Ask HN: How to actually get clients when starting to freelance?
Hi HN,
I'm a self employed guy living in Paris. I know how to code (mostly websites), and I'm pretty good at conversion optimisation (landing pages, AB testing, email marketing, etc). In 2017, I'd like to give freelancing a try, but how can I find my first few clients? My current plan looks something like this:
Go to 2-3 developer meetups per week; talk to 4-5 people per meetup; introduce myself as a web freelancer; be friendly/helpful; exchange emails; wait to be contacted.
With this I would be talking to ~10 developers per week, and I feel like it will take me months to just get one client... What I am missing?
Any advice on this would be really helpful. Thanks!
I'm a self employed guy living in Paris. I know how to code (mostly websites), and I'm pretty good at conversion optimisation (landing pages, AB testing, email marketing, etc). In 2017, I'd like to give freelancing a try, but how can I find my first few clients? My current plan looks something like this:
Go to 2-3 developer meetups per week; talk to 4-5 people per meetup; introduce myself as a web freelancer; be friendly/helpful; exchange emails; wait to be contacted.
With this I would be talking to ~10 developers per week, and I feel like it will take me months to just get one client... What I am missing?
Any advice on this would be really helpful. Thanks!