Diana's Freelance Tips: How to Succeed on Upwork: A Winning 7-Step Formula and Some Hard Truths from a Freelance Pro

"An insider's take on how to break into the Upwork market
If you are a freelancer hoping to break into the Upwork job market, this book will save you hours of browsing through free blog posts and forums. You might be thinking" why pay for this information when, with a little diligence, I can find this info all over the web? Here's why:
1. This author has managed to build a quite successful (translate: lucrative) career on Upwork, way back when it was still oDesk and Elance. She knows that ins and outs of this platform
2. She's been on both sides of the equation: hiring people herself, and pitching (and wininng!) major bids for projects and contracts
3. There are many things that you only learn after years and years of working through this platform, and she's privy to most of this knowledge. Now, you can benefit from her experience.
I've known people who ask me for advice on how to get started on Upwork. These days, instead of giving them a lengthy explanation, I just email them a link to this e-book -- it has everything they need to know, and more."
~Chrystina and Brian, Amazon Customer

"It was an AWESOME book starting a freelance career. Thanks Diana for this COOL info. Would recommend every Freelance beginner reading this book before starting and along the way. I have got a lot from this book and have started from scratch on Upwork, it does help you create your first base ground to launch a successful freelance business."
~Amazon Customer

“What I liked the most about the book is that it motivates and inspires you. The author gives you some “homework” and you will appreciate the value of the book right at the moment you start doing the first homework!”
~Ilian Yankulov, Freelancer & Project Manager, working remotely for a Danish Digital Agency

This book is the direct result of Diana Marinova’s extensive experience as a freelance marketing consultant and the many questions she receives on a daily basis from the fellow freelancers who read her blog.

What experience you ask?

She has completed more than forty freelance projects. She is a top-rated freelancer on Upwork (formerly oDesk) with 6,500+ paid hours and even more if counting the hours spent working on fixed-price jobs. Clients continuously rate her work with the maximum review rating of five-stars.

Today she fully enjoys the freelance lifestyle—traveling the world while making a good living working online. Her market rates range from $40+ per hour for hourly jobs, all the way up to $100+ per hour when working on fixed-price projects.

And she sure made a lot of mistakes early on in her freelance career—for example, she was selling herself short when working for as low as $7 per hour during the first few months …

Don’t make rookie mistakes when you can learn from hers. Download the sample of the book and see what’s in it.

But be warned—this book is not a silver bullet for success. You have to roll up your sleeves and work hard to achieve your goals.

If you are committed to succeed, this book is everything needed to kick-start your freelance practice on Upwork (formerly oDesk).

Diana tells her story while also walking you through all the steps needed to lay a solid foundation for your freelance business on Upwork. In the end of each chapter, she includes action items (a.k.a. homework assignments) to help you put all tips in practice right away.

Have a look inside to see the Table of Contents and the first couple of book sections.

Born and raised in a small country in Eastern Europe, today Diana Marinova fully enjoys the freelance lifestyle. She wears many hats—freelance marketing consultant, blogger, freelance mentor, start-up enthusiast, but above all—traveler by heart. What Diana loves most about freelancing is the opportunity to be the master of her own time and life. Working online enables her to make a living without being bound to any given place or time. She cherishes the opportunity to make a good living while still having time for hobbies and trotting the globe one step at a time. She strongly believes everybody deserves the chance to live their dream life. That’s why she writes books, runs a blog, and dedicates a significant portion of her time to helping fellow freelancers succeed.