1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,930 Welcome to my Upwork profile walkthrough. 2 00:00:04,260 --> 00:00:09,060 The goal is so you can understand what goes into a good profile. 3 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:16,620 What makes up every section of your profile and then how you can go ahead, take action and build your 4 00:00:16,620 --> 00:00:19,410 profile out to the best of your ability. 5 00:00:19,980 --> 00:00:27,360 Think of your profile as your online resume is where all of your work history is displayed. 6 00:00:27,990 --> 00:00:35,310 It is where your cover letter, your photo, a video and different information about who you are as 7 00:00:35,310 --> 00:00:39,160 a freelancer is displayed right off the bat. 8 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:47,190 One of the first things you want to do is either take or select a professional photo, and for this, 9 00:00:47,190 --> 00:00:54,900 I suggest being in either business casual or somewhat professional clothing and also having a professional 10 00:00:54,900 --> 00:00:59,670 background, whether that's just somewhere outside or a solid color background. 11 00:00:59,970 --> 00:01:06,300 Because what you don't want is things that just look like a Facebook photo with other people in it or 12 00:01:06,630 --> 00:01:14,130 not a professional background or clothing, because that is the message you are sending to clients. 13 00:01:14,430 --> 00:01:20,670 So you want them to see you as a professional, even if you are a designer or someone that is more creative. 14 00:01:20,820 --> 00:01:27,690 I really suggest that you still show some personality in your photo, but to make it as professional 15 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:33,990 as possible for your photo, you can edit it, and it will automatically give you this option to edit 16 00:01:33,990 --> 00:01:36,600 it and crop it into a circle. 17 00:01:36,870 --> 00:01:38,260 So there's no worries about that. 18 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:43,620 All you have to do is just pick a good photo and that will get you started off great. 19 00:01:43,890 --> 00:01:47,520 And then you go in, you add your name, your location. 20 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:52,110 This is all set up as you build your profile, as you look over here. 21 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:57,840 This is where your job success score is located, as well as if you are a top rated freelancer. 22 00:01:58,170 --> 00:02:04,530 So your job success score is the percentage of jobs that you had that resulted in a great experience. 23 00:02:05,010 --> 00:02:08,760 What that means is the client gave you all perfect ratings. 24 00:02:09,090 --> 00:02:12,240 So as you can see, I have this 100 percent job success score. 25 00:02:12,510 --> 00:02:16,950 And when you start out, that's not going to be any job success score because you haven't gotten any 26 00:02:16,950 --> 00:02:17,460 work done. 27 00:02:17,940 --> 00:02:23,730 However, as you start to accumulate some projects and that data goes into Upwork, you will eventually 28 00:02:23,730 --> 00:02:26,670 start to see your job success score increase. 29 00:02:27,450 --> 00:02:34,020 Your goal is to have this as high as possible because this shows potential clients that every project 30 00:02:34,020 --> 00:02:36,650 you work on, you get down to completion. 31 00:02:37,050 --> 00:02:42,810 And that is why it is so important to only work with the best clients possible so you can get their 32 00:02:42,810 --> 00:02:47,670 projects complete and improve the way your profile looks with your job. 33 00:02:47,670 --> 00:02:48,420 Success score. 34 00:02:49,500 --> 00:02:56,100 The top rated badge is only accredited to the top 10 percent of freelancers on the platform. 35 00:02:56,610 --> 00:03:03,810 And I had this badge now for about two years and it's been worth all the time I put in to get it because 36 00:03:03,810 --> 00:03:08,760 it really stands as a differentiator when clients are looking through different freelancers. 37 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:15,690 The top rated badge, combined with the job success score, is the ultimate credibility booster. 38 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:21,960 So as you go through your journey, remember this is your goal to get this as high as possible and to 39 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,720 eventually earn this top rated Upwork badge. 40 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:29,040 To learn more about these programs, go ahead to Upwork's help center. 41 00:03:29,310 --> 00:03:34,860 They have a lot of information and exact details of what goes into getting these. 42 00:03:35,530 --> 00:03:41,520 However, from a basic standpoint, just remember everything I'm teaching you in this academy is geared 43 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:43,890 towards getting you these accreditations. 44 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:52,050 As you go down, we're going to keep it on the general profile right now, and at the end of this lesson, 45 00:03:52,170 --> 00:03:54,570 we are going to go over the specialized profiles. 46 00:03:55,260 --> 00:04:02,460 So your general profile is where your online resume lives and then your specialized profiles are more 47 00:04:02,460 --> 00:04:05,100 for specific skill sets you offer. 48 00:04:06,580 --> 00:04:13,840 The next part of your profile is the title, and the title is meant to grab attention and tell potential 49 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,060 clients what you specialize in. 50 00:04:17,710 --> 00:04:24,370 You want to make sure this isn't something generic or something unprofessional, and I like to use a 51 00:04:24,370 --> 00:04:29,620 word like expert or guru or something in the title to let clients know that you are confident in your 52 00:04:29,620 --> 00:04:32,050 skills and you are good at what you do. 53 00:04:33,070 --> 00:04:36,700 Next, think of this as your cover letter section. 54 00:04:37,030 --> 00:04:41,360 This is what they call your bio or your description and what you can do. 55 00:04:41,380 --> 00:04:44,200 Here is edited this they give you a lot of room. 56 00:04:44,500 --> 00:04:47,920 So as you can see, I have four thousand two hundred characters left. 57 00:04:48,250 --> 00:04:52,660 However, this is what Upwork recommends, and this is what I also recommend. 58 00:04:53,020 --> 00:04:55,570 So you describe your strengths and skills. 59 00:04:56,410 --> 00:05:03,820 So in the first paragraph, you can see I describe what I provide, and I said I provide Google ad services 60 00:05:03,820 --> 00:05:05,110 and I tell them to go ahead. 61 00:05:05,110 --> 00:05:08,140 Check out my profile for all the good reviews I have. 62 00:05:08,350 --> 00:05:11,440 So you're not going to start with this because you don't have reviews yet. 63 00:05:11,950 --> 00:05:18,100 However, you do want to focus on what your strengths are, and then you can go into highlighting some 64 00:05:18,100 --> 00:05:20,890 projects, accomplishments and education. 65 00:05:20,890 --> 00:05:24,820 You have followed up by keeping it short and make sure it's error free. 66 00:05:25,270 --> 00:05:30,520 So that's why I kept mine to three little paragraphs, and you don't want this to be a long essay. 67 00:05:30,550 --> 00:05:31,510 No one's going to read that. 68 00:05:31,750 --> 00:05:32,590 Keep it simple. 69 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:37,150 Describe what you offer, what your strengths are, and keep it short and sweet. 70 00:05:41,390 --> 00:05:44,720 Below this, you have an option to display a video. 71 00:05:45,630 --> 00:05:53,970 I highly suggest that you either film a video or include a video that you have because it helps separate 72 00:05:53,970 --> 00:05:57,180 yourself from the pack for your video. 73 00:05:57,510 --> 00:06:01,440 All you have to do is click it and you can decide what video you want to do. 74 00:06:01,440 --> 00:06:08,670 And for me, I have a video of me promoting my digital marketing agency because in this video, I speak 75 00:06:08,670 --> 00:06:11,880 directly to clients and I tell them what services I provide. 76 00:06:12,150 --> 00:06:19,260 And I also show them how I can provide an ad just like this one in the form of a YouTube ad. 77 00:06:19,860 --> 00:06:22,260 So you don't have to have a professional video filmed. 78 00:06:22,260 --> 00:06:27,240 If you don't have one or don't have the budget, you can just film yourself speaking about your skills. 79 00:06:27,780 --> 00:06:34,200 But the whole goal is to serve as another way to separate yourself from the pack because not everyone 80 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:35,580 is going to include a video here. 81 00:06:36,150 --> 00:06:43,110 And as you start to add more and more to your profile, from your photo to your description to your 82 00:06:43,110 --> 00:06:48,600 video, it all helps the client and potential clients get a feel for who you are. 83 00:06:48,810 --> 00:06:50,700 And that's when business happens. 84 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:55,230 When someone understands who you are, they trust you and they want to give you a shot. 85 00:06:56,710 --> 00:07:01,030 Below the video is where you have the ability to edit your hourly rate. 86 00:07:01,810 --> 00:07:10,090 So this is what displays on your profile, but you don't have to necessarily charge clients this, so 87 00:07:10,090 --> 00:07:16,240 you want to keep your hourly rate as high as possible based on the value that you can provide. 88 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,050 Under here, you will see the 20 percent service fee. 89 00:07:21,380 --> 00:07:27,920 This just shows you what you'll actually get based on what your hourly rate is for that first five hundred 90 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:29,780 dollars that you bill with the client. 91 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:37,920 So, for example, if I have my hourly rate at 75 and I decide to go ahead and bill clients that rate. 92 00:07:38,910 --> 00:07:46,320 I will end up getting paid 60 an hour for those first hundred dollars once it goes over that $500. 93 00:07:46,590 --> 00:07:48,240 I'm then built at 10 percent. 94 00:07:49,910 --> 00:07:50,960 Of that, 75. 95 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:57,620 So as you can see, this just gives you a little bit of an estimate towards what you will make based 96 00:07:57,620 --> 00:07:59,480 on what your hourly rate is. 97 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,560 This is always changeable and you don't have to stick with this. 98 00:08:03,830 --> 00:08:09,410 So remember, you want to come off professional and my rate being in the expert level range is pretty 99 00:08:09,410 --> 00:08:16,340 much anything over 50 to one to two hundred an hour or so on that $75 an hour rate right now. 100 00:08:16,670 --> 00:08:17,900 And I'm actually in the process. 101 00:08:17,900 --> 00:08:23,300 I'm probably going to scale this up to 100 dollars an hour as soon as my experience continues to grow, 102 00:08:23,570 --> 00:08:24,680 which you can see here. 103 00:08:24,950 --> 00:08:26,690 Upwork then displays this. 104 00:08:26,990 --> 00:08:33,230 So unless you have the premium freelancer plan and you decide to hide your earnings, your earnings 105 00:08:33,230 --> 00:08:37,850 will be shown along with how many jobs and how many hours you've worked. 106 00:08:38,970 --> 00:08:44,460 This is your online resume, so every job that you work on gets added to these totals. 107 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:51,720 So that's another benefit of using the Upwork platform because everything that you do is credible and 108 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:55,230 it's backed up by facts and numbers on Upwork. 109 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,050 This shows clients that you are the real deal. 110 00:09:00,620 --> 00:09:06,950 Looking on the right hand side, this is where you can edit some of your settings, such as your availability. 111 00:09:07,340 --> 00:09:12,380 I suggest to always keep this available because you want to stay in that Upwork algorithm. 112 00:09:12,770 --> 00:09:17,600 Once you say not available, that is when they get you out of it, they don't show you to any clients. 113 00:09:17,810 --> 00:09:23,240 And in my experience, it doesn't make sense to do that because you should always be open to offers. 114 00:09:23,450 --> 00:09:25,130 Remember, you can turn them down. 115 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:30,740 But being open to offers is how you were going to be a profitable freelancer by always keeping your 116 00:09:30,740 --> 00:09:31,670 pipeline full. 117 00:09:33,670 --> 00:09:35,890 Next, this is where your profile link is. 118 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:41,280 And for this, if you have the premium plan, you can choose whatever link you want. 119 00:09:41,290 --> 00:09:42,730 So for me, I just put my name in. 120 00:09:43,090 --> 00:09:49,390 If you don't have premium, they give you this link based on your name and a series of different characters. 121 00:09:51,100 --> 00:09:57,220 It also displays your location here, along with your language and for language, this is an important 122 00:09:57,220 --> 00:09:57,550 note. 123 00:09:58,150 --> 00:10:01,330 Always make sure to choose native or bilingual here. 124 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:07,510 You don't want to choose fluent because fluent actually means that you speak the language almost perfectly. 125 00:10:07,990 --> 00:10:13,210 So if you're native and you're a native speaker, you speak whatever language that you provide perfectly. 126 00:10:13,390 --> 00:10:16,360 You need to make sure you choose native or bilingual. 127 00:10:16,390 --> 00:10:18,280 That's a little tip right there for you. 128 00:10:21,770 --> 00:10:28,820 So as we go back over to this side of the page, this is a brand new feature, as you can see that Upwork 129 00:10:28,820 --> 00:10:37,970 released where not only can you put in some of your most popular projects, but you can also add a photo 130 00:10:38,660 --> 00:10:44,780 next to them, and this is built directly from the case studies that I will show you in a minute. 131 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:52,940 But this section is more of a way you can stand out to clients and show them what different packages 132 00:10:52,940 --> 00:10:53,600 you offer. 133 00:10:55,060 --> 00:11:00,010 So, number one, it helps stand out declines, because now your profile is even more built out. 134 00:11:00,700 --> 00:11:06,520 Number two, it helps build credibility because you show them what services that you provide. 135 00:11:07,030 --> 00:11:13,210 And number three, it helps qualify the clients because you can show what price that you start at and 136 00:11:13,210 --> 00:11:14,500 go up to if you want. 137 00:11:14,890 --> 00:11:19,150 So let me show you that this is what a custom project looks like. 138 00:11:19,420 --> 00:11:22,060 And as you can see, you have all the flexibility here. 139 00:11:22,330 --> 00:11:24,430 All you have to do is type in what you offer. 140 00:11:25,480 --> 00:11:30,430 Here's where you connect that image up with one of your case studies, and I like to just keep it at 141 00:11:30,430 --> 00:11:31,390 a starting at rate. 142 00:11:31,930 --> 00:11:35,800 You can go up to the top end of what you charge. 143 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:41,230 But I like to keep it at the starting rate because what it does is it shows clients that I don't work 144 00:11:41,230 --> 00:11:45,400 for under a thousand a month on a search engine marketing project. 145 00:11:46,430 --> 00:11:50,450 This is how you can start to qualify clients before they even reach out to you. 146 00:11:52,730 --> 00:11:55,880 You also have the ability to choose what categories they relate to. 147 00:11:56,240 --> 00:12:02,390 And this all adds towards your profile strength in the Upwork algorithm, so I strongly suggest you 148 00:12:02,390 --> 00:12:06,320 go in here, build out at least three custom projects you offer. 149 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:11,580 Add the description in and the related skill sets that it applies to. 150 00:12:16,580 --> 00:12:23,090 As we keep scrolling down, this is the next part of your profile, which is your work history and feedback 151 00:12:23,090 --> 00:12:23,600 section. 152 00:12:24,500 --> 00:12:27,330 This is the most vital part of your profile. 153 00:12:27,350 --> 00:12:30,380 I cannot stress how important this is enough. 154 00:12:30,980 --> 00:12:33,600 You can sort it by all different ways. 155 00:12:33,620 --> 00:12:35,270 Highest rated, lowest rated. 156 00:12:35,270 --> 00:12:36,260 Largest projects. 157 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:44,720 And this is what you are going for, getting a plethora of five star reviews, thousands of dollars 158 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,100 earned on every project. 159 00:12:46,610 --> 00:12:52,820 Quality reviews, clients that took the time to really sit down and write out how I help them. 160 00:12:53,150 --> 00:12:58,850 I'm going to show you how to do this, and I'm going to show you how important it is to secure these 161 00:12:58,850 --> 00:12:59,870 and how to do that. 162 00:13:03,660 --> 00:13:10,710 All of these reviews go into the amazing profile I've built, and this is what gets clients to reach 163 00:13:10,710 --> 00:13:11,820 out to me. 164 00:13:12,930 --> 00:13:16,680 What they can do is they can go and not only see how much I've earned. 165 00:13:17,660 --> 00:13:24,530 How much I charge an hour or a flat rate, for example, but they can also go in and click through and 166 00:13:24,530 --> 00:13:33,260 they can see the perfect score I got, as well as the review I gave to the client so they can see that 167 00:13:33,260 --> 00:13:35,390 I am a top rated freelancer. 168 00:13:35,510 --> 00:13:41,210 I'm giving good reviews out there coming in both ways, and they can also start to see what kind of 169 00:13:41,210 --> 00:13:42,680 projects I've delivered. 170 00:13:43,370 --> 00:13:49,640 This is your ultimate goal is to get all these amazing five star reviews to have consistent work, and 171 00:13:49,640 --> 00:13:52,340 this is really what stands out to a client. 172 00:13:53,470 --> 00:13:55,780 Another great thing you can do is share this feedback. 173 00:13:56,050 --> 00:13:57,020 So this is really cool. 174 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:02,920 Upwork has all these built in features for you to grow your profile because it's a win win when you 175 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:03,640 get more work. 176 00:14:03,820 --> 00:14:08,560 Upwork makes more money as well, so they're they're there to help you get more clients. 177 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:14,320 They have all these tools set up, so as soon as you get any good reviews, go ahead and share them. 178 00:14:14,330 --> 00:14:17,320 I always do this to my LinkedIn, to my Facebook and Twitter. 179 00:14:17,590 --> 00:14:19,670 You go ahead, you share your good reviews. 180 00:14:19,870 --> 00:14:24,130 And this is how you start to get yourself out there and promote your Upwork profile. 181 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:33,610 As you continue to scroll past the reviews section, that is where your portfolio lies. 182 00:14:34,540 --> 00:14:37,090 So now is the time I suggest you go ahead. 183 00:14:37,330 --> 00:14:44,560 You pull up that case study blueprint because it walks you through exactly how to create case studies, 184 00:14:44,740 --> 00:14:48,490 reports and screenshots from your previous experience. 185 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:54,010 So these are created by you, and they don't necessarily have to be from an Upwork project that you 186 00:14:54,010 --> 00:14:54,280 did. 187 00:14:54,910 --> 00:15:02,260 The whole idea is to display any previous successes you've had as a freelancer or in a previous nine 188 00:15:02,260 --> 00:15:05,440 to five position to encourage clients to hire you. 189 00:15:06,370 --> 00:15:13,960 It also helps you stand out in the Upwork algorithm, so I suggest starting with at least two and going 190 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:21,130 up to four, it more ideal use the case study blueprint and you can build these out and this is really 191 00:15:21,130 --> 00:15:23,980 what shows clients the work you've done. 192 00:15:23,990 --> 00:15:29,230 So I have one built for all of the different packages that I have up here. 193 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,120 So as you can see, these link up. 194 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:37,960 So for my search engine marketing skill set, I made sure to do a full case study on one of my clients 195 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:43,300 that I got great results for for my e-commerce website development skill set. 196 00:15:43,750 --> 00:15:50,740 I showed a redesign where I took someone's website and redesigned it on Shopify and turned it into a 197 00:15:50,740 --> 00:15:52,450 conversion optimized machine. 198 00:15:53,020 --> 00:15:59,290 And lastly, for my landing page and website development skill set, I showed how I took a local business, 199 00:15:59,590 --> 00:16:05,380 put them on the map and got them set up with an echo optimized site built to drive leads. 200 00:16:08,060 --> 00:16:14,990 Your goal is to have your profile built out to the best of your ability with as much information as 201 00:16:14,990 --> 00:16:15,440 you can. 202 00:16:16,190 --> 00:16:20,630 So when you go ahead and you follow this case study blueprint, all you have to do is click this plus 203 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,140 and it will show you every single step of the way. 204 00:16:24,410 --> 00:16:29,330 So you add your project, you select what template, you add the details and you can preview it before 205 00:16:29,330 --> 00:16:30,110 it goes live. 206 00:16:30,710 --> 00:16:34,070 So once again, Upwork is here to help you every step of the way. 207 00:16:34,310 --> 00:16:41,210 All you have to do is put in the effort and you can start building an amazing profile just like I have. 208 00:16:43,460 --> 00:16:50,480 As we continue down, this is where you choose your skills, your skills are what everything on Upwork 209 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:51,230 is based on. 210 00:16:51,620 --> 00:16:54,710 It will be what you show up for in the algorithm. 211 00:16:55,070 --> 00:16:57,350 It will be what skills are displayed on your profile. 212 00:16:57,710 --> 00:17:04,640 And it also determines what shows up on your Upwork homepage so you can choose up to 10 skills when 213 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:05,630 you build your profile. 214 00:17:05,810 --> 00:17:08,120 And remember, these can always be changed right here. 215 00:17:08,540 --> 00:17:14,360 But it's important to remember that this will impact your experience, so choose skills that you're 216 00:17:14,360 --> 00:17:17,210 good at and that you can actually provide work on. 217 00:17:17,660 --> 00:17:19,340 So I'll show you what that looks like here. 218 00:17:20,260 --> 00:17:25,750 You can go in here, you can type in up to 10 skills, and if you want to change any of these, all 219 00:17:25,750 --> 00:17:28,870 you have to do is just click the X and remove the tag. 220 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:37,810 So for these skills, what I recommend to do is to look at two main pillars of skill sets that you have. 221 00:17:38,320 --> 00:17:40,930 And from there, go and add some specifics in. 222 00:17:41,290 --> 00:17:46,510 So for search engine marketing, for example, I have Google ads, I have Google Shopping, Facebook 223 00:17:46,510 --> 00:17:49,210 marketing, Bing Ads, search engine marketing. 224 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:56,830 And for my web design skill set, I have a website development, conversion rate optimization, SEO 225 00:17:56,830 --> 00:17:59,740 keyword research, Google Analytics. 226 00:18:00,870 --> 00:18:09,210 So as you can see, what it does is it breaks down my two main pillars of skills into different associated 227 00:18:09,210 --> 00:18:10,500 skills within those. 228 00:18:14,180 --> 00:18:21,770 As we continue to go down the profile, the next section is the certification section, and certifications 229 00:18:21,770 --> 00:18:27,770 are a great way to stand out from the competition and build even more credibility with future clients. 230 00:18:28,670 --> 00:18:31,190 Certifications are verified by Upwork. 231 00:18:31,430 --> 00:18:37,700 So you have to provide the certification proof in an email, and they will verify that for you, which 232 00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:41,690 adds another layer of trust to the platform. 233 00:18:42,470 --> 00:18:47,570 So any certifications that you can get that are affordable, that makes sense for your niche or your 234 00:18:47,570 --> 00:18:48,860 skill set you provide. 235 00:18:49,250 --> 00:18:55,550 I suggest going for it because this is another area that a lot of freelancers skip out on, that it 236 00:18:55,550 --> 00:18:56,720 just doesn't make sense. 237 00:18:56,990 --> 00:19:00,560 A certification will benefit you in more ways than one. 238 00:19:01,100 --> 00:19:06,800 Not only will help you build more trust with clients, it'll also help you stand out in the algorithm 239 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:07,100 more. 240 00:19:08,690 --> 00:19:14,600 Also, it will help you build your skill set even further, because you should always be open to learning. 241 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:15,950 Never stop learning. 242 00:19:16,250 --> 00:19:20,540 So even if you're good at whatever you do, go ahead and get some certifications. 243 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,640 It helps you even more. 244 00:19:24,660 --> 00:19:30,300 The next section is your employment history, I suggest adding anything in here that's relevant for 245 00:19:30,300 --> 00:19:30,630 me. 246 00:19:30,630 --> 00:19:34,830 I added my agency experience because I own a digital marketing agency. 247 00:19:35,070 --> 00:19:36,540 That's a Google partner company. 248 00:19:36,810 --> 00:19:40,270 So it all relates to my personal brand for you. 249 00:19:40,290 --> 00:19:47,520 You may want to cherry pick a couple of positions, internships or jobs that you had that relate most 250 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:49,710 to the skill set that you want to provide. 251 00:19:50,490 --> 00:19:56,280 You only want to show projects and employment history that are relevant to what you want to provide 252 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,730 on Upwork, because this is just for the eyes of the client. 253 00:20:02,410 --> 00:20:07,480 In your education history, here's where you can add any degrees or education experience you have. 254 00:20:07,900 --> 00:20:11,150 And this is another area where if it's relevant. 255 00:20:11,170 --> 00:20:12,210 Go ahead and add it. 256 00:20:12,220 --> 00:20:16,450 I really suggest if you have any sort of degree, it's always good to put that in there. 257 00:20:16,690 --> 00:20:22,420 For me, I have my marketing degree, so this is just another layer of credibility as clients continue 258 00:20:22,420 --> 00:20:23,530 to scroll down my page. 259 00:20:23,740 --> 00:20:26,470 It's just one credibility booster after the next. 260 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:33,310 And this is why having a profile built out to the fullest extent helped me get clients, even when I 261 00:20:33,310 --> 00:20:34,660 didn't have any reviews yet. 262 00:20:36,540 --> 00:20:43,290 The last section on your upper profile is your other experiences section, and this is where you can 263 00:20:43,290 --> 00:20:47,820 add even more information to set yourself apart from the pack. 264 00:20:48,210 --> 00:20:54,150 So treat this just like an extension of your employment history section so you can even save a project 265 00:20:54,150 --> 00:20:58,620 that you were going to add to employment history and add it to the other experiences. 266 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:06,060 Once again, it's just another way to stand out, improve your profile more and ultimately build extra 267 00:21:06,060 --> 00:21:09,750 credibility with anyone that's looking at your profile. 268 00:21:10,810 --> 00:21:17,800 Now, let's hop over to the Settings section of Upwork, so I can show you how I suggest setting everything 269 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:17,980 up.