Freelance proposal template
Template pack for freelancers
For coaches and tools that want freelancers coming back to their template.
Guide
Landing your first freelance clients
How to use this guide
Publish this for people starting out. It gives a calm three-month plan that starts with people they already know and covers showing work, pricing and asking for more.
What is inside
Choose who you helpBroad offers are hard to remember.
Say what you do in one sentencePeople cannot recommend you if they cannot repeat what you do.
Tell the people you knowYour first clients usually come from people who already trust you: friends, past colleagues, old bosses, family and people you studied with.
Write your first ten messagesKeep each message short, warm and specific.
Show your workNew freelancers worry they have nothing to show.
Go where clients lookYou cannot be everywhere, and you do not need to be.
Handle the first conversationWhen someone replies, arrange a short call and spend most of it listening.
Price and agree clearlyQuote in writing.
Three title ideas for your own version
Landing your first freelance clients
A three month plan for new freelancers
Find clients when you are new
Where to promote it
Freelancer communitiesYouTubeLinkedInReddit
Where should a new freelancer look for clients first?
Start with people you already know: friends, past colleagues and old bosses. Tell them what you do and ask a specific question.
Make this guide your own
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