Asslam-u-Alaikum I hope your Eid went well
In the last video we learned about
applying jobs for Upwork
In this video we will learn about writing proposals
Look If you want to win jobs your proposal writing techniques should be fantastic
and this same thing can make you unique among other candidates
it can make you win jobs
get it
watch this video carefully and try out the same method
you will definitely get an amazing response
I usually apply for fewer jobs as I focus on running jobs
but whenever I apply I get almost 50
to 60 percent response on Upwork
whenever I send a proposal
half of the time the client replies and discuss with me
and the next step is to convert that discussion into product
but the very first step is to make the client talk to you
so after landing here
first open your relevant job
let's suppose I open this job here
in a new tab
and as I told you in the last video
you have to make sure that you read the jobs
and check if your budget matches
only then you should apply for that job
this budget does not match but
I will apply for this job just to give you an example
and you have to focus on HOW TO APPLY
if you do not like this one
we can open another job
let's suppose I search for the job of "flutter" here
because I am a developer
well it does not matter
the technique is the same for developers
designers and SEO experts
but here I am going to apply for this job
first of all you have to completely understand the job
you have to read this job first
and you will see that it is a featured job
client needs a freelancer of 35 to 90 dollars-per-hour
we will click on submit button here
after clicking on submit button
proposal writing will start from here
while writing a proposal the first thing you need to do is
to find the name of the client
you can find it by going into recent job history
scroll down
in the recent job history you will get the name of the client
but here I can not find the name of the client because
this is the first job he posted on the platform yet
and I don't think there is another job in running
anyway
first of all I need a few minutes to read it
and then I will apply for this job in front of you guys
ok now I have read this job
they need a flutter developer
who could develop flutter application for them
which can bring back offices closed due to COVID-19
proposal writing methods are different for different freelancers
I will explain my method of proposal writing to you
I will explain it theoretically first
and then I will show you to implement the same method practically
by writing down the cover letter for the job I identified
first of all you have to write down greetings
greetings are basically hello or hey
it is good enough if you found the name of the client
but if not then hello or hey will work
the second paragraph is extremely important
in the second paragraph
you need to talk about the project of the client
make sure you do it
we freelancers mostly make a mistake
by starting to talk about ourselves in the second paragraph
we mostly start to talk about our education
our projects
our achievements
our certifications etc
it has no such impact on the client
on the second point, right after writing greetings
talk about the project of the client
talk about providing the solution to the client
that this is the solution which I want to provide you
so on the second number you have to talk about the problem of the client
on the third number show him a similar project
the purpose of showing a similar project here is
to build the confidence of the client that you have done a similar project
and meanwhile remember that
if you want to show similar projects
show only two projects
sometimes you may have done more projects
the number of similar projects maybe 20
you don't need to show all 20 projects to the client
only show two projects at most
send him the links to the projects
you can see my similar projects on these links
I am a client myself and I notice that
freelancers make this mistake
that whenever they apply to jobs
they copy paste a huge list of similar projects
to be honest, the client does not have this much time to go through every project
do not confuse him too much
only send two similar projects at most
that would be enough
and after sending similar projects
you can introduce yourself in the fourth paragraph/line
for example I am a certified Google developer
I also have certifications in chatbot development
and this is how I work
you can talk about yourself in the fourth number
you will be still making mistake while writing a proposal
by talking about yourself on the second number
the client does not want to know about you
he wants you to talk about his project
mostly freelancers make another mistake on the fourth number
as I am used to reviewing a lot of proposals
the client has talked about flutter projects
or Firebase projects
as I have shown you
but they start to talk about their video editing skills
I can also make websites etc
now, this is not relevant to it
video editing is totally another skill
making a logo is another skill
and flutter development, which is actual development, is a totally different skill
so, whenever you introduce yourself
modify your introduction according to the project of the client
if I am writing on a flutter project
I will tell that I am an experienced flutter developer
I have published five apps for data developed in the flutter
so, this is how we have to mold our introduction
in each proposal
according to each job
rather than telling it the same way
do not make this mistake
and write your introduction according to the job every time
it should not be very lengthy
if you have relevant certification, you can add it as well
now let's suppose I have two certifications
I have certification in android and chatbot
the chatbot is irrelevant here
you will exclude it
you will only mention Flutter
or Google certification
or android
you will not mention chatbot instead
you will exclude that too
and then on the fifth number
there come soft benefits
what are soft benefits
for example, I will be
able to reply to you within five minutes of your message
this is a soft benefit
after that, tell him that
I will provide you
two or three month's of guarantee after the project
look if my project is two to four months long
and I can earn 4000 or 5000 or 6000 dollars from it
then I can confidently tell the client that
I will provide free support for three to four months after the project has been completed
you have to see the budget as well
if the project of the client costs 5 dollars
and you tell him that you will give him support for six months
then it doesn't make sense
you have to modify it according to him
that I am supporting you this much
so, you have to consider it as well
you can define soft benefits according to your business
this means whatever service you are providing
think about the soft benefits you can provide to the client
you will mention those here
next comes point six, in which you can add any question as well
you can mention the most relevant questions related to your job here
then comes call-to-action
call-to-action means
"looking forward to hearing from you"
"I am sure that I will be able to get a chance to talk to you"
or you can mention something like that as call-to-action here
and you can complete your proposal by "regards" at the end
if you follow the same order
I am sure that you will start to get the best response
so, try it out
I always get an amazing response on Upwork
whenever I apply by this using this method
the clients must reply
so, let's write it practically
according to the job
there is one more thing to remember
do not always copy-paste your proposals
mostly freelancers write the same proposal
and copy-paste that same template
this also yields a worst response
and as you know, it wastes our connects
it costs us connects whenever we apply for jobs
so, if you keep sending copy-pasted proposals
your chances of getting a reply from the client will decrease
and you will waste your connects as well
so you have to invest your time
whenever you send a proposal
now let's start writing the proposal
first of all, write hi
as I don't know the name of the client, I will start by just saying hi
and on the second number, I will talk about the project of the client
so here, as I have read the job in front of you guys
so I can mention it here as
I can help you develop the COVID-19 fighting App in Flutter
and using Firebase Realtime Database
see I have told him in a single line
after reading this single line, the client will know
that I have already read his proposal
and I am writing this proposal after reading it
"I can also convert the Figma Designs into Flutter Responsive Screens"
we have given him another idea that
we have experience with Figma as well
and we can also do it by using Figma
now here, we are talking about the project of the client
moreover
the client is concerned with design principles as well
so, these are different guidelines
Material Design from Google
and Apple UI Principles from Apple
I have also shown him that I know Design Principles as well
and notice one more thing here
red underline appeared under the word whenever I made a mistake
how am I doing this
basically, I have installed an extension of Grammarly
Grammarly extension helps you in such a way that
it autocorrects you while typing the proposal
you can download this extension
install it in your chrome browser
after installing it
whenever you will type a proposal
it will autocorrect you and
highlight your mistakes and then you can correct it
we are done with our first paragraph here
now remember that we have to give similar links on the third number
let me mention it here
I have also given a note here
the purpose of this note is
to tell the client that we have more orders like this
but I am showing you the most relevant here
and this is how we can mention it here
now you can see
greetings on the first number
a little discussion about the project and the solution on the second number
after that, we have shown the most similar project here
introduction comes next
I have introduced myself a little bit here
I have mentioned that I am good at Version Controlling and Project Management as well
and I will help you with it
this is a short introduction of me
after that, if you have a link to your certification
you can also add it here
we have given our introduction on the fourth number
we will give him soft benefits on the fifth number
I have mentioned it in a single line
that I will give you a money-back guarantee
and I will also provide you support on the completion of the project
this was our soft benefit
you can find out more soft benefits
and you can write them down in a document
and copy-paste it from there
this is the thing that may remain the same on every project
you can also ask relevant questions
I have asked a question here
now here comes call-to-action
I will write, looking forward to hearing from you
this is how we have written a whole cover letter
Note that it took me so much time
and you have to invest your time
we still have space left to write 3900 plus more characters
so, don't take it easy
whenever you write a proposal and you really want to win the proposal
focus as much as you can
"How much are you familiar with Flutter"
this is how we mentioned it
what was the most recent project that you used Firebase Database (or Firestore) and what did you use it for
he has asked for the project here
though I have mentioned it here
but I will still reply to his question
I have already developed and published a few apps in Flutter using Firebase Realtime Database
you can check it here
...and complete CRM
I used it for this purpose
I have completely explained it to him
do not underestimate these questions
you should properly answer them
Please tell us about the most interesting Flutter project that you worked on and why it is
Please share a link to the app if available
I will mention the links to these two apps here
I have mentioned it
and then comes, do you have any questions about us and/or about the project
I will paste the questions that I asked in the cover letter
leave the cover letter as it is
and write your answers here
I have told you in the last video that the last question will be shown on the first number
so, you have to focus on it
now we have completed our proposal here
you can add some attachments here
but if you don't want to attach anything
Click on submit proposal
so, take a deep breath
and click on submit proposal
and now pray for the client to reply
so, this is how we write a proposal
for a job on Upwork
this is a very important step
which will win you projects
and after winning projects
you can earn a lot from it
you can also see history here
50 proposals received
two interviews are done
he is discussing with two people
you can see the cover letter response from here
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Allah Hafiz