I have been seeing a lot of people panicking over this. Please don’t. What was the situation before this feature existed? There were still proposals at the top above yours. Do you think the client only sees the boosted proposals and chooses one from them? Do you think the quality of the proposal does not…
If you ask me, I will say that you should start freelancing after spending 2-3 years honing your skills. I would recommend spending a couple of years working in a company, which will help you learn skills at a quicker rate. It will also help you improve your communication and learn different aspects of your…
The method still works. I have always focused on bidding on the jobs by clients that had the potential of becoming long-term clients because I didn’t want to be a part of the rate race. I haven’t looked at the Upwork jobs page since 2015. The last time I bid on and won a project…
Since I’ve become Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 5.3) on 15th July 2013, I’ve been getting emails from a lot of people asking me about the exam experience and tips to pass the exam. So instead of emailing everyone separately, I’ve decided to just post a blog about how I prepared for the exam. Please don’t…
I’ve seen a lot of custom-coded PHP applications, which have done it all functionality-wise, but when it came to validating and securing the incoming data from the input fields before saving them into the database, most of them fell short. A lot of developers I know don’t know what SQL or XSS Injection is, and…
Scenario: You are a skilled professional. You are the best of the lot and work in an excellent company. Everything is going well, and you are happy with your professional life. Now let’s say you get a call from an unknown number. You pick it up, and the conversation goes like this: Caller: Hi. Is…
I have been noticing posts on my social media showing disdain towards course sellers and wanted to give my opinion on the topic. First things first: We all have a finite time in the world. Money, once lost, could be regained, but time if lost, can never be recovered. Learning from free resources is not…
Word # 2: “Sir” Last time I talked about the “We” people. Serious/long-term clients want to work with individuals. The word “We” gives the impression that you won’t be the one to do the work and will outsource it to someone else, potentially creating communication issues and delays in delivery. I also want to add…
The first 230 characters of your proposals are essential because that’s the first part the client sees when you submit a proposal. Use these characters for two things: Use a term/keyword, which is NOT present in the project description, related to the project to talk about the project. Ask a question related to the project.…
