Courtesy of Greg Schwartz
- Greg Schwartz started as a freelance prompt engineer on Upwork in March 2023.
- He shared how he works with clients to improve their prompts for AI chatbots like ChatGPT.
- Schwartz said it's important to tell the chatbot what its role is and give it plenty of context.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Greg Schwartz about working as a freelancer on Upwork. Business Insider has verified revenue and profit with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I did my college undergraduate in computer science. I had written little bits of code over the years but spent eight years as a freelance UX designer.