Boosted Profile
I invest to get client interest and win contracts
Oleksandr V.
Top Rated Plus
Legal and Advisory services/Corporate Law/Data protection/LLM, MBA
Oleksandr started using Upwork because of the flexibility it gives him to work remotely and organize his schedule on his terms. As a legal advisor, he has excelled at completing multiple jobs at once ranging from data protection to corporate and tax matters.
He likes the option to boost your profile above others to the top of the list. The Connects that he invests in Boosted Profile prompts more clients to reach out to him by increasing his visibility on the platform. He is investing a part of the profit from Upwork back into ads.
"I can see that the interest in my profile is much higher when the profile is boosted. I see every day that somebody is clicking on my profile and that people are contacting me. When my profile is [not boosted], I see that the number of visitors to my page is less and my chance to get more proposals and more contracts is less."
Oleksandr can comfortably choose to use ad products such as Boosted Profile by setting aside a monthly budget to win more work. He sees the success from boosting his profile every day in his experience as a freelancer on the platform.
“I felt the difference because clients are checking the top of the list…You are always checking the top of the list. I got more responses, I got more views, and people are reviewing my profile and my proposals more often.”
"I'm deciding to put more money into Upwork and to boost my profile to get these clients. I’m spending around $1,000 a month just for boosting my profile, proposals, and projects…I’m investing this money into Upwork.”
Oleksandr has done some experimentation and testing with Boosted Profile and other ads products such as Boosted Proposals. He spent one month with Boosted Proposals and a few weeks without Boosted Proposals. The difference was noticeable when he chose to use ad products Boosted Profile and Boosted Proposals compared to when he didn’t.
“I felt the difference because clients are checking the top of the list…You are always checking the top of the list. I got more responses, I got more views, and people are reviewing my profile and my proposals more often.”
While boosting your profile is a financial investment, Oleksandr believes it’s worth it.
Boosted Profile is a targeted way to promote your profile’s visibility to clients after they post a job. It’s a low risk way to reach more clients with the goal of getting more invites. To win one of the top three slots, set a competitive bid price and ensure you have an up-to-date profile to match with target clients. And when you’re invited, there’s no cost to apply.
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