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Matt C.

Northbrook, Illinois

$14/hr
4.9
2,032 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
5 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
Gene H.

Evergreen Park, Illinois

$40/hr
5.0
5 jobs

⭐ 100% Job Success | Rising Talent - All 5-Star Rated 🔧 WordPress broken, slow, or not doing what it should? I've handled that before — and I know exactly where to look. I'm a Senior WordPress Developer specializing in bug fixes, site rescue, Elementor builds, custom theme development, and responsive layout repairs. I don't guess at problems — I diagnose the real cause, fix it cleanly, and test before calling it done. ⚡ WHAT CLIENTS SAY AFTER WORKING WITH ME ⭐ "Very responsive, quick turnaround time, and achieved the results I was looking for. Would recommend and will look forward to working again." ⭐ "Fixed our broken WordPress theme and sorted out the responsive layout issues. The site now works perfectly across desktop and mobile. Clear communication throughout." ⭐ "Excellent to work with — hired for an urgent and stressful WordPress issue involving HTTP 500 errors, PHP version problems, and Wordfence alerts. Solved everything." ✅ WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU 🔹 Bug Fixes & Site Rescue — HTTP 500 errors, white screens, plugin conflicts, PHP errors, broken checkouts — diagnosed and fixed properly, not patched 🔹 Elementor Builds — clean, fast, responsive layouts that don't bloat your page or break on the next update 🔹 Theme Fix & Responsive Repair — layouts broken on mobile, alignment issues, theme conflicts — sorted across all devices 🔹 Speed & SEO Optimization — Core Web Vitals improvements, faster load times, on-page SEO that drives real organic traffic 🔹 WooCommerce & Integrations — store setup, payment gateways, plugin customization, third-party API integrations 🔹 WordPress Security & Malware Removal — Wordfence setup, .htaccess fixes, malware cleanup, cPanel and hosting configuration 🛠️ MY TECH STACK WordPress · Elementor · PHP · HTML5 · CSS3 · JavaScript · MySQL · WooCommerce · Divi · cPanel · Yoast SEO · API Integration · Website Migration 🏆 WHY CLIENTS CHOOSE ME 🔹 I find the real cause — not a temporary patch that breaks again next week 🔹 Fast turnaround — urgent issues handled quickly without cutting corners 🔹 Clear communication — you always know what's happening and why 🔹 100% Job Success Score — every project delivered, every client satisfied 📩 Send me your project details and I'll come back with a clear plan, timeline, and cost. No fluff.

  • WordPress
  • Elementor
  • Bug Fix
  • Theme Customization
  • PHP
  • CSS 3
  • HTML5
  • JavaScript
  • MySQL
  • WooCommerce
  • Plugin Customization
  • Page Speed Optimization
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Website Migration
  • API Integration
  • Website Security
  • Divi
  • Landing Page
  • HubSpot
  • Web Design
Max S.

Bartlett, Illinois

$59/hr
5.0
40 jobs

👋 You need a marketing expert who can deliver results? I got you. Looking for new customers, higher-converting funnels, and serious revenue growth? Click the ✅ Invite button and let’s talk about how I can help scale your business with precision and impact. 🏆 Quick background on my expertise: With 11+ years of experience and $10M+ in ad spend managed, I’ve helped clients generate over $100M in revenue through performance-driven marketing campaigns. Among the majority of my clients, the average ROAS ranges between 8–12, reflecting consistent profitability and strong campaign efficiency. Explore over 25 real case studies in my profile ↘ 📰 My work has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Yahoo Finance, and I’ve partnered with brands like Lyft, Myomo, Elkay, That 1 Painter, Digney York, and Resibrands (100+ franchise locations)—as well as dozens of eCommerce, real estate, education, and home service businesses. 💼 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁? I don’t just run ads—I’ve built and sold my own service business here in Chicago from $0 to $5M, so I approach marketing with a founder’s mindset: focused on ROI, not vanity metrics. On top of paid ads, I help clients with offer creation, creative design, AI-generated videos, funnel strategy, automations, and back-end systems—essentially acting as your fractional CMO to drive measurable results. I also maintain direct connections with the Facebook and Google teams in San Francisco, giving me insider access to the latest platform updates. This allows me to be among the first to access and implement new features and strategies for my clients, ensuring they stay ahead of the competition. 🚀 My Expertise Covers: SOCIAL MEDIA PAID ADS: ✔️ Facebook Ads & Instagram Ads – Performance-focused campaign builds, creatives design & ongoing optimization ✔️ LinkedIn Ads – B2B lead generation and account-based targeting PPC SERVICES: ✔️ Google Ads (Search, Display, YouTube, Shopping) ✔️ Microsoft/Bing Ads ✔️ Full PPC Audits, Campaign Builds, & ROAS Scaling ✔️ Keyword Research, A/B Testing, GA4 & GTM setup GROWTH & AUTOMATION: ✔️ Funnel Strategy & CRO ✔️ CRM + Email & SMS Sequences ✔️ AI Bot Setup for lead qualification & chat automation ✔️ Offer positioning and backend automation ✔️ Full website builds & landing page optimization (via in-house team) FAQs Q1: How much money should I allocate for social media marketing? Max: Depends on your avg. CPL (Cost Per Lead) or CPC (Cost Per Purchase) and ambitions. In other words, if your CPL is $25 and you want to generate 5 leads per day, then your daily budget should be not less then $125. Q2: How to calculate the CPL? Max: If you've never tried to calcualte this metrics, let's have a short call to identify this together. 📞 Q3: How much time is needed to see the first results on paid campaigns? Max: My favorite question. It depends on a number of factors, such as an industry you operate in and the budget you're going to spend. But usually the first results are already visible 3-4 days after the launch of the campaign The fastest way for us to understand this is to have a short strategy call 📞 Q4: Do you handle creative design and content creation for ads? Max: Yes, absolutely. I have a full-time designer and video editor on my team, so we handle all aspects of creative production—from ad graphics and social media visuals to video editing and motion creatives. All assets are customized to match your brand and campaign goals.

  • Lead Generation
  • Social Media Ad Campaign
  • PPC Campaign Setup & Management
  • Facebook Marketing
  • Social Media Advertising
  • Facebook Advertising
  • Instagram Marketing
  • Digital Marketing
  • Google Ads
  • Digital Ad Campaign
  • Instagram Ad Campaign
  • Google Ads Account Management
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Facebook
  • Facebook Ads Manager
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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