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Some extra Upwork tips I’ve given to other students after reviewing their profiles on Upwork.
Increase your hourly rate if it’s low. For instance, $15/hour is too low. Cheaper prices actually don't get you more work on Upwork. Something many freelancers have trouble with. Upwork doesn’t like low prices. They make less money so they rank cheaper bids low in the list. Plus a price like that will automatically tag you as Entry Level. See the issue with that below.
Your profile is missing some real work examples that clients could base their decision on. Upload some portfolio pieces. If you don't have any, create them.
Try to create a more descriptive intro/bio. Do a rundown of services that you provide. Incorporate bullet points and emojis, they make it more personal and they bring attention to your intro. (I don't mean laughing and facial expression emojis).
Nowadays, there are a lot of my students on Upwork that use the same portfolio site and the course projects. So there's a chance that a same client would receive bids from two of my students who are using the same work in their profile. From the client’s perspective this will look quite shady and they will pass you up.
So, don’t upload them if they look exactly the same as mine. If they are not recognizable compared to my version then it’s fine. That means the names (“Chat App”, “Team App”) and content of the site should be different too. You have to be confident that they’re very different.
It’s fine using these sites outside of freelancing marketplaces, the world is big. But marketplaces are more like a small village.
Upwork categorizes freelancers into three levels: Entry Level, Intermediate, and Expert. It asks you to select which level are you when you make the profile. Don’t select Entry Level. And if you did, change it to Intermediate at least.