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No 1. Coachee: Rafael Barreto-Garcia’s insane starting rates on Upwork
Can you believe some people can start on Upwork with an hourly rate of $99? Check out how Rafael Barreto-Garcia did it! He’s got the coolest Upwork kickstart with just a little help from CoachLancer!
Rafael shows how a solid professional can start with serious rates even with $0 earnings.
Rafael had already started on Upwork on his own with a small gig worth about $20… which is a common thing to do just to test the platform out and get the first 5-star review.
But that’s not the best approach when you already have the skills of the world. In fact, that approach can become a limiting factor!
Knowing that Rafael has a unique competence profile and plenty of international experience, got law degrees from 3 different countries, knows 6 languages, etc. all indicating true world-class competence, the advice from CoachLancer was this:
“Refund that $20 job. It will drag you down and with your experience, you can start from a much higher level even from zero.”
We had a call, worked on his profile by rapid email exchange, and finalized the first really good version and a clear niche in one calendar week. We were sure we could find out how to earn more on Upwork early on.
2 days later, he got his first job worth $300. That’s 15X the initial $20 gig!
The second job came soon after… with a $99/h rate accepted by the client without any questions!
That was in August 2022. As the all-time fastest coachee, he’s earned more than $100,000 in 10 months and received a Top Rated Plus badge!
At the time of updating this, September 2023, his latest rates were around $349/h which is totally insane, right?
There’s no stopping Rafael now, he’ll rule his legal niche on Upwork for years to come!
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