How To Land Your First Freelance Gig
Landing your first gig as a freelancer can be a challenge. Where do you look? What if you don’t have a ton of samples? Will you make no money? You can’t make any money if you don’t try. Here are some tips for finding your first gig as a freelancer.
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In today’s episode, we’ll be chatting about how to land your first freelance gig.
How I Landed My First Freelance Gig
I had a blog about blogging for a while in 2017. I used to post my blogs in Facebook groups. They were pretty great blogs if I do say so myself.
One of my blogs caught someone’s attention. They messaged me about potentially working with them on some blogs.
I worked with them on a few blogs, and I was paid $110 for two blogs. If I remember correctly, they were pretty great blogs. I definitely wouldn’t charge that now, but I was just beginning.
10 Ways To Land Your First Gig
Here is an overview of ten ways to find your first gig. To learn more, listen to the episode above!
Pitch someone you know.
Join a site like Upwork or Freelancer.
Look for work in Facebook Groups.
Use freelance job boards.
Work on building your portfolio and testimonials.
Use social media to look for opportunities.
Connect with local business owners.
Choose a specific niche.
Put more effort into any applications or pitches.
Do some free work (with caveats.)