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his is what I chose to write about. It was the expertise my client was looking for, but it has since led to over $100K worth of work with this single client, both in my niche and on projects completely unrelated.</p><p id="17ad">Finding a niche is a good idea, but it doesn’t need to define what you do forever. You can use it as a foot in and a way of building your profile.</p><h1 id="ca76">2. I solved my client's problem</h1><p id="3bda">My client was originally looking for writers who had worked in the careers space to write content about changing careers. They had a specific brief they wanted to fill.</p><p id="fc29">Although they contacted me, I didn’t take that they wanted me as a given, and I still wrote a proposal detailing how I could help them achieve their goal. I focused on what I could do <i>FOR </i>them, solving their problem, and outlining clearly how I would approach the task. I told them my credentials, but I made my proposal about them and what they needed.</p><p id="ec1a">It is a common freelancer mistake to launch into what they have achieved, who they’ve worked for, and what qualifications they have without linking this to how it will help the client. Above anything else, they want to know how <i>YOU</i> are going to help <i>THEM</i>.</p><h1 id="fcc5">3. I provided proof</h1><p id="33db">We already know that Upwork has got itself known for having some poor-quality clients and freelancers. To stand above the 18 million, it’s important to show that you are not a wannabe with no experience. You are an expert at what you do.</p><p id="c5fb">To do this, you need proof. I have a writing portfolio I link to when pitching for work, I have testimonials on my Upwork profile, and I have recommendations on LinkedIn that I can also share.</p><p id="2eb3">It’s important that you can back up your talk with hard evidence showing what you can do. Especially for clients paying the biggest sums. They want to be sure they are getting the quality they are willing to pay for.</p><h2 id="799c">What have I learnt?</h2><p id="d224">The fact that people think you can’t get good clients on Upwork can be an advantage. If you have the right mindset and approach, it’s easier than you think to stand above the 18 million freelancers, many of whom aren’t expecting to strike it big. Many are aiming low, pricing low, and putting in the effort that the low expectation equates to.</p><p id="d52e">If you really have expertise to offer, and you put in the effort to pitch yourself in the right way, there are top clients to be had on Upwork.</p><h2 id="08d1">There’s more…</h2><p id="98a5">If you like my work, I have a series of articles about how to make money on Upwork in the pipeline.</p><p id="9fed">Here is my latest:</p><div id="af67" cla

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Medium Stories Not Ranked By Google

Continue to have this problem — hope Medium will fix it

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Update: Seems to be fixed ❤️

I posted the other day about LinkedIn ranking my stories in Google higher than Medium.

I have also posted about plagiarism of stories in Google.

Today I noticed something else that is negatively impacting income. I got a particular error message I know I’ve written about before. I search for it including my name which is pretty unique. It is nowhere to be found in Google search engine rankings.

“Mapping Values are Not Allowed Here”

The whole point of writing these bugs is so that I and others can find them to solve common programming problems. If they aren’t getting ranked, neither I nor anyone else can find them again in a Google search. And there is no decent way to search my own stories via Medium. On top of that, I like using Google to make sure my stories are getting ranked.

Is Medium blocking stories from getting ranked in Google? Is there a caching bug? Is someone sabotaging the pages again? Because it is simply not in the rankings and it’s a pretty unique title if you put it in quotes, plus my name plus site:medium.com.

Something’s not right. I hope Medium can fix it, whatever it is.

Upate: I just found another one — history bugs in AWS EC2 Linux. The stories are nowhere to be found in Google search and it’s a really annoying and painful problem that I hope AWS will fix soon.

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Teri Radichel | © 2nd Sight Lab 2023

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