1. Introduction
If you are starting freelancing and you want to get your first client, then how can you get it? Today in this post, I want to tell you that I have 2 years of experience in freelancing, I am going to share that experience with you today, which will be very interesting for me. My name is Gautam Prajapat and I am a developer, so come, let's see How to Get Your First Freelance Client.
2. Build Your Portfolio
If you have to get your first client, then first of all you have to show your work publicly so that people message us after seeing your work and this can only happen when you have a good portfolio website. You need to add all your details, contact details, reviews and the projects you have made in the portfolio website. If you animate the portfolio too much then it is not right at all. Your portfolio should be simple and responsive and it is important to have a CTA (call to action), otherwise the client will visit your website and leave.
You can see my portfolio to know what kind of actual portfolio to create:- Goutam Prajapat
3. Choose a Niche
It is important to select a niche before doing any work, otherwise you will have to face a lot of difficulties later on. My suggestion would be that if you make a niche for the work you are interested in and do it, then your work becomes very easy and getting the first client also becomes very easy. Selecting a niche is also important because if you start freelancing without selecting a niche, then your focus will not remain right and you will not be able to succeed in freelancing.
4. Create an Attractive Profile
Here I am talking about freelancing sites like Fiverr, Upwork, although the competition is very high here, but you can create profile on all these websites and keep in mind that your profile should be very good and attractive. You have to use profile image, SEO keywords, which will rank your profile and make it easy to get clients. My tip for you will be that you have to use social media more so that you can get clients quickly.
5. Social Media For Freelancing
Social media is the best and easiest way for freelancing. If you want to get your first client in less time, then you should use social media. You know that nowadays everyone has a smart phone and everyone uses social media. So it is quite easy for you to get clients according to your niche. You have to follow some steps like creating a profile according to your niche and sharing content in it, providing value to people. This builds your network, due to which it becomes quite easy for you to get clients.
So let's go, we will know some important steps:
- Before creating an account on social media, you have to think of a unique name that matches your niche. This is important to do so, only then you will look like a professional freelancer and the client will trust you.
- After selecting the name as per your niche, you will have to create an account on all social media applications like Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook and keep in mind that the name should remain the same as you had chosen.
- After creating the account, you have to share content according to your niche daily in your account and the content should provide value to people and you can also tell people about your work, this builds trust.
- As your social media account grows, people DM you after seeing your work. This way you can get your first client very easily and quickly.
6. Conclusion
The conclusion of this post is that you have to use social media more to get clients. Today's smart developers and freelancers are using this technique, in this you can get more clients in less time because you all know that now there is a lot of competition in freelancing websites, due to which if a new freelancer starts freelancing and makes his profile, but he does not rank because there are a lot of big freelancers there, due to which new freelancers do not get a chance and in the end they stop freelancing. I believe that You also have to create an account on the freelancing website and create your profile there, which should have a good profile picture and SEO keywords according to the niche. Then you do not have to pay much attention to it. There, the automatic client contacts you. Then you have to pay more attention to social media marketing, which will also give you a very good benefit.