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Each month, freelancers will get FREE Connects to find their next opportunity! Freelancer Basic accounts receive 10 free Connects each month, and Freelancer Plus accounts receive 80 free Connects each month. You’ll also be able to keep more Connects at the end of each month, with a new rollover limit of 200.
Changes to Connects
Awarding 10 connects for each interview won: when freelancers and agencies submit a proposal, win an interview, and respond, they can earn up to 50 connects every 7 days
Increasing the Connects that new talent get from 20 to 80, including 40 for taking the Upwork Readiness Test
Increasing the monthly free Connects on the Freelancer Basic plan from 0 to 10
Increasing the monthly free Connects on the Freelancer Plus plan from 70 to 80
Increasing the Freelancer Basic and Plus Connects Rollover Limit from 140 to 200
Connects to Get Started
When a new freelancer successfully registers on Upwork, they’ll receive 80 Connects to start building relationships.They’ll also be rewarded with more Connects for taking the Upwork Readiness Test and earning a Rising Talent badge.
Connects to Reach Out
Each month, freelancers will get FREE Connects to find their next opportunity! Freelancer Basic accounts receive 10 free Connects each month, and Freelancer Plus accounts receive 80 free Connects each month.You’ll also be able to keep more Connects at the end of each month, with a new rollover limit of 200. Just remember that they’ll still expire if you don’t use them within a year, so keep reaching out!
Connects to Unlock Your Potential
Connects are your way to build long-lasting relationships, whether you work 3. as a freelancer or as part of an agency team on Upwork.Now, when you submit a proposal to a client and win an interview, you’ll get a bonus of 10 Connects after you complete your interview. You can earn up to 50 Connects every seven days to win the jobs YOU want!
Here’s how:
Submit a proposal to a job. Receive an invitation to interview from a client. Respond and win a bonus!
Note: Direct offers and invitations from clients won’t receive a Connects credit.Learn more about why we’re making these changes directly from
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Topic Brief
In this topic, it will be covered that how a professional behavior could help you succeed as a freelancer.
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:
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In this topic, you will learn that how does your quick response to the client impacts your freelance career.
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:
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Topic Brief
The importance of learning business communication skills will be highlighted in this topic.
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:
Effective Communication Skill
Art of conveying your message across
Appropriate selection of words
ConcisenessWhat could be the benefits of improving your communication skills?
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Topic Brief
In this topic, it will be discussed that how your skill improves with practice.
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:
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Topic Brief
In this topic, the importance of thinking out of the box and filling the employer’s shoes will be taught.
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:
How to think differently
Taking the pause and reassessing your situationHow can you think differently if you are stuck as a freelancer?
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Topic Brief
In this topic, trainees will learn how they can charge their clients more?
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:
Value proposition Self analysis__________ are the platforms where people can list their services and then people can buy those services directly.
Email Clients Online marketplaces Offline Files Online FilesHow can you charge your clients more?
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Topic Brief
In this topic, trainees will learn how to set the price per hour as a freelancer.
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:
Setting the price per hour as freelancer To know your priceIf a job price is 100$ and it takes 10 hours to complete, what is the per hour price of the job?
8 7 7.5 10Cost Per Hrs= Total Cost/Total Time * 60
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Topic Brief
In this topic, the importance of commitment will be discussed.
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Topic Brief
In this topic, trainer will teach that overkilling could seriously ruin your freelance career.
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Topic Brief
In this topic, different ways to improve your learning capacity in order to learn a new skill will be discussed.
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:
Learning capacity building skillHow could you improve your freelancing learning capacity?
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Topic Brief
In this topic, trainer will highlight that YouTube is free and learning has no limit.
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:Search the right content to learn Identify his/her favorite YouTube publisher
For searching videos on YouTube you have to:
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Topic Brief
In this topic, trainer will highlight the importance of using Internet properly to acquire new skills.
Skill(s) the trainee will acquire after completing this topic:
Internet browsing
Search the internet and identify the websites you can learn tutorial from.
Non-Graded Exercise:
World Wide Web World Wide Wrestling World Wide Wing Wrong With Wrong
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Topic Brief
In this topic, it will be emphasized that the skill you want to learn more is the skill you should choose as a freelancer.
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In this topic, targets you want to achieve as a freelancer will be discussed.
What is the most desired objective of a freelancer?
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Topic Brief
In this topic, the importance of applying rules and regulations to yourself will be discussed.
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Topic Brief
In this topic, the trainees will learn the importance of following their passion.
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Topic Brief
In this topic, trainees will be taught to explore their skills to flourish in freelance market.
Which skill can NOT be utilized in freelance marketplace?
Web development Graphic designing Content writing Gardening
SOLVED FRL101 Assignment 1 Solution and Discussion
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Hands-on Exercise No. 1 Batch-05 Freelancing
Total Marks: 10
Due Date: 21/11/2019
Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before submitting this Hands-on Exercise:
• Use MS Word to prepare exercise solution.
• You may consult tutorials and videos if the concept is not clear.
• Your submitted exercise will not be considered/counted if:
It is submitted after due date.
It is not in the required format (.doc or .docx)
It does not open, or file is corrupt.
It is copied (partial or full) from any source (websites, forums, students, etc.)
Learning Outcome:
After completing this exercise, you shall be able to:
• Identify the trending and demanding skillset of freelance industry.
• Select skillset as per your interest.
• Explore the freelance platform(s).
• Search top-rated seller relevant to your skillset.
• Explore and identify the major sections of a profile and Gigs.Tasks:
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Mention five in demand and most selling skills of freelance industry (Write 5 skills)
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Choose a skill in which you want to pursue your freelance career. (Mention your selected skill)
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Search top-rated freelancer relevant to your skillset on Fiverr.com and check his/her profile and
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Read the profile description of the searched freelancer carefully and note down the main points
that s/he has written in his/her profile description.
Requirements:
MS Word file with following item(s):
• Provide answers for task 1, 2 and 4.
• Screenshots required in task 3. Guideline:
• A service offered on Fiverr is called a Gig.
• To complete this Hands-on Exercise, you are not required to register yourself on Fiverr.com.
• You can search top-rated freelancer by using Fiverr’s filter.
BEST OF LUCK
How to submit solution file on LMS?
Please perform the following steps for submitting your solution using LMS:
- Login to the LMS
- Click on the Exercises button within the My Activities section
- Click on the submit button to upload your Solution.
- Keep in mind to upload your Solution in .doc or .docx format
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@zareen said in FRL101 Assignment 1 Solution and Discussion:
Read the profile description of the searched freelancer carefully and note down the main points
that s/he has written in his/her profile description.- 7+ Year Experience in designing and web app development.
- PHP, MySQL using as backend
- Working in different cat like (Taxi booking, food ordering, on Demand services, dating ,social finance, health and fitness apps.
- Approach work (understanding, developing, as per client, meeting deadline effectivily)
- Expert in (Performance, Security, Design)
- Review (4.9)
- Member since Mar,2016
- Different packages offering in mobile apps
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@UG Thanks for your idea solution
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@zareen said in FRL101 Assignment 1 Solution and Discussion:
Mention five in demand and most selling skills of freelance industry (Write 5 skills)
Augmented Reality (AR)
Mobile & App Development.
Blockchain Technology.
Web Design. …
Cybersecurity. …
SEO Marketing. …
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@zareen The question is about the Most in-demand Skills of the freelance industry … So the answer should be something like this
- Digital Marketing
- Web development
etc etc
here is a video showing a solution (for guidance purpose only)
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@zareen said in FRL101 Assignment 1 Solution and Discussion:
Search top-rated freelancer relevant to your skillset on Fiverr.com and check his/her profile and
Gigs. (Provide screenshots of profile and gigs)- How we can check the Top freelancer
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Go to fiverr.com
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Let see I’m going to choose a “mobile app development”
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You can see simple result of search in below pic
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There is filter to produce the best result
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Now we are going to apply filter for Best Result.
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in 40 Searches we found top seller
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profile pic of top seller with gigs.
Attach your skills related screenshot in assignment.
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@zareen said in FRL101 Assignment 1 Solution and Discussion:
Choose a skill in which you want to pursue your freelance career. (Mention your selected skill)
There is so many skills that we can choose to do freelancing, but first you need to check yourself what you want to do and what you can do.
- Coding.
- Translating.
- Graphic Design.
- Website Building.
- Blog Writing.
- ESL Teaching.
- Understanding & Interpreting Analytics.
- Photography.
- Wikipedia Contributor.
- Proofreader/Editor.
- Social Media.
- Product Description Copywriter.
- Resume Writing
- User Testing.
- Pay Lip Service.
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@zareen said in FRL101 Assignment 1 Solution and Discussion:
Mention five in demand and most selling skills of freelance industry (Write 5 skills)
- Know yourself
- Test the water
- Build your brand
- Keep upskilling
- Know your worth