Secrets of hiring freelancers to promote any vision at any time with any budget πŸ’Έ

Get your projects and dreams out of the drawer and hire the players to move them forward.

Upwork Hacks book

A proven six-step process πŸš€

Don't wait for funding to get your project rolling.

Post

your job

Wait

on an offer

Examine

and interview

Hire

for a test

Pay

and rank

Build

a relationship

The truth is that there's never β€œa right time” for your project πŸ•’

We all wait for β€œthe right time” to get started with our projects and ideas. The truth is that there's never a right time. The right time is now.

  • How to promote the biggest goals on a budget
  • How to split your project into small tasks
  • How to start today
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Find the right freelancers and get the highest quality πŸ†

A lot of people try to hire freelancers, fail and assume that this wouldn't work for them. I'd like to turn your process from luck-based to method-based, and show you how I make hiring work for me again and again.

  • How to get the best service providers to want to work with you
  • How to find the right person to get started with
  • How to test before you commit
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Karma and bringing the right state of mind ⚑

Working with freelancers has to be done with the right state of mind. If you try to exploit people, you'll see that Karma is a bitch. Crowdsourcing is all about creating long-term relationships.

  • How to get connected with the right state of mind
  • How to create long-term relationships
  • How to turn freelancers into a team
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The things you'll learn in the book πŸ“–

Basics of crowdsourcing entrepreneurship

Why freelancers?

What are the advantages of working with freelancers and why it is a window to a world of countless opportunities?

Having the right state of mind

Why it usually doesn't work for people, and the common mistake that makes recruiting freelancers fail.

Identifying the triggers for hiring a freelancer

The entrepreneurial mindset of freelancers and how to identify the triggers for crowdsourcing.

Practical tactics and hacks

Meet the platforms

The leading platforms, which one is right for each type of task, and how to use them correctly.

The awesomeness of Upwork

Getting to know Upwork, its characteristics, and how to use it and make the most out of it.

Publishing a desirable project

How to make your project take off and get people to want to work with you. What are the common mistakes?

The hacks for finding and hiring the right people

How to find the right people for you and reduce risks without it taking a lot of time.

Freelance relationship management

How to create trust and loyalty, and the secrets to creating a winning relationship that lasts over time.

Some non-standard success stories

Working with freelancers on projects you didn't think of

Projects, tasks and opportunities you probably haven't thought about, and tips for working correctly in them.

Freelance competitions and learning new skills

Working with freelancers to learn new skills, and getting freelancers motivated to be the best and more.

Significant business operations to promote tomorrow morning

How to validate a product, formulate a marketing plan and recruit business partners through Upwork.

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7 detailed case studies with practical hacks

Real stories, real people. I'll show you how I hired, what I paid, and what I learned from each of them.

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Design partner from the very first project

Tal Florentin

Prepare to get inspired πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό

Tal Florentin is an entrepreneur, lecturer and UX consultant. He's been using crowdsourcing platforms for over fifteen years, and his current company, Summurai, is run nearly entirely with the help of freelancers from Upwork.

15 years

of freelancing

250+

freelancers hired

$500K

paid to freelancers

Hold on, how do you think I created this project? πŸ’‘

These folks helped me bring the book and this website to life...

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Transformed my lectures into the book

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Designed the layout of the Upwork Hacks book

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Created the final design of this website

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Edited and polished the copy of this website

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Amit

Modified the design into a working website

No, I'm not going to share my dream team with you.
But, I'll share all of my tactics with you to help you find yours.

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Over the last decade I hired freelancers from all over the globe.

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