally failing myself, my family, and my future family. I'm already performing badly in the university. So I will need to make this work somehow

 

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[S1re]

View attachment 23978​

Upwork is one of the fastest ways to get your feet wet with online business. You probably won't get rich on Upwork (though it's not impossible), and that isn't the purpose of this guide. This multi-post guide is an Upwork Tutorial for those who:

• Need to get moving on something...ANYTHING
• Need a way to bootstrap cash...FOR FREE

It doesn't matter where you're from or what your situation is. If you have semi-stable internet and a computer to work from, then you can make money on Upwork at no cost to you but your time.

In the posts that follow I will share a series of Upwork Tutorials to get you started even if you don't know what the f*ck you're doing, and even if you don't have any skills or experience right now. This step-by-step guide will give you a clear path from $0 to your first $1,000 or more on Upwork.

If you follow my posts and do as I say, you will make money...

Possibly this week.

However, you should know that your success here requires a difficult mindset shift. You will have to change how you do things. Employees do NOT make good freelancers. So here are some things you should know right now:

• You can take your 20 year work history and light it on fire
• Tuck your college degrees away on some shelf
• Tear that entitled victim attitude to shreds because...

Freelance clients don't give a shit about your education and experience unless it backs up your ability to get the job done. Also, nobody owes you anything. In the freelance world, you rise to your own level based on how much you help people, and on how clearly you demonstrate that you can help people.

Also... I'm developing a corresponding tutorial for my YouTube channel, and as such will be posting videos related to each post topic. You can watch them or not. You do not have to watch them to get the information because I will also post it in text here.

Consider this DAY ZERO.

Each day I will walk you through one piece of the Upwork puzzle. Step-by-step I will guide you to get approved on Upwork, get started, and make money. At the end of each post you will find a homework assignment.

Do the homework each day.

I would encourage you to share your progress and results either here, on my channel, or both since it will encourage engagement that will send traffic to the Fastlane Forum (each video links to the forum), and to my channel which is valuable for M.J. and for myself and also promotes future comprehensive tutorials such as this one, which is valuable for you.

SET OFF AT SUNRISE TO GET THERE BY DARK

There's only one way this thread won't become another action-faking, analysis paralysis knowledge feast for you. To make anything useful happen, you will have to take MASSIVE action and get started. You will have to stop telling yourself every silly excuse. Stop being afraid. Don't let phantoms of fantasy futures destroy your dreams.

Action is the only way.

So start today. Right now. Make a commitment. Commit to do this. Commit to act and to get started. You will start this today. You will take your first step now. And that first step is to determine WHY you are doing this. What do you want to come of this? To do that, your first homework is physically to answer all of the following questions:

1. Why are you doing this?
2. Describe your endgame in specific detail...
3. How much money do you need to earn to make this worth it?
4. Who are you failing if you give up or don't succeed?

It's important to know WHY you are doing this. You can't be vague about it. "I want to be a highly paid freelancer who creates value" is not a good response for your "why."

You are doing this because you need to pay bills or debt. Because you want to quit your shitty job. Because you need money for your ecommerce business. Because you want to travel and earn money from anywhere. Because you want to support your family. Because you want to earn full-time pay with part-time work from home.

You are trying to escape something (bad job, bad boss, debt, poverty, feeling like a loser). You desire some kind of change (travel, money, freedom, skills, to get started). You are selfish and you want things in life and THAT IS OKAY.

But you need to define those things. The things you want. The things you don't want. Because it is those things that will help remind you why you set off down this path in the first place, especially when there's nothing but miles and miles of bumpy road ahead.

That is your homework today.

Do the homework. Post your response. In the next post I will teach you how to give yourself the best possible chance to get approved on Upwork. As of 2019, getting approved on Upwork is probably the single biggest barrier to entry for new freelancers.

Lucky for you, you're not a freelancer. You're an entrepreneur, and you have me as your guide. So follow this Upwork Tutorial and commit to continue even when the long road makes you weary. If you do, you may discover the distance between sunrise and sunset isn't so far apart as it seems.

By the way...

This is the only mindset post.

Get your mind right now. In the days that follow, we've got work to do.

Hello everyone, this is gonna be my very first engagement to the forum itself. My reason for doing this is to generate enough capital to start an effective ecommerce business. I will keep myself accountable using these posts. Lets get started.

 

[Epynok]

View attachment 23978​

Upwork is one of the fastest ways to get your feet wet with online business. You probably won't get rich on Upwork (though it's not impossible), and that isn't the purpose of this guide. This multi-post guide is an Upwork Tutorial for those who:

• Need to get moving on something...ANYTHING
• Need a way to bootstrap cash...FOR FREE

It doesn't matter where you're from or what your situation is. If you have semi-stable internet and a computer to work from, then you can make money on Upwork at no cost to you but your time.

In the posts that follow I will share a series of Upwork Tutorials to get you started even if you don't know what the f*ck you're doing, and even if you don't have any skills or experience right now. This step-by-step guide will give you a clear path from $0 to your first $1,000 or more on Upwork.

If you follow my posts and do as I say, you will make money...

Possibly this week.

However, you should know that your success here requires a difficult mindset shift. You will have to change how you do things. Employees do NOT make good freelancers. So here are some things you should know right now:

• You can take your 20 year work history and light it on fire
• Tuck your college degrees away on some shelf
• Tear that entitled victim attitude to shreds because...

Freelance clients don't give a shit about your education and experience unless it backs up your ability to get the job done. Also, nobody owes you anything. In the freelance world, you rise to your own level based on how much you help people, and on how clearly you demonstrate that you can help people.

Also... I'm developing a corresponding tutorial for my YouTube channel, and as such will be posting videos related to each post topic. You can watch them or not. You do not have to watch them to get the information because I will also post it in text here.

Consider this DAY ZERO.

Each day I will walk you through one piece of the Upwork puzzle. Step-by-step I will guide you to get approved on Upwork, get started, and make money. At the end of each post you will find a homework assignment.

Do the homework each day.

I would encourage you to share your progress and results either here, on my channel, or both since it will encourage engagement that will send traffic to the Fastlane Forum (each video links to the forum), and to my channel which is valuable for M.J. and for myself and also promotes future comprehensive tutorials such as this one, which is valuable for you.

SET OFF AT SUNRISE TO GET THERE BY DARK

There's only one way this thread won't become another action-faking, analysis paralysis knowledge feast for you. To make anything useful happen, you will have to take MASSIVE action and get started. You will have to stop telling yourself every silly excuse. Stop being afraid. Don't let phantoms of fantasy futures destroy your dreams.

Action is the only way.

So start today. Right now. Make a commitment. Commit to do this. Commit to act and to get started. You will start this today. You will take your first step now. And that first step is to determine WHY you are doing this. What do you want to come of this? To do that, your first homework is physically to answer all of the following questions:

1. Why are you doing this?
2. Describe your endgame in specific detail...
3. How much money do you need to earn to make this worth it?
4. Who are you failing if you give up or don't succeed?

It's important to know WHY you are doing this. You can't be vague about it. "I want to be a highly paid freelancer who creates value" is not a good response for your "why."

You are doing this because you need to pay bills or debt. Because you want to quit your shitty job. Because you need money for your ecommerce business. Because you want to travel and earn money from anywhere. Because you want to support your family. Because you want to earn full-time pay with part-time work from home.

You are trying to escape something (bad job, bad boss, debt, poverty, feeling like a loser). You desire some kind of change (travel, money, freedom, skills, to get started). You are selfish and you want things in life and THAT IS OKAY.

But you need to define those things. The things you want. The things you don't want. Because it is those things that will help remind you why you set off down this path in the first place, especially when there's nothing but miles and miles of bumpy road ahead.

That is your homework today.

Do the homework. Post your response. In the next post I will teach you how to give yourself the best possible chance to get approved on Upwork. As of 2019, getting approved on Upwork is probably the single biggest barrier to entry for new freelancers.

Lucky for you, you're not a freelancer. You're an entrepreneur, and you have me as your guide. So follow this Upwork Tutorial and commit to continue even when the long road makes you weary. If you do, you may discover the distance between sunrise and sunset isn't so far apart as it seems.

By the way...

This is the only mindset post.

Get your mind right now. In the days that follow, we've got work to do.

This post is an ESSENTIAL.

Why does this post not Gold(ed) yet?

I was thinking about how to raise money so thanks for the help.

 

[dru-man]

Technically, you don't have to bid to apply to gigs. Generally speaking, I don't feel any particular way about it. I rarely apply anymore. Usually, clients reach out to me. Currently, I'm only working with one client.

In my experience, bidding for the top positions doesn't matter much. Clients look through proposals until they find one or more freelancers who might be a good fit.

Something to keep in mind, Upwork constantly rolls out new ways to extract money from freelancers. For instance, by increasing the average connects required from 8 to 16, they reduce the time it takes freelancers to run out of connects which means they top up sooner which means Upwork makes money faster because those freelancers buy connects.

Do you pay for the "availability badge" or the "boost your profile" feature to bring in the invites?



Or are neither necessary?

I used to be really active on Upwork, but I'm so out of the loop now I can't keep track of all these new features and which is for what.

 

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[Lex DeVille]

Do you pay for the "availability badge" or the "boost your profile" feature to bring in the invites?

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Or are neither necessary?

I used to be really active on Upwork, but I'm so out of the loop now I can't keep track of all these new features and which is for what.

I don't pay extra for any of Upwork's silly new money-siphoning tricks.

The best solution for most freelancers who want to get hired is to continuously find ways to improve your proposals.

Upwork is making it more difficult to get found in search results so you have to spend money if you want your profile to reach the top of search results for a period of time.

That said, I suspect you can still reach the top of search results if you build a profile around niche search terms.

It is also still beneficial to increase or decrease your price by $20 or more to trigger Upwork's algorithms.

 

[Madman1996]

View attachment 23978​

Upwork is one of the fastest ways to get your feet wet with online business. You probably won't get rich on Upwork (though it's not impossible), and that isn't the purpose of this guide. This multi-post guide is an Upwork Tutorial for those who:

• Need to get moving on something...ANYTHING
• Need a way to bootstrap cash...FOR FREE

It doesn't matter where you're from or what your situation is. If you have semi-stable internet and a computer to work from, then you can make money on Upwork at no cost to you but your time.

In the posts that follow I will share a series of Upwork Tutorials to get you started even if you don't know what the f*ck you're doing, and even if you don't have any skills or experience right now. This step-by-step guide will give you a clear path from $0 to your first $1,000 or more on Upwork.

If you follow my posts and do as I say, you will make money...

Possibly this week.

However, you should know that your success here requires a difficult mindset shift. You will have to change how you do things. Employees do NOT make good freelancers. So here are some things you should know right now:

• You can take your 20 year work history and light it on fire
• Tuck your college degrees away on some shelf
• Tear that entitled victim attitude to shreds because...

Freelance clients don't give a shit about your education and experience unless it backs up your ability to get the job done. Also, nobody owes you anything. In the freelance world, you rise to your own level based on how much you help people, and on how clearly you demonstrate that you can help people.

Also... I'm developing a corresponding tutorial for my YouTube channel, and as such will be posting videos related to each post topic. You can watch them or not. You do not have to watch them to get the information because I will also post it in text here.

Consider this DAY ZERO.

Each day I will walk you through one piece of the Upwork puzzle. Step-by-step I will guide you to get approved on Upwork, get started, and make money. At the end of each post you will find a homework assignment.

Do the homework each day.

I would encourage you to share your progress and results either here, on my channel, or both since it will encourage engagement that will send traffic to the Fastlane Forum (each video links to the forum), and to my channel which is valuable for M.J. and for myself and also promotes future comprehensive tutorials such as this one, which is valuable for you.

SET OFF AT SUNRISE TO GET THERE BY DARK

There's only one way this thread won't become another action-faking, analysis paralysis knowledge feast for you. To make anything useful happen, you will have to take MASSIVE action and get started. You will have to stop telling yourself every silly excuse. Stop being afraid. Don't let phantoms of fantasy futures destroy your dreams.

Action is the only way.

So start today. Right now. Make a commitment. Commit to do this. Commit to act and to get started. You will start this today. You will take your first step now. And that first step is to determine WHY you are doing this. What do you want to come of this? To do that, your first homework is physically to answer all of the following questions:

1. Why are you doing this?
2. Describe your endgame in specific detail...
3. How much money do you need to earn to make this worth it?
4. Who are you failing if you give up or don't succeed?

It's important to know WHY you are doing this. You can't be vague about it. "I want to be a highly paid freelancer who creates value" is not a good response for your "why."

You are doing this because you need to pay bills or debt. Because you want to quit your shitty job. Because you need money for your ecommerce business. Because you want to travel and earn money from anywhere. Because you want to support your family. Because you want to earn full-time pay with part-time work from home.

You are trying to escape something (bad job, bad boss, debt, poverty, feeling like a loser). You desire some kind of change (travel, money, freedom, skills, to get started). You are selfish and you want things in life and THAT IS OKAY.

But you need to define those things. The things you want. The things you don't want. Because it is those things that will help remind you why you set off down this path in the first place, especially when there's nothing but miles and miles of bumpy road ahead.

That is your homework today.

Do the homework. Post your response. In the next post I will teach you how to give yourself the best possible chance to get approved on Upwork. As of 2019, getting approved on Upwork is probably the single biggest barrier to entry for new freelancers.

Lucky for you, you're not a freelancer. You're an entrepreneur, and you have me as your guide. So follow this Upwork Tutorial and commit to continue even when the long road makes you weary. If you do, you may discover the distance between sunrise and sunset isn't so far apart as it seems.

By the way...

This is the only mindset post.

Get your mind right now. In the days that follow, we've got work to do.

Amazing Lex can i also charge people with European money instead of Dollars
Do i also need any coding skill i dont have any degree nor skill the reason iam asking this is iam gonna buy a laptop i dont have a computer and if I need to learn maybe coding or copywriting I need a different type of Laptop that is Suitable for that work

 

[Lex DeVille]

Amazing Lex can i also charge people with European money instead of Dollars
Do i also need any coding skill i dont have any degree nor skill the reason iam asking this is iam gonna buy a laptop i dont have a computer and if I need to learn maybe coding or copywriting I need a different type of Laptop that is Suitable for that work

I'm not European, so you'd have to look the answer up on Upwork.

As for the skill part, you can't just show up on the platform and say, "I'm here, give me money!"

That approach doesn't work well. Yes, you need a skill.

 

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[Madman1996]

I'm not European, so you'd have to look the answer up on Upwork.

As for the skill part, you can't just show up on the platform and say, "I'm here, give me money!"

That approach doesn't work well. Yes, you need a skill.

Ah okee man I am sorry if I asked something stupid I am quite new with this gig and entrepreneurship in general
Which skill should I learn before I can go ask money on up work and where can I learn that skill

 

[Lex DeVille]

Ah okee man I am sorry if I asked something stupid I am quite new with this gig and entrepreneurship in general
Which skill should I learn before I can go ask money on up work and where can I learn that skill

The skills you need are not technical skills like "copywriting" or "coding." The skills you need to make money are skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving. You have to become someone who can do your own research using the multitudes of tools that are freely available to you such as Google, YouTube, ChatGPT, and even this forum. Entrepreneurship is a path of adventure, exploration, and value creation. If someone has to tell you what to do, then entrepreneurship and freelancing may not be the paths for you.

 

[Madman1996]

The skills you need are not technical skills like "copywriting" or "coding." The skills you need to make money are skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving. You have to become someone who can do your own research using the multitudes of tools that are freely available to you such as Google, YouTube, ChatGPT, and even this forum. Entrepreneurship is a path of adventure, exploration, and value creation. If someone has to tell you what to do, then entrepreneurship and freelancing may not be the paths for you.

I try to understand what you're saying but looks like I understand a bit but I wanted to start on upwork to get my feet Wet in the entrepreneurial space get some wins and confidence where can I get those skills and let's say I have them how can I use them to create value English is not my first language sorry I am a bit confused
critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving should I take a course for this to get this skills ?

 

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[Lex DeVille]

I try to understand what you're saying but looks like I understand a bit but I wanted to start on upwork to get my feet Wet in the entrepreneurial space get some wins and confidence where can I get those skills and let's say I have them how can I use them to create value English is not my first language sorry I am a bit confused
critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving should I take a course for this to get this skills ?

I suggest using Google, YouTube, and ChatGPT to learn about critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving.

Value is created when you solve problems for other people.

Solving problems requires critical thinking.

Entrepreneurship requires making decisions about what to do next.

As an entrepreneur, you must learn to apply critical thinking to problems.

Critical thinking is how you identify possible solutions for problems.

Then you must make a decision about what action you will take to solve each problem you face.

I hope that makes sense.

 

[Andy Black]

@Madman1996 ... Lex is basically saying you have to figure it out.

Pick some skill people pay for that you might already have or could pick up. Go help people with that skill. Figure out how to get paid.

Entrepreneurship is basically a problem solving journey - figuring out which problems to solve (and in which order), and then solving them.

 

[Madman1996]

I suggest using Google, YouTube, and ChatGPT to learn about critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving.

Value is created when you solve problems for other people.

Solving problems requires critical thinking.

Entrepreneurship requires making decisions about what to do next.

As an entrepreneur, you must learn to apply critical thinking to problems.

Critical thinking is how you identify possible solutions for problems.

Then you must make a decision about what action you will take to solve each problem you face.

I hope that makes sense.

Ah yes it makes sense Thank you for being precise and using easy words do you know anybody in the entrepreneur circle who has an IQ of 58

 

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[Madman1996]

@Madman1996 ... Lex is basically saying you have to figure it out.

Pick some skill people pay for that you might already have or could pick up. Go help people with that skill. Figure out how to get paid.

Entrepreneurship is basically a problem solving journey - figuring out which problems to solve (and in which order), and then solving them.

Thank you Andy I don't really have a skill where can I learn one or choose one also gonna as you say help people just help them is also a good way to provide value

 

[Andy Black]

Thank you Andy I don't really have a skill where can I learn one or choose one also gonna as you say help people just help them is also a good way to provide value

It's not about "learning". It's about helping people and figuring it out as you go along.

Watch the 8 min video here:

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Hi all. @Lawtiti (who changed his forum name to @Chet Shen) created a Meetup Thread a few days ago and had a Zoom call with @ZCP who gave advice on getting started etc. I offered to do a Zoom where I'll go through some of the main things I think holds people back when getting started, and how...

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And MJ's video here:

GOLD! - HOT! - From Flat-Broke to Financial Freedom: How to Get Started When You Have No Money

I see this question a lot here, and posted in a lot of introductions. How do I get started when I have no money and no skills? I made a video to answer... Also there's an update on my next book near the end of the vid! Enjoy, and if you're broke with no skills, I hope it helps you!

www.thefastlaneforum.com

 

[focusedlife]

It's not about "learning". It's about helping people and figuring it out as you go along.

Watch the 8 min video here:

NOTABLE! - MEETUPS - [TFLF Call Replay] - For teens & students getting started

Hi all. @Lawtiti (who changed his forum name to @Chet Shen) created a Meetup Thread a few days ago and had a Zoom call with @ZCP who gave advice on getting started etc. I offered to do a Zoom where I'll go through some of the main things I think holds people back when getting started, and how...

www.thefastlaneforum.com

And MJ's video here:

GOLD! - HOT! - From Flat-Broke to Financial Freedom: How to Get Started When You Have No Money

I see this question a lot here, and posted in a lot of introductions. How do I get started when I have no money and no skills? I made a video to answer... Also there's an update on my next book near the end of the vid! Enjoy, and if you're broke with no skills, I hope it helps you!

www.thefastlaneforum.com

@Andy Black so much gold in that 8 min call. Thank you (as per usual).

Yeah... just get into conversations.

 

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[Tarun6069]

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Upwork is one of the fastest ways to get your feet wet with online business. You probably won't get rich on Upwork (though it's not impossible), and that isn't the purpose of this guide. This multi-post guide is an Upwork Tutorial for those who:

• Need to get moving on something...ANYTHING
• Need a way to bootstrap cash...FOR FREE

It doesn't matter where you're from or what your situation is. If you have semi-stable internet and a computer to work from, then you can make money on Upwork at no cost to you but your time.

In the posts that follow I will share a series of Upwork Tutorials to get you started even if you don't know what the f*ck you're doing, and even if you don't have any skills or experience right now. This step-by-step guide will give you a clear path from $0 to your first $1,000 or more on Upwork.

If you follow my posts and do as I say, you will make money...

Possibly this week.

However, you should know that your success here requires a difficult mindset shift. You will have to change how you do things. Employees do NOT make good freelancers. So here are some things you should know right now:

• You can take your 20 year work history and light it on fire
• Tuck your college degrees away on some shelf
• Tear that entitled victim attitude to shreds because...

Freelance clients don't give a shit about your education and experience unless it backs up your ability to get the job done. Also, nobody owes you anything. In the freelance world, you rise to your own level based on how much you help people, and on how clearly you demonstrate that you can help people.

Also... I'm developing a corresponding tutorial for my YouTube channel, and as such will be posting videos related to each post topic. You can watch them or not. You do not have to watch them to get the information because I will also post it in text here.

Consider this DAY ZERO.

Each day I will walk you through one piece of the Upwork puzzle. Step-by-step I will guide you to get approved on Upwork, get started, and make money. At the end of each post you will find a homework assignment.

Do the homework each day.

I would encourage you to share your progress and results either here, on my channel, or both since it will encourage engagement that will send traffic to the Fastlane Forum (each video links to the forum), and to my channel which is valuable for M.J. and for myself and also promotes future comprehensive tutorials such as this one, which is valuable for you.

SET OFF AT SUNRISE TO GET THERE BY DARK

There's only one way this thread won't become another action-faking, analysis paralysis knowledge feast for you. To make anything useful happen, you will have to take MASSIVE action and get started. You will have to stop telling yourself every silly excuse. Stop being afraid. Don't let phantoms of fantasy futures destroy your dreams.

Action is the only way.

So start today. Right now. Make a commitment. Commit to do this. Commit to act and to get started. You will start this today. You will take your first step now. And that first step is to determine WHY you are doing this. What do you want to come of this? To do that, your first homework is physically to answer all of the following questions:

1. Why are you doing this?
2. Describe your endgame in specific detail...
3. How much money do you need to earn to make this worth it?
4. Who are you failing if you give up or don't succeed?

It's important to know WHY you are doing this. You can't be vague about it. "I want to be a highly paid freelancer who creates value" is not a good response for your "why."

You are doing this because you need to pay bills or debt. Because you want to quit your shitty job. Because you need money for your ecommerce business. Because you want to travel and earn money from anywhere. Because you want to support your family. Because you want to earn full-time pay with part-time work from home.

You are trying to escape something (bad job, bad boss, debt, poverty, feeling like a loser). You desire some kind of change (travel, money, freedom, skills, to get started). You are selfish and you want things in life and THAT IS OKAY.

But you need to define those things. The things you want. The things you don't want. Because it is those things that will help remind you why you set off down this path in the first place, especially when there's nothing but miles and miles of bumpy road ahead.

That is your homework today.

Do the homework. Post your response. In the next post I will teach you how to give yourself the best possible chance to get approved on Upwork. As of 2019, getting approved on Upwork is probably the single biggest barrier to entry for new freelancers.

Lucky for you, you're not a freelancer. You're an entrepreneur, and you have me as your guide. So follow this Upwork Tutorial and commit to continue even when the long road makes you weary. If you do, you may discover the distance between sunrise and sunset isn't so far apart as it seems.

By the way...

This is the only mindset post.

Get your mind right now. In the days that follow, we've got work to do.

Sir , is Freelancing still relevant in 2024?

 

[Lex DeVille]

Sir , is Freelancing still relevant in 2024?

Relevant, yes. But is it a good business idea? I wouldn't do it again.

 

[Tarun6069]

Relevant, yes. But is it a good business idea? I wouldn't do it again.

Sir what would you suggest a CS college student? I am willing to put in hard work but i don't know what to do except focusing on my Coding skills. I don't know what's next after that. It would be a big help if you suggest something to me with respect to current market that can help me make money.

 

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[Lex DeVille]

Sir what would you suggest a CS college student? I am willing to put in hard work but i don't know what to do except focusing on my Coding skills. I don't know what's next after that. It would be a big help if you suggest something to me with respect to current market that can help me make money.

I suggest you read the many step-by-step GOLD and Notable threads already posted around this forum.

 

[Rarehelge]

View attachment 23978​

Upwork is one of the fastest ways to get your feet wet with online business. You probably won't get rich on Upwork (though it's not impossible), and that isn't the purpose of this guide. This multi-post guide is an Upwork Tutorial for those who:

• Need to get moving on something...ANYTHING
• Need a way to bootstrap cash...FOR FREE

It doesn't matter where you're from or what your situation is. If you have semi-stable internet and a computer to work from, then you can make money on Upwork at no cost to you but your time.

In the posts that follow I will share a series of Upwork Tutorials to get you started even if you don't know what the f*ck you're doing, and even if you don't have any skills or experience right now. This step-by-step guide will give you a clear path from $0 to your first $1,000 or more on Upwork.

If you follow my posts and do as I say, you will make money...

Possibly this week.

However, you should know that your success here requires a difficult mindset shift. You will have to change how you do things. Employees do NOT make good freelancers. So here are some things you should know right now:

• You can take your 20 year work history and light it on fire
• Tuck your college degrees away on some shelf
• Tear that entitled victim attitude to shreds because...

Freelance clients don't give a shit about your education and experience unless it backs up your ability to get the job done. Also, nobody owes you anything. In the freelance world, you rise to your own level based on how much you help people, and on how clearly you demonstrate that you can help people.

Also... I'm developing a corresponding tutorial for my YouTube channel, and as such will be posting videos related to each post topic. You can watch them or not. You do not have to watch them to get the information because I will also post it in text here.

Consider this DAY ZERO.

Each day I will walk you through one piece of the Upwork puzzle. Step-by-step I will guide you to get approved on Upwork, get started, and make money. At the end of each post you will find a homework assignment.

Do the homework each day.

I would encourage you to share your progress and results either here, on my channel, or both since it will encourage engagement that will send traffic to the Fastlane Forum (each video links to the forum), and to my channel which is valuable for M.J. and for myself and also promotes future comprehensive tutorials such as this one, which is valuable for you.

SET OFF AT SUNRISE TO GET THERE BY DARK

There's only one way this thread won't become another action-faking, analysis paralysis knowledge feast for you. To make anything useful happen, you will have to take MASSIVE action and get started. You will have to stop telling yourself every silly excuse. Stop being afraid. Don't let phantoms of fantasy futures destroy your dreams.

Action is the only way.

So start today. Right now. Make a commitment. Commit to do this. Commit to act and to get started. You will start this today. You will take your first step now. And that first step is to determine WHY you are doing this. What do you want to come of this? To do that, your first homework is physically to answer all of the following questions:

1. Why are you doing this?
2. Describe your endgame in specific detail...
3. How much money do you need to earn to make this worth it?
4. Who are you failing if you give up or don't succeed?

It's important to know WHY you are doing this. You can't be vague about it. "I want to be a highly paid freelancer who creates value" is not a good response for your "why."

You are doing this because you need to pay bills or debt. Because you want to quit your shitty job. Because you need money for your ecommerce business. Because you want to travel and earn money from anywhere. Because you want to support your family. Because you want to earn full-time pay with part-time work from home.

You are trying to escape something (bad job, bad boss, debt, poverty, feeling like a loser). You desire some kind of change (travel, money, freedom, skills, to get started). You are selfish and you want things in life and THAT IS OKAY.

But you need to define those things. The things you want. The things you don't want. Because it is those things that will help remind you why you set off down this path in the first place, especially when there's nothing but miles and miles of bumpy road ahead.

That is your homework today.

Do the homework. Post your response. In the next post I will teach you how to give yourself the best possible chance to get approved on Upwork. As of 2019, getting approved on Upwork is probably the single biggest barrier to entry for new freelancers.

Lucky for you, you're not a freelancer. You're an entrepreneur, and you have me as your guide. So follow this Upwork Tutorial and commit to continue even when the long road makes you weary. If you do, you may discover the distance between sunrise and sunset isn't so far apart as it seems.

By the way...

This is the only mindset post.

Get your mind right now. In the days that follow, we've got work to do.

Great post! What about us teens under the age of 18? Is there another freelancing site that teens can use?

 

[EL_00]

1. Why are you doing this?
2. Describe your endgame in specific detail...
3. How much money do you need to earn to make this worth it?
4. Who are you failing if you give up or don't succeed?

why?
- initial fund outside day job to rent hosting for the web that I will rent

worth money, and end game?
- low, $1000 -> $500 for 2 months rent & rest for renting the hosting

who will fail?
- myself, i cannot see any future in my current situation except have a new income source

 

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[Michael Ankrah]

I suggest you read the many step-by-step GOLD and Notable threads already posted around this forum.

Sir, is there a chance that you will do a new playlist about getting started on UpWork since these videos are like 4,5 years old? But anyway some information are still golden though. Thanks so much for it by the way.

 

[Lex DeVille]

Sir, is there a chance that you will do a new playlist about getting started on UpWork since these videos are like 4,5 years old? But anyway some information are still golden though. Thanks so much for it by the way.

Probably not. The fundamental principles do not change, so it doesn't matter if the videos are 4, 5, or 50 years old. If you show interest in the problems of other people, and if you prove you can solve those problems better than the next freelancer, then they will want to work with you whether you seek clients inside of Upwork or beyond.