5 Keys to Earn Your First $10,000 on Upwork

How to get high paying clients that don’t mess around

Upwork gets a bad reputation as being a race to the bottom sort of website. At times, it definitely can be just that. However, there are a few tips and tricks to getting clients that pay at or above the industry standard. This means that you can start to make some real money there, which is cool!

Time for a humblebrag.

In the last year or so I earned over 10 grand on Upwork alone (more on that here). And that is only on gigs paid through the Upwork system, I have earned ANOTHER 10k in the last 6 months from gigs that started on Upwork but moved off as we developed a positive relationship (following all Terms of Service, of course!).

So, in total, I have earned over $20,000 of business thanks to the Upwork platform. Not bad for writing less than 5 hours a week!

These five tips will help you land high paying clients:

Ensure your profile is complete and professional

If you cannot be bothered to complete every part of your profile then you don’t deserve to earn money as a writer on the Upwork platform. To get top dollar clients you need to be a top-dollar talent, or at least look the part. It really is…