Here are the Five Steps to More Search Traffic (It means SEO).  Super helpful essential SEO for beginner or newbie Upwork freelancers.

Simply complete the Essential SEO Checklist for each of your websites.

1. Create a Sitemap and get it in Google.  Actually, not just google (via Google Webmaster).  You have to submit your website sitemap also to Yahoo, Bing and Ask. You can actually opt for some third party sitemap submission websites like Ping Sitemap.
2. Google Blacklist Check.  Check if your site has been blocked by Google.  Simply perform a search in Google with “site:yourdomainname.com”. You can do this regularly too.
3. Link Building- This means that your URL must be found in other website so that people can click on them.  The easiest way to do this is to create social media accounts and add your URL to the about section.
4. See your new listings – You have to verify your submissions in Google and Yahoo/Bing.   Just go to the respective webmaster sites and you can find how to verify your submissions there. If you are using wordpress and the SEO Yoast plugin, you can easily do this.
5. Build More Powerful Links – Check out other directories below.