please how much will it cost to replace my Dell latitude E5530 screen

Coderific:
Feel free to ask questions, but it's pointless if you're not implementing them on the go. I would like to see changes when I check again.

Please can i see your profile

greenstar:
How do I really go through this. I've reviewedy profile, but immediately get that annoying spambot message "we've reviewed your profile blah blah blah"

How did you guys go round this?

Sincerely i dont understand upwork, just follow your instincts and do whatever you feel is right.

greenstar:
i just made the whole Nigeria and Africa as a whole proud..
https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~0107c5027c2c070ec2/

link to my profile..

LOL, Bros you funny, is it about making Nigeria proud or getting your account approved so you can start making some cool money for yourself and get the Bleep out of Nigeria....LOL.

stlarry001:
Please friends, I got a work on Upwork but the guy from US directed me to Skype to conclude the business. We finally agreed on a price but he want us to contract it off upwork due to the tax and deductions. Please house, what is your take on this. Just I go on since he is willing to pay much than what I have been getting on the site

Alli will say is that you have to be careful, i have been in the freelancing business long enough to have experienced both sides. i have engaged in a project with an american based Nigerian off upwork and all our transactions went smoothly, he always did a transfer direct to my zenith bank account and we exchanged messages via email and whatsapp, though i met the guy on upwork. i also did some work for some guy from texas and we took all our communication and transactions off upwork but he duped me at the end of it all by not paying for the final submission i sent to him. So its risky actually, but you just need to be very careful and always follow your instincts, because i saw it coming but still decided to take the risk.

iceprinxy:

Has the issue being resolved?

yes it has been resolved,i just received the alert

As for the I.P thing, there are so many browsers/apps that can handle that for you

jozzee1:


Someone should please talk on this.

i really dont understand why all this fuzz about approving profiles on upwork, please pardon me for sounding like this because i had no such issues during my time, my profile got approved the same day i registered and i got hired like 2 to 3 days later.

i guess one of the reasons for this is that upwork has been suspending accounts of individuals for sending too many proposals without getting hired, which shows you that the competition on the platform is on the rise like yeast. so for you to get on the train you have to bring your game on, no room or inadequacies because their reputation is also dependent on the quality of freelancers they produce.

Some Niches from what i heard are over crowded, So i advice you be mindful of the niche you apply for, avoid the writing categories because thats where you will find every tom, dick and harry. The I.T guys shouldnt have much problem with getting their profiles approved.

And for those who are so passionate about opening a US based account, you are one of the reasons why profiles dont get instant approvals anymore. Upwork detects you location via your I.P address and if they notice any discrepancies in your real location and what you have submitted on your profile, then i'm sorry you wont be granted access to hop on the train.

iceprinxy:

That is a glitch, it will be fixed soon.
So can you please answer my question, What is the minimum i can withdraw to my Local bank on upwork?

Thanks

bros there is no minimum but the maximum withdrawal you can make at once is $3K

benebaby77:



If this could be resolved, which I firmly believe it will get resolved, I think it is possible we request them to increase the usual exchange rate from 332NGN/$ to something like 350 NGN/$....

let them just resolve it so we can be withdrawing at the usual 332.1819 NGN/$, they cant increase the rate just like that, it all depends on the current market

iceprinxy:

Lol,
Sha, I don make my first work on upwork worth $60,
I want to ask, how much is the minimum I can withdraw?

you are talking about withdrawal when the current exchange rate on upwork is 1 dollar to 0.8007naira

benebaby77:


The messages I have getting from different Upwork employees were that they are so sorry about that and the matter is being investigated and I would be given update in due time.... And one messaged me that the matter had been escalated.....

yes i was told the same thing too, the matter had been escalated to their billing and payments section, i just got another message thanking me for being patient and telling me to be more patient that they are working on it

benebaby77:


I think they are still on it....

I have been getting messages with respect to that since morning

What kind of messages are you getting, i chatted with one of their customer care agent and they told me to wait that they will notify me of any updates on the issue via email in 24 to 48 hours. This is so ridiculous

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YOU NEED TO FIND OUT ON HOW AMERICAN FREELANCERS GET THEIR FUNDS, I ONLY KNOW THAT WITHDRAWAL FEE IS FREE FOR AMERICANS. AND I KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PROVIDE A US BANK ACCOUNT SINCE YOU DONT SEE PAYONEER AS AN OPTION. OR YOU GET A DOLLAR ACCOUNT, I HEARD OF THAT FROM A FRIEND. IS PAYPAL PART OF THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS?
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softwareplus:


UPWORK PROVIDES VERY SPECIAL OFFERS AND BENEFITS FOR AMERICANS BEING ITS HOME COUNTRY, SO IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO FAKE IT USING AN AMERICAN PROFILE, THINGS WONT JUST WORK FOR YOU.

YOU NEED TO FIND OUT ON HOW AMERICAN FREELANCERS GET THEIR FUNDS, I ONLY KNOW THAT WITHDRAWAL FEE IS FREE FOR AMERICANS. AND I KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PROVIDE A US BANK ACCOUNT SINCE YOU DONT SEE PAYONEER AS AN OPTION. OR YOU GET A DOLLAR ACCOUNT, I HEARD OF THAT FROM A FRIEND. IS PAYPAL PART OF THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS?

marvelouso:

thank you sir I'm saying i opened an US account and i've done few jobs on an Architectural Niche there but i'm having issues withdrawing my money........... don't know the means of withdrawing cos i'M not seeing payoneer as an option

UPWORK PROVIDES VERY SPECIAL OFFERS AND BENEFITS FOR AMERICANS BEING ITS HOME COUNTRY, SO IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO FAKE IT USING AN AMERICAN PROFILE, THINGS WONT JUST WORK FOR YOU.

marvelouso:

thank you sir I'm saying i opened an US account and i've done few jobs on an Architectural Niche there but i'm having issues withdrawing my money........... don't know the means of withdrawing cos i'M not seeing payoneer as an option

YOU SEE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, DISCREPANCIES LEADING TO PAYMENT ISSUES.

benebaby77:


I quite disagree with that. Locations really count.
But one just has be honest with what one is doing.

Large percentage of freelancers come from third world countries and very few from first world countries. Most first world clients only come online to seek cheap labours or want third world country freelancer to slave away for them.

Having a US location on one's profile will bring in more projects, winning more bid, and more importantly command higher price.

But the prospective or existing freelancers don't have to lie about location before making it on a freelancing platform. With right set of skills and experience, one can compete with almost any freelancers in the market place in one's chosen niches.

IT ALSO DEPENDS ON YOUR NICHE, AMERICANS ARE NOT THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER FREELANCERS IN MY NICHE 'ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE'. MAYBE ITS DIFFERENT IN YOUR CATEGORY.

benebaby77:


I quite disagree with that. Locations really count.
But one just has be honest with what one is doing.

Large percentage of freelancers come from third world countries and very few from first world countries. Most first world clients only come online to seek cheap labours or want third world country freelancer to slave away for them.

Having a US location on one's profile will bring in more projects, winning more bid, and more importantly command higher price.

But the prospective or existing freelancers don't have to lie about location before making it on a freelancing platform. With right set of skills and experience, one can compete with almost any freelancers in the market place in one's chosen niches.

ONE THING IS SURE TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU FAKE LOCATION, IT WILL SURELY CATCH UP ON YOU SOMEDAY, ONE DAY YOU WILL LOOSE GUARD AND FORGET YOURSELF, AND DISCREPANCIES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN YOUR TRANSACTIONS. ITS NOT SO NECESSARY AND DOES NOT LARGELY DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS IN THE UPWORK MARKETPLACE. SEE MY PROFILE https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~0172f23ddad0a8e9c6

benebaby77:


Yes, I did....

0.8006NGN/$

I had informed them sha.... And they have been bombarding me with message since......

THEY BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE ITS NOT FUNNY, WOULDYOU BELIEVE THAT I WITHDREW $719.01 THIS MORNINGONLY TO GET AN ALERT OF N517. I JUST WAN DIE FOR HERE, WHEN I WAS EXPECTING 238K THERE ABOUT

marvelouso:
inspiring but would love to ask if your upwork account is US based or Nigerian

i keep it real, forget that US based account thing, as long as you have the right skill to sell i dont see any reason why you should fake your location, the funny thing is that majority of freelancers are not even americans, Being from US does not in any way give you an edge(in my own niche), you stand a better chance as an asian (especially phillipines, because thats where the majority of upwork freelancers are from).

In conclusion, your location does not count

Has anyone here made any withdrawals lately from upwork via the direct local bank method? the current exchange rate is highly ridiculous. i dont even know what to say right now

Here is my testimony on freelancing;

i have always known about freelancing and upwork ever since my university days but never took it seriously or pictured it as a source of income, not until after my NYSC, when reality dawned upon me that i had to irk out a living for myself. Graduating in the buhari era was not funny at all, the recession had kicked in strongly with cost of living on the rise, i spent a lot of jobless months in my fathers house receiving insults from parents who were obviously tired of fending for me, all my efforts to get a job even if it was a menial one proved abortive, frustration slowly kicked in but i had to resist it, either by book or crook i vowed to make a way for myself, even in the midst of the recession people were still progressing, building structures and acquiring exotic properties, i just couldnt take that as an excuse.

Some how i managed to get a laptop and a mifi from a 'God sent' friend with the motive of going into yahoo yahoo or any other fraudulent means of getting money, little did i know that God had another plan all setup for me.

Anyway to cut the long story short, i had a change of mind about the 'yahoo' thing because deep down i knew that wasnt the way out for me.
A week later i opened my upwork account and luckily i got approved in no time, (i hear a lot of people complain about how hard it is to get an upwork account, as for me it was a very easy process, maybe because of the niche i applied for)

On Approval of my account, i went ahead to apply for jobs but i got no reply till about 3 days later when my very first client 'James Talton' initiated a conversation with me on one of the jobs i applied for, Being a newbie to the game i felt a bit nervous because that was the very first message i received from a potential client on upwork. We started getting along as he told me all his requirements and how he wanted them met, and i kept giving him polite and direct answers being overtly careful not to say anything that would deter me from winning his heart and landing the job, Just after a few minutes of conversation i saw an offer request pop up on the conversation screen, i was actually numb for a few seconds because the whole experience was new to me and i didnt know exactly what to do and how to do it, i just applied common sense (that i believe every learned person should have), read the terms and accepted the offer.

That was how i landed my first job on upwork, it was a $60 fixed price job, not an easy one though but i had to do everything possible to leave my newly found client smiling. it took me about four days to get the job done exactly as the client stated,i was given a week deadline so i still had reasonable time on my side but my urge to satisfy the client by finishing the work in lesser time couldn't stop me from submitting immediately and request approval of my very first milestone.

All this while i kept wondering how the money would get to me. i read about all the payment methods available then i opted for the direct to my local bank option(which i used my zenith bank account). i requested for my first withdrawal immediately after the four days it takes for the funds to appear on your timeline. i read all the instructions and did everything just exactly how i was instructed then waited for a miracle to happen.

To my amazement i received an SMS alert on my phone of the exact naira equivalent of the withdrawal i requested for in less than 10minutes. YES believe me when i say 10 minutes because thats exactly what happened, i was so amazed, the whole experience was so new to me. one unique thing about my upwork experience was that i never seeked enquiries from anybody. it was all an experiment i did all by myself.

From then on, i kept submitting job proposals tirelessly and landing jobs (no matter how small) till the day i met my very surest client (names withheld) and ever since then i have been smiling to the bank constantly. Some timid neighbors be thinking i'm a yahoo boy, i feel so sorry for them.

As of today 21st of november 2017, after 7 months of constant freelancing (since may), i can proudly boast that i have made millions from freelancing and the good thing is that the recession has been an advantage to freelancers this buhari era due to the high exchange rate, I make all my withdrawals at N332.143 per dollar. Presently i was hired by a Construction company in New york and i have been in charge of all their major estimating works since September.

I cant keep hiding this secret from my fellow Nigerians out there because it is too good to be true (anyway it is for those whom it may concern). Now i earn more and work at my own pace without having to answer 'sir' or 'ma' to anybody. isnt that cool?

Just yesterday i became TOP RATED on upwork and i feel so proud to have achieved such heights before the year ends, it took a lot of hard work and dedication, i had to deny myself of so many frivolities, when some of my friends were out partying i'll be in the house working for my clients.

At the moment, i am happy to say that i have moved out of my fathers house to an apartment of my own, own a cool ride, taking care of my girlfriend and our kid, with intentions of getting married next year. 2017 was a good year for me indeed, i dont intend to quit freelancing any time soon because it is my full time job. i keep wondering which job will pay me at least $1500 monthly (with the current exchange rate) if not an oil company job.

My Advice to upcoming freelancers Coming soon.

Guess who just earned the Top Rated badge......................................................Me

No matter how little always know how to keep the paper coming in...and thats the upwork way of life,

are there any upwork estimators in the house sometimes i feel like i'm the only nigerian earning in that category... here is a link to my upwork profile for the curious ones,

Mission2prosper:
please boss i just got an interview invite in the mail. How do I respond to ensure I get the interview?

go ahead and apply for the job na, go to the website, you cant apply through mail

you know that feeling you get When your profile is being viewed by potential clients everyday....., you probably dont need to submit proposals anymore, all you keep getting is invitation to interviews......and thats the upwork way of life.

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