Avoid These Upwork Listing Mistakes in Your Job RFPs
In today's video, I'm going to be digging into some of the most common mistakes that people make when they are posting their RFPs on Upwork. By the end of this video, you're going to be able to see real-world examples of people making these exact mistakes that you can avoid making them too.
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0:00 - Introduction to Avoid These Upwork Listing Mistakes in Your RFPs
0:22 - Mistake #1: This is a no-no when it comes to posting a job on Upwork
The first mistake that I see that people often make is that they don't include enough information about the exact job of what they want done. They just expect people to understand them, and that simply cannot be any more false when you're looking for a potential freelancer.
0:43 - Mistake #2: You're not being clear on this
They might state something in their RFP, but actually, they say something else in the actual description of their project, or they introduce some sort of other payment mechanism in terms of how they want to pay a freelancer.
1:33 - Mistake #3: This is very common when it comes to Upwork listing
They don't include anything that would excite a freelancer to actually want to apply for that job. Freelancers are constantly building their profiles on Upwork. So they want something that's going to be super flashy on their profile too.
1:55 - Mistake #4: Make sure you're avoiding this when posting an RFP
When you underpay people, they're not going to want to work for you. And so this is something to, in general, avoid when you are posting an RFP on Upwork.
3:04 - Example #1: ISO Ghost Writer for NYC Real Estate Newsletter
This person is looking for a monthly newsletter on the real estate market and compiling articles and whatnot. They tend to reference different articles that they'll want to send in bullet points, and then they want this person to write it into full supporting sentences.
3:31 - What's wrong with this listing?
It is not clear what the outcomes are going to be aside from the fact that there's this generic monthly newsletter.
This is an hourly project. However, because they're using the generic less than 30 hours a week by Upwork, it's really hard to understand exactly how much work is actually available from this client.
5:08 - Example #2: YouTube Script Writer, bulk order, five projects for $50
In this situation, they list that this is a long-term position, bonuses and raises are available for excellent work. $50 will be signed to Escrow, and that they're looking for 1500 word scripts, four to five times a week.
It's five projects for $50. No, one's going to work for $10 if you're asking them to do an entire script.
5:45 - Here's what's wrong with this listing
1500 words for $10 each is a very very low rate. In fact, almost nobody on the planet that is a self-respecting content writer is going to actually apply for this job. So right off the bat, they are making the mistake of improperly budgeting for their RFP.
So this is the biggest problem with this listing, but what's also really challenging about this listing is that there is no understanding in terms of the actual work that's going to be done.
7:59 - Example #3: Content Editor role
This example is a really interesting one because they're making a ton of mistakes, but they're actually probably going to fill this role just because of their existing reputation on Upwork.
8:33 - What's wrong with this listing?
-They're just naming it content editor when they can include way more detail in terms of what the content editing is about.
-The other thing that's not really helpful is you can see how this description is just saying review monthly newsletters, offer editorial and tone guidance. This is so generic.
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