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Szymon RÄ…czka

Szymon RÄ…czka

@screenfluent

Former video creator, now re-#buildinpublic. Burnout ended my career with 165m+ YT views but I'm not done creating yet. Making niftymacapps.com
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I don’t remember exactly, and now some of them are gone since the job listings disappeared, but it was something like 10.

Funny thing, Cat, is that today I realized I was on the platform before, back when it was called oDesk, hiring people to work for me. I could never have imagined that 10 years later, I’d be the freelancer doing tasks for $5! 😅

Yep! I was on oDesk too!

Oh this is most definitely a humbling moment for us. I submitted a proposal for less than 80% of my typical rate. All to build this back up.

How many proposals did you submit to get your 4 jobs btw?

I don’t remember exactly, and now some of them are gone since the job listings disappeared, but it was something like 10.

It is impossible to get accepted to serious jobs if you don't have any history and reviews. So you have to start somewhere. And this is possible by getting crappy quick jobs for small money. People who place those listings don't look at profiles... They just want to get job done.

So basically preparing full fledge profile now is like preparing for something that will not come and in this case it is guaranteed.

So far I do like the experience. Got 4 jobs already.

Amazing!! Great job!

How was the experience? I’m giving this platform a go, though it kinda looks shady, lol.

But I'm serious! I just started to today and got 4 jobs already and my profile is some chatgpt generated crap.

OMG! Really? I believed was ironic 😅

It is impossible to get accepted to serious jobs if you don't have any history and reviews. So you have to start somewhere. And this is possible by getting crappy quick jobs for small money. People who place those listings don't look at profiles... They just want to get job done.

So basically preparing full fledge profile now is like preparing for something that will not come and in this case it is guaranteed.

chatgpt generated crap that was funny 😄

Spend no more than 5 minutes on it! 🤭

Hahahahah

But I'm serious! I just started to today and got 4 jobs already and my profile is some chatgpt generated crap.

OMG! Really? I believed was ironic 😅

It is impossible to get accepted to serious jobs if you don't have any history and reviews. So you have to start somewhere. And this is possible by getting crappy quick jobs for small money. People who place those listings don't look at profiles... They just want to get job done.

So basically preparing full fledge profile now is like preparing for something that will not come and in this case it is guaranteed.

chatgpt generated crap that was funny 😄

Thanks Joda for the tip! I don’t know any video editors at the moment, but I’ll keep in mind that networking with them might be a good way to find work. I really appreciate it!

Thanks, @cat! 🫶 I’ve decided to try out Upwork to see if Sean’s strategy really works. Essentially, I’ll be doing something akin to cold outreach by sending proposals to Upwork listings.

Upwork is part of my strategy, too, just not limited to the platform since there are other freelance boards with less competition. I'm in the Small Bets community btw. Is the training you watched in there or elsewhere?

Yep, it's there.

🫶 thank you!

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