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The tried and true approach to starting on your own is to land your first customer by being the cheapest, use that as a reference, and charge serious money once
by alain94040 8y ago
The tried and true approach to starting on your own is to land your first customer by being the cheapest, use that as a reference, and charge serious money once you have a track record that you can point to.
The alternative is to get a normal full-time job for a few years, build credibility, then go on your own using the contacts you made at your employer.
- uasm 8y ago> "The tried and true approach to starting on your own is to land your first customer by being the cheapest" That's definitely worth trying. But please remember, that is exactly what in an insurmountable amount of people is currently doing over at UpWork/Fiverr/Freelancer.com. You need some kind of advantage over them - if you want to nail your jobs and get paid a salary that can sustain you.