Real questions from real freelancers

"I’m going to set myself up as a freelance designer, but not sure how I get clients?"

If I absolutley HAD to get clients in the door,

If I were to start freelancing from scratch, here’s what I’d do first to get clients in the door:

  1. First, I’d read my guide on starting freelancing from scratch 🤣
  2. Then I’d create an offer around skills I already have,
  3. brand my profile and messaging around a powerful offer, here’s my guide to building an offer
  4. have a stab at creating a valuable lead magnet that leads into the next problem you solve.
  5. Start publish content with a social media strategy funnelling traffic into the lead magnet (such as a free audit)
  6. Reach out in DMs and get the leads into sales calls
  7. Then refine and optimize your system as you learn.

 

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Claire

Freelance product designer

Answered by

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Nicholas Robb

Founder, Design Hero
Author of Life by Design

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