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Matt C.

Northbrook, Illinois

$14/hr
4.9
2,028 jobs

Hi, I’m Matt and I'm UpWork's #1 Book Marketer, so I can GUARANTEE results for your book too. With 12+ years of experience in the publishing industry, I’ve marketed 800+ books and sold over 4 MILLION copies. (feel free to ask for examples of books I've marketed for past clients) My promise: I'll get your book in the hands of thousands of Bloggers / YouTubers / Podcasts / Reviewers who will then get their literal millions of followers to buy/review it, and I can get your book sold inside thousands of Bookstores and on Library shelves. I've done this hundreds of times and with all genres, so you can see hundreds of positive reviews from my clients here on my Profile page. Be sure to take a look at the following docs in the Portfolio section here on my profile: 1. My ”Client Results Spreadsheet” (which shows all of my clients from the past 2 years, which services they ordered from me, and the profit that resulted) 2. My ”Client Sales Charts” (screenshots that my clients took of their Amazon sales charts after my marketing) Put simply, my 4-step process is very “turn-key” for my clients, as I do 100% of the work for them, and with each step being optional: STEP #1: I supply you with the Contact List files of your choice (just a few examples below): + 850 Bookstores + 2,730 Libraries + 420 Book Review Blogs + 55 Book Review Podcasts + 180 Book Review Youtubers + 1,000 Health and Wellness Blogs + 1,000 Business Blogs + 420 Mom Blogs + 600 Self-Help / Self-Improvement Blogs + 750 Family Lifestyle Blogs + 250 Children's Book Review Blogs + 375 Mental Health Blogs + And many, many more! STEP #2: I write Custom Outreach Emails to each Contact List for you STEP #3: I send out the thousands of emails for you and I'm able to guarantee a minimum Open Rate of at least 40% STEP #4: The contacts then buy, review, and share your book, so their millions of followers can see it and buy it as well I also offer an incredibly in-depth 40-page Book Marketing Guide that goes through literally every tactic that authors should be doing to market their books, including links of where to do these things, when to do these things, and how best to do them. A bit more about me: I'm also an award-winning author myself with multiple bestseller books - one of which is currently being produced as a feature film. Send me a message with your book's genre (and target demographic, if you know it) and let’s discuss! - Matt

  • Lead Generation
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Email Marketing Strategy
  • Promotion
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Book Marketing
  • Digital Marketing
  • Kindle Direct Publishing
  • Kickstarter Marketing
  • Outreach Strategy
  • Marketing Plan
  • Publishing
  • Sales
  • Book Editing
Muhammad I.

Chicago, Illinois

$8/hr
4.5
20 jobs

I am confident that I can do anything related to Linkedin Searching, Online Research, Data Mining, Data Entry, Lead Generation, PDF Conversion and other Administrative tasks. I really love to work in a challenging environment. I assure you that you will always be satisfied with my work if we worked together. My Skillset includes: ★ Online Research ★ LinkedIn (Sales Navigator & Recruiter Lite) Contact List Building ★ Lead Generation ★ Contact List Building ★ Prospect List Building ★ Email List Building ★ Web Research ★ Data Mining ★ Data Extraction ★ Data Validation ★ Influencer List Building ★ Mailing List Development ★ Proof Reading ★ Market Research ★ PDF Conversion To find the required types of Businesses and Contact Persons, I'll use these websites: ★ LinkedIn Sales Navigator (Premium) ★ Google Maps ★ Crunchbase ★ Google Operators (like site, inurl and intitle) ★ Better Business Bureau ★ Yelp.com ★ Yellow Pages ★ Dun & Bradstreet (d&b) ★ Manta.com ★ Bloomberg ★ Clutch.co ★ Indeed ★ Glassdoor To extract emails from LinkedIn and other websites, I'll use: ★ Seamless.ai (paid) ★ Snov.io (paid) ★ Hunter.io ★ Rocket Reach ★ Kendo ★ Prophet ★ SalesQL ★ Clearbit ★ Leads Gibbon ★ Email Hunter For Verification of Emails to avoid bouncebacks, I use: ★ NeverBounce (paid) ★ Mailtester ★ ZeroBounce Why you should Hire me? 1. Quality check 2. Daily updates 3. Good communication 4. Confidential data 5. Delivery on deadline Looking forward to working with you. If you got any Questions or Query, Feel free to ask me anytime. Best, Muhammad

  • Lead Generation
  • Sales Lead Lists
  • Social Media Lead Generation
  • Telemarketing
  • Data Entry
  • Virtual Assistance
  • B2B Lead Generation
  • Cold Calling
  • Data Scraping
  • Data Mining
  • Data Extraction
  • Bookkeeping
Krystal H.

Carol Stream, Illinois

$20/hr
5.0
4 jobs

𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦. You have worked hard to build your business. You have invested in marketing, generated leads, and created offers that people want. But when your GoHighLevel CRM, GoHighLevel Workflow Automation, or sales funnel isn't working together, opportunities quietly disappear, appointments go unbooked, and revenue slips through the cracks. As a GoHighLevel Expert, specializing in GoHighLevel CRM Setup, GoHighLevel Workflow Automation, GoHighLevel Funnels, GoHighLevel Website Desig, and Business Process Automation, I build revenue-focused systems that help businesses capture more leads, automate repetitive tasks, improve customer experiences, and increase booked appointments without adding more manual work. I primarily partner with marketing agencies, coaches & consultants, real estate professionals, and healthcare & wellness businesses, while also partnering with a wide range of service-based businesses looking to streamline operations, improve customer communication, and scale with intelligent automation. 𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐌𝐄 Every business is different, but the challenges are usually the same: • Leads aren't followed up quickly enough. • Leads are not being qualified before they get into the system. • CRM pipelines become disorganized. • Sales opportunities fall through the cracks. • Manual tasks consume valuable time. That's where I come in. Rather than installing software, I design complete GoHighLevel CRM implementations that automate your customer journey from the very first inquiry to repeat business. 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓 ✔ Built complete GoHighLevel CRM & Workflow systems that automate lead capture, lead qualification, appointment booking, client onboarding, customer communication, and long-term lead nurturing, reducing manual follow-up while improving response speed and operational efficiency. ✔ Developed GoHighLevel Funnels, GoHighLevel Landing Pages, and GoHighLevel Websites optimized for lead generation, conversion optimization, and appointment booking. ✔ Implemented AI CRM Automation, AI Chatbots, and AI Voice Agents that respond instantly to inquiries, qualify leads, answer common questions, and schedule appointments automatically. ✔ Built Reputation Management systems that automate Google Review requests, improve online credibility, and generate consistent five-star reviews. ✔ Connected multiple business platforms through Zapier, Make, n8n, APIs, and Webhooks to eliminate repetitive tasks and improve operational efficiency. 𝐆𝐎𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐂𝐑𝐌 & 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 ✅ GoHighLevel CRM Setup & CRM Implementation ✅ GoHighLevel CRM Automation & Workflow Automation ✅ GoHighLevel CRM Migration, Optimization & CRM Cleanup ✅ GoHighLevel Email Marketing & Automation ✅ GoHighLevel Lead Management & Nurturung ✅ GoHighLevel Opportunity & Pipeline Management ✅ GoHighLevel Smart Lists, Custom Fields, Tags & Segmentation ✅ GoHighLevel Snapshots Creation & Deployment 𝐆𝐎𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐋𝐒, 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 & 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐘𝐒 ✅ GoHighLevel Funnel Design & Optimization ✅ GoHighLevel Sales & Lead Generation Funnels ✅ GoHighLevel Landing Pages & Website Design ✅ Membership Websites & Client Portals ✅ Calendar & Appointment Booking Systems 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 & 𝐂𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 ✅ GoHighLevel AI CRM Automation ✅ GoHighLevel AI Voice & Conversation Agents ✅ GoHighLevel AI Appointment Booking ✅ Missed Call Text-Back Automation ✅ Lead Qualification Automation ✅ Client Onboarding Automation ✅ Database Reactivation Campaigns ✅ Reputation Management Automation ✅ Google Review Automation 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 & 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐔𝐏 Zapier • Make • n8n • OpenAI • Stripe • Calendly • HubSpot • Facebook Lead Ads • Google Ads • Google Business Profile • Meta CAPI • Vapi • Retell AI • APIs • Webhooks • DNS • SPF • DKIM • DMARC 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐘𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐒 𝐈 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄 • Lead Capture & Lead Qualification • Customer Follow-Up • Appointment Booking • Email & SMS Marketing Campaigns • Customer Journey Automation • Lead Nurturing Sequences • Review Generation & Reputation Management • Client Onboarding 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭: ✔ Conversion-focused funnels and websites designed to generate measurable business results. ✔ Thorough testing of every workflow, trigger, and integration before delivery. ✔ Clear communication, documentation, and ongoing support so your team can confidently manage the system after handoff. If you're looking for a GoHighLevel Expert who understands both the technical side and the business strategy behind lead generation, conversion optimization, and business growth, Send me an invite, or a message and let's build a system that captures more leads, automates follow-up, and grows.

  • Lead Generation
  • HighLevel
  • CRM Automation
  • Marketing Automation
  • Sales Funnel
  • Automated Workflow
  • AI Chatbot
  • Appointment Setting
  • Email Automation
  • Zapier
  • Make.com
  • OpenAI API
  • n8n
  • Email Marketing
  • Social Media Management
  • AI Agent Development
  • Appointment Scheduling
Faraz M.

Chicago, Illinois

$25/hr
5.0
46 jobs

🏆 Top 1% of talent on Upwork ✉️ 1M+ qualified leads delivered 📈 2M+ transactions influenced 🧠 $500K+ in ad spend managed globally 💰 $10M+ in customer revenue generated 💎 Worked with 50+ companies worldwide What if every $1 you put into ads came back as $3... $5... even $10? That's not hype. That's what happens when your ads, funnel, and follow-up system are all working together. But for most businesses? That's not their reality. They're bleeding money on broken funnels. High cost-per-lead that go nowhere. Campaigns that "sort of work" but never scale. They've tried agencies that overpromise and disappear. They've hired freelancers who ghost after onboarding. And despite spending real money, the pipeline stays empty. That's the problem I solve. Hi, I'm Faraz — a performance marketer, funnel builder, and paid media specialist based in Chicago, Illinois. I didn't start as an expert. In 2019, I took a gap year and launched my first blog. It flopped. Then I built a perfume brand from scratch and spent $6,000 on Facebook ads. Zero sales. Pure failure. But those failures taught me what no course ever could: the difference between running ads and building a system. In 2022, I went all in. Started working with real clients. Real budgets. Real campaigns. And real results followed. Since then, I've helped 50+ brands across eCommerce, SaaS, and local services generate consistent leads, booked appointments, and scalable revenue using paid media across Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, and more. --- 🎯 WHO I WORK WITH: ◼ LOCAL SERVICE BUSINESSES: Chiropractors, dentists, med spas, dermatology clinics, plastic surgeons, gyms, and home service providers. I build lead gen systems that fill your calendar with qualified appointments, not tire-kickers. ◼ eCOMMERCE BRANDS: Supplements, apparel, fashion, accessories, beauty, pet products, and more. Full-funnel ad systems across Meta and Google that scale ROAS without sacrificing margin. ◼ SaaS and DIGITAL PRODUCTS: Trial signups, demo bookings, and free-to-paid conversions. I understand the SaaS buyer journey and build campaigns that bring in users who actually stick around. --- 🛠️ WHAT I ACTUALLY BUILD: ✔️ Meta Ads (Primary): Facebook and Instagram campaigns, creative strategy, retargeting, scaling ✔️ Google Ads: Search, Display, Performance Max, and Shopping campaigns ✔️ TikTok Ads: Short-form creative strategy and conversion campaigns ✔️ LinkedIn Ads: B2B lead gen and SaaS demo campaigns ✔️ Reddit Ads: Community-targeted awareness and conversion campaigns ✔️ Tracking and Attribution: Hyros, Blue Whale, Meta Pixel, Conversion API, GTM, and GA4 ✔️ Funnel Building: ClickFunnels, WordPress, and Shopify landing pages built to convert ✔️ CRM and Automation: GoHighLevel, ActiveCampaign, Zapier, and HubSpot setup and workflows ✔️ Email and SMS: Klaviyo flows, ActiveCampaign sequences, and drip campaigns that nurture and close ✔️ Reporting: Custom dashboards, ROAS tracking, and transparent weekly reporting ✔️ Workspace and Ops: Notion SOPs and Zapier automations so everything runs without you --- 🏥 NICHES I HAVE WORKED IN: Med spas, chiropractic offices, dental practices, plastic surgery centers, gyms, law firms, real estate, insurance, mortgage, supplement brands, apparel and fashion, pet products, beauty and skincare, SaaS startups, info products, coaches, consultants, and online course sellers. --- ✅ WHO THIS IS FOR: - Local service businesses ready to fill their calendar with booked appointments - eCom brands struggling with ROAS, scaling, or inconsistent revenue - SaaS companies looking to drive trial signups and reduce CAC - Coaches and consultants who want to book more strategy calls - Founders with a real ad budget and a long-term growth mindset - Business owners tired of agencies that charge retainers but deliver excuses ❌ WHO THIS IS NOT FOR: - Businesses with $50 budgets expecting 100x returns - Clients who panic after 48 hours of running ads - Anyone not open to testing, iterating, and improving - People looking for the cheapest option, not the best outcome --- ⭐ WHAT CLIENTS SAY: "One of the smartest marketers I have worked with. Our calendar was full within 10 days." -- Adam "Faraz does not just run ads. He builds the whole system: ads, copy, funnel, CRM. Completely seamless." -- Steve "He listened, moved fast, and delivered real results. No fluff, no excuses." -- Kristen --- 📩 Ready to build a system that actually scales? Message me here and I will send over a quick action plan based on your business. No pitch, no pressure. Just clarity on what needs to happen to grow. Let's build something that scales, Faraz Mushtaq aka The Batman of Marketing

  • Social Media Lead Generation
  • Facebook Ad Campaign
  • Facebook Advertising
  • Facebook Marketing
  • Facebook Pixel Setup & Optimization
  • Facebook Ads Manager
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Instagram Ad Campaign
  • Instagram Marketing
  • Google
  • Google Ad Manager
  • Google Ads
  • Google Ads Account Management
  • Google Ads Account Setup
  • Social Media Advertising
  • Social Media Ad Campaign
  • TikTok Ad
  • TikTok Marketing
  • Social Media Marketing
Patrick R.

Somonauk, Illinois

$75/hr
5.0
75 jobs

Why are you making less than your competitors when you have a better product? I'll tell you. And without looking at your business at all, I know it's not your ads, emails, or landing pages. At least, not just one of those pieces. The real reason you're leaving money on the table is structural. Tinkering with one part of the structure produces small results. If you want revenue climbing month after month, you need to engineer a persuasive path your prospects enjoy walking down and buying from. Everything leading up to the buying moment needs to be structured just right. Your prospect needs to believe the right things — about you, their problem, your solution, why now is the time to act, and why you're the only person who can truly solve it. Those shifts don't happen by accident. They have to be built into every ad, every post, every page, every email in a deliberate sequence. Get it wrong, and prospects bounce like your business is a trampoline. Get it right, and you capture new customers like a giant spider's web in a swamp. And if you go above and beyond, customers will feel relief that you caught them rather than someone worse. There's always someone worse selling a similar solution. You don't want them to win, do you? It's your duty to spin the strongest sales web you can. For your customers' sake and your business's fate. So let's get fixin'. The center of your sales system must be your email list. It's the one asset you actually own. No algorithm or platform can pull the rug out from under it. Show up consistently with a strong point of view and something worth saying, while entertaining the heck out of your readers, and you build a moat no competitor can easily breach. Email is the ultimate sales flywheel. Paid ads on Meta and organic content on LinkedIn and X pull strangers into your orbit. Lead magnets and landing pages bring them inside. Email automations and regular newsletters direct their existing desires onto your solutions. Sales pages and upsells close them and feed your business's growing appetite. I built this sales system for Live Free Academy. Ran their entire marketing operation solo. Grew their list from 5,000 to 37,000 active subscribers. Took them from five-figure ARR to seven-figure ARR in two years. By year three, courses, events, and membership generated $2.8 million. The newsletter I ghostwrote drove over 80% of revenue. A Bitcoin course that did $339K in its first year. Four events that grossed over $500K combined. Their former VP of Sales called it "one of the most impressive and frankly genius marketing campaigns I've ever seen." For AUTONOMY, I relaunched a dead newsletter and helped close 162 students into a $2K–$4.5K course. For CrowdHealth, I rebuilt onboarding sequences. Open rates went from 65% to 93%. Unsubscribes fell from 2.49% to 0.59%. Deliverability went from 60 to 96. What I do: ✔️ Meta ads and LinkedIn/X ghostwriting to pull fresh leads into your world ✔️ Lead magnets and landing pages that capture and convert ✔️ Daily and weekly email newsletters that drive 80%+ of revenue ✔️ Automations and sequences that move people through the belief shift process ✔️ Launch campaigns for courses, memberships, events, SaaS, and ecom ✔️ Sales pages and upsells built to close and compound ✔️ Full funnel audits that find exactly where your money is leaking But I'm not here to do piecemeal work. I will come in as a fractional CMO for founders who want a growth partner, not just a writer. The scope might be limited or expansive, but I will insist on seeing and understanding your full sales architecture so I can help you in the best way possible. I work with founders generating at least $100K a year who sell something that genuinely changes people's lives. If I wouldn't sell it to my wife, I won't sell it for you. If you’d like to chat, send me a message right now. Tell me what your business is, what you sell, who you sell it to, and the number one challenge you're facing. I'll take it from there. Patrick

  • Lead Generation
  • Copywriting
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Email Campaign Setup
  • Email Copywriting
  • Email Marketing
  • Sales Letter
  • Landing Page
  • Sales Copywriting
  • Sales Writing
  • Sales Funnel Copywriting
  • Email List
  • Email Automation
  • Email & Newsletter
  • Email Marketing Strategy
  • Video Sales Letter
  • Content Writing
  • GetResponse Plugin
Chris N.

Plainfield, Illinois

$150/hr
5.0
111 jobs

Hello! My name's Chris. I'm a LinkedIn ads specialist & former LinkedIn employee, based out of Plainfield, Illinois. I specialize in LinkedIn ads management, helping clients get leads, increase brand awareness, and maximize ROI, having now managed millions in total ad spend. Recent wins: - Increased SQLs (Sales Qualified Leads) for a B2B SaaS client by 40%, while lowering CPL (Cost Per Lead) by 35%. - Scaled a LinkedIn ads campaign from $5K to $50K/month with a 3.5x ROI (Return on Investment). If you're looking for complete, A-Z LinkedIn ads management, please feel free to send me a message any time!

  • LinkedIn Campaign Manager
  • LinkedIn
  • LinkedIn Profile Optimization
  • LinkedIn Lead Generation
  • LinkedIn Marketing

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