Oliver
@remoteoliver
yep, I’m that ‘Upwork Guy’ living a retirement simulator
I spent 12 Months on Upwork. And made $235k. Fun fact, I rarely used the job feed. I’ve made a free video explaining how I did, like & comment ‘VID’ and I’ll send it.
Social media is never net-negative. I woke up yesterday with birthday messages from tons of clients and mentees. I can’t explain how nice that was. Business should never be just transactional. It’s all about relationships. Life is about people.
Freelancer mindset: "How many hours can I work?" Agency mindset: "How can I multiply my impact?" One scales your stress. The other scales your income.
Just be the one who gets shit done. Most people will say it, few will do. Starts with getting up early, getting in a workout, planning the day, clear directions, no distractions.
Me: I’m going to give upwork a real try. Them: It’s full of low paid jobs Few years later, after having pulled $750k+ in new clients.. turns out it was a good idea.
Traditional Education: - Left me 100k in debt. Online courses and mentors: - Made me that in a matter of months.
Once you’re consistently making $20k a month you hit that sweet spot. -You get to travel every month. -You don’t worry about money. -You could get that fancy watch. -You can take the Mrs out wherever. -You can buy that nice car if you want it. You can do it just from getting…
You’re not doing it wrong. You’re just going through the part that makes most people quit.
Hardly used my phone in the last 4 days. & now I understand how people invented all the cool shit in the world. So much thinking
If you’re worried about competition and saturation then I’m not sure the business landscape is for you.
Given up on Upwork? So did Lukas. $6k in his first week back. Read 🫡
It’s an odd feeling worrying less about money than your parents.
Bad credibility. - 100+ Projects. - 5 Years Experience. Good credibility. - Just scaled John to $50k/m - This brand went on to raise $3m.