I used to spend 2 hours a day scrolling through Upwork. Now I spend 0. Here is exactly how I fixed my lead generation pipeline.
Before FreelanceFilter, my morning routine was depressing. Wake up. Coffee. Open Upwork. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh.
I would see a job posted 2 hours ago that was perfect for me. I'd click it... "50+ Proposals".
I was too late. The client was already interviewing people. I learned the hard way that speed is the only metric that matters for public job posts.
I set up FreelanceFilter with three strict rules:
I connected it to Discord. Now, my phone pings me the second a job matches. I am consistently the first or second applicant.
It wasn't magic. It was math.
By filtering out the noise, I only saw high-budget clients. Because I wasn't exhausted from scrolling, I wrote better proposals. Because I was first, my proposals were actually read.
If you want to replicate this, start by analyzing what high-paying clients are actually looking for. Read the guide on Data Analysis to find your own niche parameters.