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
- Say what you do in one sentencePeople cannot recommend you if they cannot repeat what you do.
- Choose who you helpBroad offers are hard to remember.
- 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 communities
- YouTube
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.
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