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Matt C.

Northbrook, Illinois

$14/hr
4.9
1,982 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
4.4
18 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
Zarah B.

Summit, Illinois

$14/hr
4.8
23 jobs

I provide dependable outbound calling and appointment setting for businesses that need consistent outreach. My focus is on professional communication, clear lead qualification, and keeping your CRM organized. I work during US business hours to ensure real-time synchronization with your team and high-quality rapport with your prospects. What I do for your sales process: Outbound Cold Calling: I handle the front-end hustle of navigating gatekeepers and reaching decision-makers. My tone is professional and conversational, not aggressive. Lead Qualification: I verify prospect interest and gather key details so your team only spends time on meetings that make sense. Inbound Response: I manage incoming leads quickly to ensure no opportunity goes cold. CRM Management: I log every call, update dispositions, and track follow-ups in HubSpot, Salesforce, or GoHighLevel so your data stays clean. Systems and Tools: I am comfortable using a variety of dialer and sales tools to keep the workflow efficient: Dialers: Vicidial, Mojo, and manual dialing. Phone: RingCentral, AirCall, and Google Voice. Research: Skilled in using Apollo and LinkedIn Sales Navigator to verify lead info. Why work with me: I treat this as a process-driven role. I show up on time, follow your scripts and guidelines closely, and handle the daily rejection of cold calling without losing momentum. My goal is to be a reliable partner who helps you keep your pipeline moving. If you are looking for a consistent caller to support your sales or operations team, I am ready to get started. Please send me an invite to discuss your project.

  • Cold Calling
  • Appointment Setting
  • B2B Lead Generation
  • Lead Qualification
  • HubSpot
  • VICIDIAL
  • Inbound Inquiry
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Outbound Sales
  • Telemarketing
Brian Y.

Chicago, Illinois

$77/hr
5.0
13 jobs

Hi I’m Brian 👋 I run Synovea, a cold email lead-gen agency where we replace expensive SDR labor with automated outbound systems that scrape, enrich, personalize, and book meetings on autopilot. I work with companies like Synthax Codes, where we’ve rebuilt outbound engines that would normally cost tens of thousands in SDR time — but at a fraction of the effort using advanced automation. - Generated 150,000+$ in pipeline for SAAS companies like Vibber - Increased reply rates 3–5× using AI-personalized outbound built with Apify → Clay → Apollo → Instantly. - Replaced manual prospecting with a daily scraping + enrichment pipeline that saves clients 40–60 hours/month. If building a predictable, automated outbound engine sounds useful, I’d love to hear about your current workflow and explore how I can help. ——— If you have a little more time to read: Nice to meet you! I specialize in building full-funnel, automated cold email systems for B2B companies — from scraping and enrichment all the way to sequencing and CRM sync. I use tools like Apify, Clay, Apollo, Instantly, SmartReach, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Make, n8n, ChatGPT, Claude, and custom API integrations to build outbound engines that eliminate the need for manual SDR work. I also offer a full DFY service model that keeps it hands off and deliver leads straight into your CRM of choice. My journey started with automating workflows in research and quickly evolved into building high-performing outbound systems for SMBs, recruiters, founders, and B2B teams. Since then, I’ve been able to help teams scale pipeline without scaling headcount. Some of the systems I’ve built: - Lead generation engines that scrape job posts, funding rounds, GTM departures, and headcount growth - AI personalization agents that write one-line insights designed to get replies - Outbound automation using Instantly/SmartReach with multi-domain warmup and inbox rotation - Enrichment workflows using Clay + Apollo + Sales Navigator - n8n agents that score ICP fit, personalize emails, update CRMs, and trigger follow-ups - Trigger-based prospecting that reacts instantly to events that matter (new VP hires, product launches, etc.) If you’re looking for someone who can turn complex workflows into a simple, repeatable, revenue-focused outbound system — I’d love to help.

  • Lead Generation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Customer Service
  • CRM Software
  • n8n
  • Make.com
  • Zapier
  • Email Outreach
  • API
  • Automation
  • Web Scraping
  • Prompt Engineering
  • Airtable
Chandler D.

Chicago, Illinois

$75/hr
5.0
4 jobs

$125K+ closed solo on a $2.5K offer, in just a few short months. 50+ deals. 40%+ close rate. So I know how to build the entire front end of a sales system. Ranked top percentile of 120K+ experienced closers on Closerscored. Back to back salesman of the year at JRM, while also breaking multiple records (highest gross month and year). I close every day on high-volume inbound, which means I see what's working right now. Not theory from a course, not a framework from 2022. I bring that pattern recognition to founders who are leaving money on the table somewhere in their funnel. Two ways I work with founders: 1. Call Audits & Sales Teardowns — Send me your team's recorded calls and current pitch. You get a Loom walkthrough with specific fixes: openers, discovery gaps, objection handling, closing language, follow-up. 2. Full-Stack Sales Breakdown — A full front end breakdown. From building quality lead list, speed to lead, scripts, qualifying and closing. What I need from you: A real offer with proof of concept. If it's converted a few times, I can find what's broken and scale what's working.

  • Lead Generation
  • Social Media Lead Generation
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Sales Call
  • B2B Marketing
  • Outbound Sales
  • B2B Lead Generation
  • Inbound Marketing
  • Branding & Marketing
  • Email Outreach
  • LinkedIn Lead Generation
  • Sales Funnel Implementation
  • Cold Call
Asheer A.

Rolling Meadows, Illinois

$40/hr
5.0
5 jobs

Still doing things manually that AI agents could automate? Let's fix that. → Implemented sales and operation systems for a $2.8B healthcare provider → Saved $150,000 annually with automated sales systems for an apparel eCommerce brand → Eliminated 15+ hours of monthly manual admin work for a Chicago-based nonprofit 🔧 What I build: → Workflow Automation: Lead capture, email triage, invoice processing, data pipelines. → RAG Chatbots: "ChatGPT trained on your docs." Your team asks questions. It answers. Instantly. → AI Agents: They search, analyze, decide, and act. Across your tools. While you sleep. → Full-stack Web Apps 🛠 Tech: AI: OpenAI API · Claude API · LangChain · Pinecone · RAG Automation: n8n · Webhooks · Make · REST APIs · Cron Apps: Next.js · Python · Node.js · Supabase Integrations: Google Workspace · Slack · Telegram · WhatsApp · Twilio · Retell · HubSpot · Shopify · Airtable · GoHighLevel I'm an enterprise architect who owns the full project lifecycle. From gathering your requirements and mapping your workflows to building, testing, and deploying, I handle it all. 💬 Drop me a message. Let's figure out what we can take off your plate

  • Lead Generation
  • Airtable
  • ChatGPT
  • n8n
  • Node.js
  • Next.js
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Claude
  • OpenAPI
  • AI Chatbot
  • GitHub
  • HubSpot
  • Supabase
  • Zapier
  • Make.com
  • HighLevel
  • Web Development
  • Cold Email
  • Data Scraping

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