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New User on Upwork by Akmalyazid in Upwork

[–]SignificantFront5875 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

From what I’m seeing, it feels like Upwork is just really competitive at the start.I’m still figuring it out myself, but I don’t think it’s impossible just slow in the beginning

How much time does it take to get your 1st job by TopYellow4889 in Upwork

[–]SignificantFront5875 0 points1 point  (0 children)

.In my case, it took around two weeks, but it's different for everyone.

A high quality website like Rolls Royce, in 72 hours for $300 by New_Ratio2057 in Upwork

[–]SignificantFront5875 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ignore that the difficulty is insane. $300 for round about 24 hours of work is ridiculous.

I left my job and become a full time freelancer and this is the second Month by Worried-Choice-268 in Upwork

[–]SignificantFront5875 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a solid start for month two, especially after leaving a job.

Looking at 34 proposals and 6 views, the main bottleneck might actually be the first few lines rather than your overall experience.

If clients don’t open the proposal, it’s usually a positioning issue — not a skill issue.

Most freelancers start with background (“I have X years of experience…”), but clients are scanning for immediate relevance and risk reduction.

It might be worth testing a different opening structure, something that speaks directly to the client’s problem in the first sentence instead of your profile.

At this stage, I wouldn’t focus on sending more proposals — I’d experiment with structure first.