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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
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, 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, 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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FRL101 Assignment 2 Solution and Discussion
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Hands-on Exercise No. 2 Batch-05 Freelancing
Total Marks: 10
Due Date: 12/12/2019
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:
• Develop content for the service which you want to offer.
• Understand the major sections of the service.
• Write a precise title and description of the service.
• Estimate the price of the service.
• Present sample work in a service.Tasks:
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Mention your core skill. (only one)
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Write a brief description of your service including the details of your work, tools and techniques.
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Set the price of your service. (between $5 - $30)
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Attach a relevant sample and previous work image(s).
Requirements:
MS Word file with following item(s):
• Content of task 1 to 4.
• Image(s) of sample/previous work. Guideline: -
To complete this Hands-on Exercise, you are NOT required to register on any freelance platform.
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Write your service in MS Word Document (.doc or .docx).
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Don’t copy any material from other sources while writing a service.
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Use any grammar checking application/tool while writing the description of the service.
BEST OF LUCKHow 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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