Isn't this just Lynx?

Have you looked at the screenshots? It's graphical, so, no.

I'm sure it can be done. This was just my experience... how long did it take for his first job?

Based on the link in his HN profile, I think he's referring to himself: $110/hr, 5,337 hours worked. Those are impressive numbers.

They are impressive. Congrats to him.

I'm curious what he did to get to that level.

I notice that most projects he's actually billing around $50-60/hour - which is not that impressive for the US (probably much better where he lives). Maybe he stands out because his advertised rate is relatively high, and he cuts them a special deal each time?

The other thing is, why stay on UpWork after the connection is made, why not just build the client base and use UpWork as a lead source?

Maybe he starts with non-Upwork clients and then brings them "into" UpWork, getting 5 stars every time?

About a year. I started from $30/hour, then switched to $60 and current rate is for consulting because I don't have free time for full-time projects (I'm working full-time already and I love my work so don't want to switch).

2 strict rules: 1) never negotiate rate, 2) don't work too hard (I prefer to work 40 hours per week).

I see. So it took 1 year to get your first job and this happened when you raised rates?

It took 2 days to select $30/hour job (a lot of proposals), and then I just realized I worth more and spent 2 weeks to find $60 job.