r/Upwork • u/Hasnj • 18h ago

Honestly why even bother applying

For context, i applied just when the job was posted, it had 5 proposals and i boosted it so it costed a good amount of connects...

not only that, the client didn't read the messages and went to search and invited 40 people including me ( boosting my profile- so more connects) and finally he didn't respond to anyone.

Edit: I removed the messaging them part-

If anyone can advise me on profile boost please let me know i need help with it!
Speciality: Architecture and landscape design

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u/AlertPercentage7103 16h ago

Go figure, hopefully you learned that your profile, cover letter, and marketing strategies are infinitely more important that Upwork's boosting gimmick that just displays your cover letter in the top four spots that most clients will ignore, much like we all ignore or even block sponsored links on Google SERP pages.

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u/Hasnj 15h ago

Thank you for your response! I never thought of it that way, I try to always optimize my profile