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I'm going to repost my comment here from a previous thread. I am an iOS Freelance Developer, and this path is what got me my first client. It seems like you a

by tagabek 13y ago

I'm going to repost my comment here from a previous thread. I am an iOS Freelance Developer, and this path is what got me my first client. It seems like you are very aware of what you are capable of. It's great to be realistic, but also realize that you are now in the professional market like everyone else. Like the other posts say here, NETWORK. Go to local meetups and present yourself as a real professional. Create business cards (BONUS: Make yours stand out from the rest). You will receive many business cards by going to these meetups. You can probably gauge what would make yours flashier. Update your LinkedIn, Twitter, HackerNews, Blog, etc immediately with solid and presentable information. If you're unsure of how to do this professionally, check out other professionals' pages and emulate success. Now, BUILD THAT PORTFOLIO. Even one side project is generally enough to show someone that you can do the work. Do you want to show off your skills, but you're not sure what to build? Take a popular site and build a small client for it. This is one of the most exciting experiences you will ever go through. We hear about people building businesses all of the time, and it seems amazing. There is so much more passion - in my experience - when you are building yourself. Congratulations on taking this huge step! Please feel free to contact me if you have any basic questions about the whole freelancing process. I'm happy to help in any way! (Email in profile)

bmelton 13y ago
Upvoted, liked, and QFT. The only thing I can add to that is to reinforce that there is tremendous value in being the guy that everybody recommends. Not just in business, but everybody should know what you do, and how good you are at doing it. You should basically be 'on' all the time, and making it a point to illustrate the value you bring everywhere you can. It's a scalable business model, but if you impress enough people every day, then at some point, you'll start getting recommended by people you haven't even met, and who haven't even really gotten any idea of how good you are. The only objective beyond that is the one where you're constantly raising rates because people are beating down your door.

by tagabek 13y ago

bmelton 13y ago

Upvoted, liked, and QFT. The only thing I can add to that is to reinforce that there is tremendous value in being the guy that everybody recommends. Not just in business, but everybody should know what you do, and how good you are at doing it. You should basically be 'on' all the time, and making it a point to illustrate the value you bring everywhere you can. It's a scalable business model, but if you impress enough people every day, then at some point, you'll start getting recommended by people you haven't even met, and who haven't even really gotten any idea of how good you are. The only objective beyond that is the one where you're constantly raising rates because people are beating down your door.