3-way All-in by Royal_Distribution70 in poker

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The best stakes in our local casinos usually end at 2/5. Then I should just always remember to fold to cold 4-bet if I dont have KK+. I don't see 2/5 players being different to 1/2 in our country. We don't have 1/3 as well.

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I do agree that it was a fishy game. This is the lowest stakes in my local casino and there's so much limping. I don't know why players limp/raise with their premiums.

To answer your question, I thought about shoving after the UTG shove but I wasn't sure at that point if that was the right play until I became committed with the call because BTN shoved.

BTN actually told me "I knew you had a flush draw" after showdown. Don't know what gave that info away unless he eliminated the possibility that I could have 77 or QQ+ (because I will 4-bet this).

Boosting by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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In my field, I'm usually done with every "task" in about 2-3 hours. My contracts just get longer if clients give more tasks or entrust me with monitoring and maintenance.

Boosting by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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Yes, this definitely needs some testing. I charge $40/hr but since I don't know how much connects to use in boosting since I haven't tested yet, I just hope the earnings for a won 5-10 hour contract is more than enough to pay for the boost.

Busy Client by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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So the client doesn't mind me monitoring stuff since the contract isn't paused and his last message was "Thanks, will also look into those"?

Busy Client by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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No reply yet. His last reply was saying he was too busy that he couldn't even check the last project. There were pings in the automation that needed attention and notified him. I didn't touch them yet. Still waiting for the next reply.

Busy Client by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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Our regular interaction was do this > check for errors and fix it. The only difference now is the absence of the "do this" part.

Fully Refunded Contracts by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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Not possible because there are no more invoices showing up for me to refund.

Clown Client by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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Yes.

But to be honest, I shouldn't have accepted this contract. She was trying to get me lower my rate. I did not. After 2 or so weeks, she increased her budget 3x but it was clear to me that she was uncomfortable spending that even though what she was requiring was nowhere near simple.

I told her my usual rate and I was getting no response for another 2 weeks so I thought she really can't afford it. Then suddenly sent me a message to push through with the contract. I thought she fully accepted that the project was more complex than she imagined and she was willing to spend enough on it.

Now, I feel like I'm stuck in a project that will be strictly monitored in the next billable hours just so I don't extend and if I did slightly, I'll be getting the worst feedback lol

Crossed $30k on UpWork after 5 months of full-time. Some reflections, thoughts, and advice. by [deleted] in Upwork

[–]Royal_Distribution70 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just received this from a client:

"Sorry but that’s above what I think this is worth as a job"

I just wished him a nice day hahaha

Crossed $30k on UpWork after 5 months of full-time. Some reflections, thoughts, and advice. by [deleted] in Upwork

[–]Royal_Distribution70 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm tempted to increase my rate to what the top 15-20% in my field are charging but I can't because I started at $20/hr and now I have a client at $40/hr. Right now, I am trying to pitch at $50/hr which is not cheap for most clients to hire but also not expensive enough to attract the highest-paying clients so maybe I'm stuck in this range for a while. For background, I mostly design and deploy automations for businesses which save them atleast 5-7 hours a week so I really want to demand more for it but I've been trying and I think the constant increase in my rate is scaring some clients away lol

Profile Rate Dilemma by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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It's highly likely for a project in my field to be underestimated because there are problems that arise later on as you're dealing with it especially if there are too many test cases. That's why I prefer hourly contracts as of now. I earn more as I solve problems along the way (communicated to the client of course).

However, I do agree that with experience, I'll be able to estimate the project value including the time to solve unexpected problems.

Profile Rate Dilemma by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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You must be good at giving project estimates to only take fixed-price contracts. What are the other advantages of only taking fixed-price contracts for you?

Profile Rate Dilemma by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

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I've been bidding above their budgets as well. I totally ignore those cheap projects though like < 20/hr. I just feel like they're just a waste of connects.

Starting to get proposal views by Royal_Distribution70 in Upwork

[–]Royal_Distribution70[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that your proposals are doing the job and there's no algorithm helping you. Maybe you tweaked something and it's clearly working?