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💼 Upwork proposals

Tommy Pham

3mo ago

@OutBid

Just tried OutBid and I'm impressed! I got instant alerts for the newest job with the keywords I setup

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💼 Upwork proposals

Most tools in the Upwork ecosystem focus on writing proposals, but the real leverage seems to be speed to apply. Are users mainly winning more jobs because of the alerts, or because of the AI proposals?

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I think speed seems to be the main advantage here, thats what most users say.

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Speed is great, but the real metric is conversion -> won jobs, not proposals sent. In many cases, founders overestimate performance and leave $2–5k mrr per month on the table. Have you tested positioning Outbid around deal success instead of proposal velocity?

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Great point, while speed is a great entry hook, the real value comes from client intelligence dossier. Every alert includes a quality score, spending history, hire rate, and rating so freelancers can filter out bad clients before wasting Connects, the alerts can also be matched semantically with AI, The combination of being first AND being selective is what drives better win rates. We’re actively tracking conversion data as we scale.

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Makes sense, but that’s also where things can get tricky. Speed + filtering improves efficiency, but unless users clearly see how it impacts win rate and earnings, the value can feel incremental. In similar cases, that often leaves $1–3k/month on the table per active user, just from suboptimal targeting or positioning. Are u already seeing consistent income lift per freelancer, or mostly better workflow efficiency?

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💼 Upwork proposals

That's what I needed! Helped me get my first 30 jobs in month

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Sunnny Singh

4mo ago

@U Never Sleep

How to get it

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💼 Freelancing

G.Pavan Kumar (pappy)

🙏 2 karma

1y ago

@OTO work

I am interested

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Yes I am interested

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💼 Upwork proposals

I found this telegram bot especially useful now that Upwork has removed the RSS feature. It helps me get notifications about relevant jobs while I'm away from keyboard. What I have noticed is that the quality of generated proposals increases significantly when you not just upload your standard resume / CV, but use an "extended" version of it, where you list as much info as possible, all your portfolio items, all your skills. Something that's too much for a regular CV. I already had such a document; I used it in another similar tool. Also liking the feature where you can reply to the generated proposal and make small changes because it's not very convenient to edit text on the phone. Also it's not mentioned anywhere, but it can also generate answers to questions (when they exist in a job). The proposal generator is also very attentive and when the clients asks to include the word "pineapple", it does so. But I tested it for only one day. One thing I'd like the author to improve is to make the "JOB ANALYZER" a bit better. Now it sends lots of information, most of it just water. Would love to see some condensed analysis. Not sure how to do this.

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💼 Upwork proposals