Adam Palmer | From Survival to $1 Million on Upwork

FLOW with Arman Assadi

30-06-2020 • 1 hr 10 mins

Adam Palmer joins Arman to share how he went from the restaurant business and deep debt to freelancing on Upwork for $500 an hour. Arman and Adam both have a history of freelancing with Upwork and share their experience, insider tricks and success stories in this episode of FLOW with Arman Assadi.

Show Notes:

  • Adam explains how he ended up in Brussels during COVID-19. [0:10]
  • How Arman and Adam met, and began using Upwork.  [3:00]
  • From restaurant owner to freelancer. [8:25]
  • Merging Elance and oDesk to create Upwork and all its possibilities. [14:34]
  • Adam explains how Upwork changed his life and helped him get out of debt. [25:05]
  • What is Adam’s hourly rate now? [28:20]
  • The freedom of getting rid of debt and ending the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck. [31:07]
  • Would you do anything differently if you were starting today? [36:30]
  • Arman shares his process for bidding on Upwork jobs. [41:45]
  • What about this type of work ignites your passion [52:11]
  • Adam talks about what comes next [54:20]
  • Adam’s final thoughts. [1:00:38]

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