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You shouldn't waste time on things you aren't familiar with such as designing a logo, editing a video, or building your own website.
You shouldn't waste time on things you aren't familiar with such as designing a logo, editing a video, or building your own website. Pexels

It pays to work smart. Fortunately, there are a lot of ways to do so. As the old adage goes, time is gold-especially when running or building your own business. You can always earn money, but you can never turn back time.

Every second counts and you should not waste them on things you are not that familiar with such as designing a logo, editing a video, or building your own website. When it comes to these things, spare your precious time and leave it to the experts! The resources you need are now literally at the tip of your fingers.

Thanks to Upwork's Project Catalog, you can have more time to focus on the things that matter. This is because they offer pre-built projects for businesses such as business plans, social media solutions, legal consulting, and more! Instead of browsing profiles to hire someone and waiting for uncertain outcomes, Project Catalog allows you to choose based on the output that you already approve of. This eliminates plenty of unnecessary setbacks and delivers swift returns. Here's how it works:

Browse

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Explore different options through Upwork's Project Catalog. Upwork

To start, search for the type of work you need on Project Catalog. You can even explore your options with a variety of categories to choose from! Some of the main categories are:

  • Arts & Crafts
  • Business Consulting
  • Business Plans
  • Career Counseling
  • Cooking Lessons
  • Craft Lessons
  • Design
  • Data Entry
  • Development and IT
  • eCommerce Management
  • Family & Genealogy
  • File Conversion
  • Financial Consulting
  • Flyer Distribution
  • Gaming
  • HR Consulting
  • Legal Consulting
  • Marketing
  • Online Lessons
  • Other Admin & Customer Support
  • Other Consulting & HR
  • Other Lifestyle
  • Personal Styling
  • Personal Training
  • Project Management
  • Transcripts
  • Traveling
  • Video and audio
  • Virtual Assistant
  • Wellness
  • Writing and translation

You can also get to know the person behind each project on the platform. Their profiles show their titles, specializations, reviews, and work history.

Buy

In just a few clicks, you can instantly buy these predefined projects! Simply choose the service tier you want and hit "purchase" when you are ready. As soon as you purchase the template and provide the requirements, your project will be up and running! You can jump back right into your to-do list knowing that a trusted professional is already on the job.

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In just a few clicks, you can instantly buy these predefined projects. Pexels

Upwork's pool of independent professionals sets tiered services. This gives you the capacity to choose the project scope that best fits your needs. In some cases though, you can always customize projects with add-ons to fine-tune the scope of work, upsize deliverables, or add extra services. Some examples are:

  • An additional round of revisions
  • Expedited turnaround time
  • An additional tagline
  • A voiceover to an explainer video

Approve

Project Catalog lets you review the project first upon receiving it. The professional will only be paid with your approval, and that's it!

With a curated collection of more than 70,000 projects for services in more than 300 categories, Project Catalog helps you get the job done fast. It is an easier way to find and shortlist the type of work that you need. By outlining the scope, cost, timing, and deliverables, Upwork makes it as efficient as possible for you to get your most pressing work moving forward. Now, you can find the right project without spending too much time!

Browse predefined projects on sale today!