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July 2024 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 12 July 2024 Welcome and Prayer Augustin opened the meeting with prayer.  Discussion  Greg: It is great to have everyone with us today! Elin, do we have something to celebrate? Elin: Congratulations to Iragi for being awarded Top-Rated on Upwork! Greg:...

Strategic Prayer

Greg recently invited EHI Freelancers to create a strategic prayer list at an EHI Meeting. He introduced the importance of prayer, saying, "The New Testament talks a lot about the importance of praying. One verse says, 'Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in...

May 2024 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 24 May 2024  Welcome and Prayer Mike opened the meeting with prayer.  Discussion  Greg: Do we have anyone joining this call for the first time?  Jonas: I am here for the first time! I’m Jonas!   Greg: Great! Welcome. Philemon, did you have a good celebration...

Making an Upwork Profile

Making an Upwork Profile

MAKING YOUR PROFILE  Write your profile in English  Be truthful  Do not inflate your skills or experience (if you can’t back it up, clients will not trust it)  Your profile is one of your most important tools as a freelancer on Upwork It’s a place for you to show your...

April 2024 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 19 April 2024  Welcome and Prayer  Philemon opened the meeting with prayer.  Discussion  Greg: Philemon has earned the Top-Rated Badge on Upwork! This means he is in the top 10% of Talent on Upwork. Elin: This badge lets clients know you have a track record of...

March 2024 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 22 March 2024  Welcome and Prayer  Justin opened the meeting with prayer.  Discussion  Greg: Philemon, how has working on Upwork been?  Philemon: A client asked me to take some classes before I joined his enterprise. I did those courses that were based on...

Coursera

Coursera

Coursera is a global online learning platform that offers anyone, anywhere, access to online courses and degrees from leading universities and companies. Coursera offers some free courses by respected academic institutions. Certificate courses generally have a fee...

February 2024 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 16 February 2024  Prayer & Welcome Augustin opened the meeting with prayer.  Bible Verse  Ephesians 5:1-2  (NIV) Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a...

December 2023 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 12-15-2023  Welcome and Prayer  Iragi opened the meeting with prayer.  Discussion  Greg: When considering how to build your Upwork profile, consider how you can use the skills you’re already using in your current job in other ways for an online client. You may...

November 2023 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 11-17-2023   Welcome and Prayer Iragi opened the meeting with prayer.  Discussion Elin: Specialized profiles are recommended by Upwork to help increase your visibility to potential customers. When you have a general profile, you can create a second,...

October 2023 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 10-13-2023 Welcome and Prayer Iragi opened the meeting with prayer.  Bible Verse Hebrews 12:11  (NIV) No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by...

Upwork AI Guidelines and Tips

Upwork AI Guidelines and Tips

Summary Using AI (artificial intelligence) can be a helpful aide, but should never replace thoughtful writing. Do not copy and paste. Instead, use AI as a guide to collect your thoughts.  Use as a starting point only  Customize computer-generated content to reflect...

September 2023 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 9-15-2023 Welcome and Prayer Rigo welcomed everyone to the call. Iragi led the group in prayer.  Bible Verse Proverbs 12:24  (NIV) Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.  (LSG) La main des diligents dominera, Mais la main lâche sera...

August 2023 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 8-18-2023  Welcome and Prayer  Greg welcomed everyone to the call. Iragi led the group in prayer.  Bible Verse 1 Corinthians 15:58  (NIV) Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the...

July 2023 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 7-14-2023   Welcome and Prayer (Greg) Greg welcomed everyone to the call. Iragi led the group in prayer. Rigo, who had joined the previous trip to Congo, shared a few words of encouragement.   Greg reviewed the agenda for the call, which included:   Talking...

June 2023 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 6-9-2023 Welcome and Prayer (Greg) Greg welcomed everyone to the call. Rigo and Michael, Greg’s travel companions, were also on the call. Iragi opened the group in prayer. Upwork Updates, Successes and Challenges Discussion about payment settings in Upwork on...

April 2021 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 4-9-2021 Welcome and Prayer (Greg) Greg welcomed the group to the meeting and prayed. Importance of Prayer (Greg) It is important to pray. When we pray, we are asking God to use his power. In my business, I pray for my current customers, for new customers, for...

March 2021 EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 3-12-2021 Welcome and Prayer (Karen)  Karen explained that almost everyone had completed their first job on Upwork. Today, we want to celebrate and share about our experiences on Upwork.  Example of Excellent Work Greg showed Iragi’s Excel sheet displaying a...

Summary of First EHI Online Meeting

DATE: 2-12-2021 Vision (Greg)  Pioneers  Define – Going somewhere new (explorers / first person to climb Mt Kilamanjaro); doing something new (entrepreneurs)  Examples: Nelson Mandela, Dr Mukwege, Richard Lugano, Murhula  You are...

Export Human Intelligence (EHI) Summary

Description  Ten individuals participated in an experiment called “Export Human Intelligence” (EHI). The purpose was to explore how the average person in DRC can earn income on an online freelance platform, such as Upwork. The average person in DRC, who has a...

Module Technique pour UpWork

By: CIRIMWAMI BAHIMIRWE Timothée Legrand UpWork profile General ContextGet Started on Upwork.comEarn Money on Upwork   General Context   Upwork is one of multitude platforms which are used to connect online two categories of people: an employer and an...