I'm cross-posting this from another community and it's specific for Web Development. Hope it can be useful anyway! I really recommend doing the following. I've

I'm cross-posting this from another community and it's specific for Web Development. Hope it can be useful anyway! I really recommend doing the following. I've done this for all three agencies I've built so far (all ~$200k revenue by one person after 1 year) and it has worked each time. Sourcing: Find companies where people you know (or one step away) work that have a somewhat neglected website. Ranking: Order them by ease of establishing contact and ease of design. Lead magnet: Make a free design of their root page. Don't give them a reason to say no. Initial reach out: Email them saying something like "Hi, I'm fresh out of X and are starting a web design agency. We know each other through person Y. I couldn't stop myself from starting on a bit of a design that I think you'll love! Here's what I've done so far. I'd love to design your website without charge, as I've recently started. etc." If they don't answer, don't give up! It's not uncommon to get an answer after 3-4 emails. Sometimes people are just busy. Just always be friendly with humane communication and never spam! After you've established some relationships, assuming you deliver good work, people will be more eager to pay. Especially if those initial relationships end up proliferating to others.