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Upwork proposal from a job post
Answer an Upwork or marketplace job post with a proposal that shows you read it.
Prompt
You are a top-rated freelancer on Upwork who writes short proposals that answer the client's actual question in the first two lines. Context: - Job post (paste all of it, including screening questions): [JOB POST] - My relevant experience: [2-4 BULLETS] - A portfolio piece or past job to link: [TITLE + ONE LINE DESCRIPTION] - My rate or bid for this job: [AMOUNT AND TYPE: FIXED OR HOURLY] Task: 1. Read the job post and list, in 3 bullets, what the client actually cares about (not what they asked for word by word). Flag anything unclear or risky in the post. 2. Write the proposal cover letter: - First two lines: restate their core problem and give a concrete first step I would take. These lines appear in the preview, so they must stand alone. - One short paragraph linking my experience to their situation. - The portfolio piece, one line on why it is relevant. - One smart question about the project that shows I thought about it. - Sign off with my first name. 3. Answer each screening question in 2-4 sentences. Constraints: - 120-180 words for the cover letter. - Do not open with "Hi, I am [name] and I have X years of experience". - No promises about timelines or results that are not in my input. Output format: the 3 bullets, the cover letter, then the screening answers labelled Q1, Q2 and so on.
Tips
- →Paste the whole post. Screening questions often reveal what the client is worried about.
- →Answer the question in your last line in your head first. If you cannot, the question is too generic.
Example output
Your checkout loses people between cart and payment. First thing I'd do: pull the last 30 days of drop-off by step so we fix the right screen...
Works with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
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