Self-Made Web Designer
Self-Made Web Designer
Chris Misterek
How I Lost My Top Rated Status on Upwork
32 minutes Posted May 19, 2020 at 7:00 am.
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You can find the free Starter Kit Course at selfmadewebdesigner.com

YOU’LL LEARN

  • Ways to tell if a client is going to be a nightmare
  • How the Upwork Job Success Score Works
  • Ways to get a good Job Success Score on Upwork
  • What to do if you lose your Top-Rated status on Upwork
  • How to handle a bad client
  • How to come back from a discouraging season as a freelance web designer
  • How to tell if a clients personality is a good fit for you as a freelance web designer
  • How to become a Top-Rated freelancer on Upwork

RESOURCES

The Upwork 'Notice' to me 
The reason for this podcast

Upwork's Article on Job Success Scores
How to be a Top Rated Freelancer - support information from Upwork

My Own Advice I Didn't Take that I now Regret (learn from my mistakes)
7 Things Really Bad Freelance Web Design
my article laying out the warning signs of a bad client

How to Sniff Out Nightmare Clients
If you have a hunch that this client won't work for you, you are probably right. 

6 Amazing Project Management Tools for Web Designers
Be diligent and intentional about managing every project you work on.

How to Start A Freelance Web Design Project The Right Way
You can’t have enough questions for a new client when you’re first getting started on a project.

Thomas J Watson Jr's famous quote
“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure.”

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