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We asked 100 freelancers how they won their FIRST client
We asked 100 freelancers how they won their FIRST client
Written by Oliver Meakings
Cofounder of Senja
One of the hardest parts of freelancer life is winning your first client. With no previous work, no testimonials and no existing client base, it can be extremely difficult to get started. To help you win your first client, we asked 100 different freelancers how they did it.
There are several steps to winning your first client
Here are the key steps to finding, pitching and working with your first freelance client:
Find your opportunity
Write a pitch for the work
Win the work 🤗
Complete your work on time
Report on performance
Collect a testimonial or other social proof like client results
Find your opportunity
The most common ideas suggested by the 100 freelancers were:
Sharing your journey on Twitter or LinkedIn
Leaving the company you work for but continuing to freelance for them
Leveraging your network by letting them know you are now freelance
Offer freelance services to people hiring for full time roles
Work for free for testimonials
We've added all the ideas to a Senja Wall of Love so you can review it and collect and gather inspiration. Click here to see all the ideas.
How to pitch for freelance work
Coming soon: a guide to pitching your freelance lead including templates you can use from leading freelancers.
Collect a testimonial from your client
Most potential clients will ask for social proof like testimonials from happy clients before they hire you to work to work on their project. This is why it's important for freelancers to collect testimonials.
Some freelancers are uncomfortable asking for testimonials so we've created a testimonial request template you can use. We also created a guide to where and how leading freelancers collect the perfect testimonial from their clients.
More advice for freelancers
Win your first client [that's this guide]
How to go from $100/blog post to $1000/blog post
One of the hardest parts of freelancer life is winning your first client. With no previous work, no testimonials and no existing client base, it can be extremely difficult to get started. To help you win your first client, we asked 100 different freelancers how they did it.
There are several steps to winning your first client
Here are the key steps to finding, pitching and working with your first freelance client:
Find your opportunity
Write a pitch for the work
Win the work 🤗
Complete your work on time
Report on performance
Collect a testimonial or other social proof like client results
Find your opportunity
The most common ideas suggested by the 100 freelancers were:
Sharing your journey on Twitter or LinkedIn
Leaving the company you work for but continuing to freelance for them
Leveraging your network by letting them know you are now freelance
Offer freelance services to people hiring for full time roles
Work for free for testimonials
We've added all the ideas to a Senja Wall of Love so you can review it and collect and gather inspiration. Click here to see all the ideas.
How to pitch for freelance work
Coming soon: a guide to pitching your freelance lead including templates you can use from leading freelancers.
Collect a testimonial from your client
Most potential clients will ask for social proof like testimonials from happy clients before they hire you to work to work on their project. This is why it's important for freelancers to collect testimonials.
Some freelancers are uncomfortable asking for testimonials so we've created a testimonial request template you can use. We also created a guide to where and how leading freelancers collect the perfect testimonial from their clients.
More advice for freelancers
Win your first client [that's this guide]
How to go from $100/blog post to $1000/blog post
One of the hardest parts of freelancer life is winning your first client. With no previous work, no testimonials and no existing client base, it can be extremely difficult to get started. To help you win your first client, we asked 100 different freelancers how they did it.
There are several steps to winning your first client
Here are the key steps to finding, pitching and working with your first freelance client:
Find your opportunity
Write a pitch for the work
Win the work 🤗
Complete your work on time
Report on performance
Collect a testimonial or other social proof like client results
Find your opportunity
The most common ideas suggested by the 100 freelancers were:
Sharing your journey on Twitter or LinkedIn
Leaving the company you work for but continuing to freelance for them
Leveraging your network by letting them know you are now freelance
Offer freelance services to people hiring for full time roles
Work for free for testimonials
We've added all the ideas to a Senja Wall of Love so you can review it and collect and gather inspiration. Click here to see all the ideas.
How to pitch for freelance work
Coming soon: a guide to pitching your freelance lead including templates you can use from leading freelancers.
Collect a testimonial from your client
Most potential clients will ask for social proof like testimonials from happy clients before they hire you to work to work on their project. This is why it's important for freelancers to collect testimonials.
Some freelancers are uncomfortable asking for testimonials so we've created a testimonial request template you can use. We also created a guide to where and how leading freelancers collect the perfect testimonial from their clients.
More advice for freelancers
Win your first client [that's this guide]
How to go from $100/blog post to $1000/blog post
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