Freelance To Win

A lot of people think that being a copywriter means you spend all your time “writing to persuade.” Stuff like, “Buy now! This offer won’t last long!” — that sort of thing. That stereotype is wrong, and it’s quickly becoming outdated thanks to people like my friend Marian. Marian makes a living doing copywriting for […] The post Meet Marian, the non-sales writer who charges $115/hr on Upwork (with Marian Schembari) appeared first on Freelance To Win.

Every month thousands of people ask me the same question: “Can you do well at freelancing — even freelance writing — if English isn’t your first language?” Everyone who asks that should meet my friend Oleg.   Oleg doesn’t live in the US. English isn’t even his second language — it’s his third. But none […] The post How a non-US Upworker raised his rate by 6x (with Oleg Starko) appeared first on Freelance To Win.

If you want to catch a raccoon, you need to think like one. Same thing with online freelancing: To get great clients on Upwork, you need to understand how a great client thinks. Today I’m going to introduce you to one. (A great Upwork client, that is; the raccoon is scheduled for a later episode.) […] The post This is how you get great clients on Upwork (with Summer Felix) appeared first on Freelance To Win.

If you can do freelance graphic design for $80/hr, your life changes. You don’t worry about getting a job. Or keeping a job. People need you, and they’re willing to pay. You might think you can’t be an $80/hr freelance graphic designer. That’s OK. Tsavo Neal didn’t either. In college, he majored in history. He […] The post He taught himself web design…now he charges $80/hr on Upwork (with Tsavo Neal) appeared first on Freelance To Win.

A few years ago I taught my brother how to be an online freelancer. He did well. In less than a year he went from having never heard of freelancing to being a freelance copywriter who charges $130 an hour. “OK,” you might say, “Anyone can say they charge some high amount.” Great point. I […] The post How to make $130/hr on Upwork (with Josh Margulies) appeared first on Freelance To Win.

I didn’t “find my passion” until I was 34. If only I could have learned about online freelancing in my 20s…my entire life would have been different. That’s what Mike did…While his friends were graduating college and getting 9-5 office jobs, Mike decided to make a living on Upwork. Doing what he loves. He rejected […] The post Death of the starving artist (with Mike Nguyen) appeared first on Freelance To Win.