• Be positive and excited in your application (including video). Keeping this same attitude can also help you get tips after you complete a project!
• Be willing to accept low rates at first, so you can build up your portfolio before raising prices later.
• If you’re capable and willing, take projects to move people. Oftentimes the customer will offer you some free stuff they no longer want!
• Respond to customers ASAP (at least within 30 minutes). Otherwise, you’ll lose your task and your rating will take a hit. Try not to forfeit tasks, as that will also affect your ratings.

Whether you’re a virtual assistant, a freelance writer, or a graphic design pro, you can find freelancing work on Upwork or Amazon’s Mechanical Turk platform.Continue reading→