I don’t know if you felt the same way starting out, but on Upwork (and other platforms), it feels like a catch-22... you need great reviews to get your first client, but, well, you can’t get great reviews without that first client. How did you solve that? Working for free to get reviews? Curious to hear.
It’s definitely tough at the beginning! I tried working at a lower rate or even for free for a few clients to get the first reviews and build up my portfolio. It helped, because after that, it was easier to get more projects. How are you planning to overcome this barrier?