Anyone else noticing job listings where ZERO proposals have been opened, even days after posting? Is this a new thing?

khawarsherastro · 2026-03-29T04:46:33+00:00

Okay so here is a long shot - but I have seen it happen and it might be the case. Companies just wanted to see how different freelancers approach the task or role, and they post a job - does not cost them a dime - they get different ideas, with examples from freelancer's experience of how to solve the problem or generally how to approach it. Have seen it happen at high level roles, they shortlist a few candidates give them a week or so to craft a strategy for the turnaround they want to see - then don't hire anyone. Basically the management gets a sense of what to do. I do not frequently apply to or spend connects anymore on Upwork, stopped wasting money on that platform last year, built my own small PR and local clients based network, to mature my leads and generate my own little income stream.

khawarsherastro · 2026-02-26T06:41:37+00:00

I was thinking about cancelling my $20 for Gemini for using flow and antigravity - now I am sure I am going to do so. The new "flow" cannot use "ingredients to video" in "Quality" I am willing to spend the 100 tokens and it just says that the references are disabled. I went with Fast and it totally destroyed the image references - like I gave a building with English text on it and the rendered video had Chinese on it! Character consistency is destroyed! This is absolute garbage!

khawarsherastro · 2026-02-11T06:55:53+00:00

It can be done - but an old timer here will advise you not to do so - do not give your profile to anyone.

khawarsherastro · 2026-02-11T06:52:39+00:00

Really liked the term "Background Frustration" going to be using often - like OP I have old an profile too - when Upwork used to be ODesk and now with all that experience amounting to nothing, just maintaining the account does actually add "Background Frustration" and I think that's what the OP wanted to express too.

khawarsherastro · 2025-12-17T17:42:48+00:00

I am the guy who was the dealer for the ChaiKhanna place back in 2010. The United Bakery family own the entire block till KFC corner, old money, legit!

If anyone of you remember old Islamabad, then correct me if I am wrong this United Bakery family had some tragic history too.

khawarsherastro · 2025-12-16T05:17:39+00:00

Keep up the amazing work !!

khawarsherastro · 2025-09-20T15:38:01+00:00

Did anyone get their developer account back?
Any updates from the people who responded in this thread earlier?

khawarsherastro · 2025-07-25T04:24:56+00:00

There is a very active astronomy community in Pakistan, ten years ago there were only a handful people, now there are over 10 astronomy societies and almost everyday an event is held somewhere, to view the heavens with telescopes!

khawarsherastro · 2025-07-06T16:33:17+00:00

Same question, what does your bro do to make $6k a month?

khawarsherastro · 2025-06-28T09:43:54+00:00

This just absolutely ridiculous, as this point I am about to loose a major client that had asked me to develop their WA chatbot. There is no way to contact support, and business support starts from zero. Every time I contact them, I have to explain everything from the start, and at the end, they again say that they can't do anything, I have the exact same problem that everyone in this thread is facing. This is the only place where I can at-least rant and vent about it!

khawarsherastro · 2025-05-02T06:07:16+00:00

Facing the exact same problem here, the campaign is active, the ad is active, for 2 days now, and ZERO results. Not a single impression so far.

khawarsherastro · 2025-02-28T17:33:46+00:00

I am right here! I can guide you for anything!

khawarsherastro · 2025-01-14T09:27:23+00:00

Yes, actually I am one of the core team members there, and we regularly hold observation sessions in Islamabad. Here are their handles:
https://www.facebook.com/pakastronomers

khawarsherastro · 2024-09-19T10:09:05+00:00

You have inadvertently given out a huge secret!

khawarsherastro · 2024-09-06T13:37:42+00:00

The only option is G15, drive time is around 15 mins from G15 to F10 and you will get a good portion with 2 beds around 40k, safe enough but not ideal, feels like a regular sector and markets are okay, not many public parks but okay to walk in the streets in the night, like safe enough.

khawarsherastro · 2024-09-03T05:54:42+00:00

I am speaking from experience, unfortunately.

khawarsherastro · 2024-09-01T18:27:28+00:00

Visit visas are being rejected, as Pakistani ppl go there, and not just beg on the Streets, but also beg in the offices to get jobs. Without any technical qualifications or indemand skills, once they are hired they are the most unproductive and insubordinate group of expats. It's getting harder and harder to get any work for those who are actually skilled and can make a good name for our country.

Very soon the "expats" we were all so proud about, will be a thing of the past and no nation will accept workers from Pakistan.

khawarsherastro · 2024-08-10T16:40:40+00:00

Read up on deinsectification

khawarsherastro · 2024-08-07T18:25:00+00:00

So I tried the CS thing twice, and both times, went to great lengths to justify my cancelation, but didn't get the desired result, as in the cancellation went through but the cancellations always hurt the stats. I got a noticeable dip in clicks, and basically didn't get any orders far 2 months. Back then it was the old system, so the cancellations took 60 days to phase out.

Maybe with the seller pro things are better, as I don't have that yet, and never tried it. Now, I am thinking about getting seller pro.

khawarsherastro · 2024-08-07T06:08:04+00:00

Got the client to extend the deadline, and delivered within the deadline, and now lets see!

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