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Do you want to become a freelancer?
Everyone wants to do that now
But no one knows how to begin and how to do it the right way
There are a lot of things I wish I knew earlier when I first started my journey
Here are 7 tips for the newbie freelancers
- Get a mentor
This is key when you're just starting out
Having a good mentor can save you 6 months of research if used the right way
The goal is to find someone who is just a few steps ahead of you and learn from them
When looking for a mentor, create a connection first
Don't DM someone and ask them to be your mentor right away
This is not how you get a mentor
And be willing to spend money on this
- Outreach
This is the action that gets your clients
And this at the same time the most important action in the beginning
If you don't do outreach you don't get clients
If you want to learn how to do it the right way read this thread
https://twitter.com/VladPasca5/status/1460947838729428992?s=20
- Work for free
This is one of the best things you can do when you first start freelancing
Because let's face it
You have no social proof
No past work
And no one knows you
You can't expect someone to hire you if you have no experience
This is why working for free is...
the best strategies you can use in the beginning
This is a strategy I'm using (and used) and it works like wonders
If you want to learn more about it read this thread
https://twitter.com/VladPasca5/status/1450801786261020674?s=20
- Focus on the things that matter
This is one of the most overlooked things when you're first starting out
Everyone is focusing on creating the perfect portfolio, or the perfect offer, or the perfect outreach script
But in reality, this won't get you more clients
(at least in the beginning)
What will get you clients in the beginning is outreach
This is why you need to create everything as fast as you can and start doing outreach as soon as possible
You will tha
- Build a portfolio
Even though I said that focusing on building a perfect portfolio in the beginning is bad, you still need to have a portfolio
Why?
Because you need to have a place where you can show your past work and your testimonials
If you create a portfolio you can...
just redirect all of your potential clients there
Where they can see your:
- Offer
- Past work
- Social proof
And they will be more likely to hire you after that
Also, the SEO benefit is huge
You can literally get clients through SEO without doing anything
- Join a private community of freelancers
Another thing that helped me a lot in the beginning
Once you join a community of freelancers you get access to people who are a lot more experienced with you and who can always help you out
And this will save you a lot of time
The price that you'll pay for that community is nothing compared to the time it saves you
The community I joined is Utopia and it quickly became my go-to resource
If you're interested in joining too, click the link below
https://gumroad.com/a/830624883/vHMYE
- Stay consistent
You might not see results in the first few months
But that is ok, especially if you're working for free
Your goal in the beginning is to get as much social proof as possible
If your goal is to get results for your clients you will win in the long term
I hope found this useful and if you did please let me know. If you have any questions feel free to DM me on Twitter.
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