How to Use Upwork to Land Premium Clients - With Ashley Kruse

About this episode

Ashley Kruse shares her experience of landing high-ticket clients on Upwork in just 15 days.

I've told people for years to stay off Upwork. I've literally never even logged into the platform. But today's guest, Strategist Society member Ashley Cruz, made me eat my words. Ashley signed her first high-ticket client on Upwork in just 15 days, and seven months later, she was completely waitlisted. Her cost per client? $45. In this episode, she's breaking down exactly how she finds premium, retainer-based clients on a platform most service providers have written off. In this episode, yo...

People in this episode

Host: Brandi Mowles

Guest: Ashley Kruse

Topics covered

• Upwork
• premium clients
• high-ticket clients
• service providers
• retainer-based clients

Keywords

• Upwork
• premium clients
• high-ticket
• service providers
• retainer clients

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