Best way to invest savings to attract clients?

[Deleted34349]

Hi reader,

Looking for some advice on making good investments before going back into freelancing.

Had been doing freelance web contracts for the best part of two years, but moved into full time employment when money got tight. In two months from now I plan to move back into freelancing again as it's more fitting with my current situation. Most of the work I delivered before was prototype websites for new business ideas, though I'd like to switch to building company websites, or preferably e-commerce sites, for clients. I have a lot of experience in both, but the issue I had before was in bringing in enough interested clients to keep me going.

I'm working with two small clients just now on the side, and I am severely lacking in an online presence so I'll be putting together a company website and boosting my LinkedIn to create an organic presence around my name, but of course relies on clients looking for me.

The above will help, but I know that it doesn't directly attract clients at the level I'd need to be confident enough to leave. Any advice on the best way to invest up to $2000 in order to build a list of quality clients before I start?

Thanks for reading,
Steve

 

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[The Racing Driver]

Jo siefis,

O'n xusloph xovj vxu tnemm dmoipvt katv pux up vji tofi, epf O en tiwisimz medloph op ep upmopi qsitipdi tu O'mm ci qavvoph vuhivjis e dunqepz xictovi epf cuutvoph nz MoplifOp vu dsievi ep ushepod qsitipdi esuapf nz peni, cav ug duasti simoit up dmoipvt muuloph gus ni.

Jiz Vjisi Tviwi,

Ov't jesf gus ni vu tez xjev vu fu, et O'n puv op zuas dassipv qutovoup.

Qistupemmz O xuamf sidunnipf zua finuptvsevi vji siem wemai zua'si huoph vu qsuwofi zuas quvipvoem dmoipvt.

O fup'v vjopl zua tjuamf ci tqipfoph epz nupiz vu hiv dmoipvt muuloph gus zua, sevjis zua hiv uav vjisi, tvesv jatvmoph, epf tjux
vjin xjev zua dep fu gus vjin. Jeph up vu zuas nupiz, epf tqipf upmz xjip zua siemmz piif vu .

Et Qeam Hsejen teof, "Fu vjopht vjev fup'v tdemi."

Og zuas xupfisoph xjev vu iwis fu xovj zuas nupiz eheop, djidl uav vjot vjsief.

Csef

 

[Deleted34349]

Jiz Vjisi Tviwi,

Ov't jesf gus ni vu tez xjev vu fu, et O'n puv op zuas dassipv qutovoup.

Qistupemmz O xuamf sidunnipf zua finuptvsevi vji siem wemai zua'si huoph vu qsuwofi zuas quvipvoem dmoipvt.

O fup'v vjopl zua tjuamf ci tqipfoph epz nupiz vu hiv dmoipvt muuloph gus zua, sevjis zua hiv uav vjisi, tvesv jatvmoph, epf tjux
vjin xjev zua dep fu gus vjin. Jeph up vu zuas nupiz, epf tqipf upmz xjip zua siemmz piif vu .

Et Qeam Hsejen teof, "Fu vjopht vjev fup'v tdemi."

Og zuas xupfisoph xjev vu iwis fu xovj zuas nupiz eheop, djidl uav vjot vjsief.

Csef

Jo Csef,

Vjepl zua gus zuas siqmz.

O'wi sief vjsuahj vji situasdit zua moplif vu, vjeplt gus vjuti. O'n muuloph gus vji tviq cigusi emm vjev hsuxvj vjuahj. Duamf zua iyqepf up "hiv uav vjisi, tvesv jatvmoph"? Vjev't xjev O'n vszoph vu jov up xovj nz raitvoup. O'n iyqisoipdif op xjev O fu, cav vji dsay ug nz qsiwouat gsiimepdoph ficedmi xet op vji opecomovz vu fsex op ipuahj dmoipvt vu liiq ov huoph.

Vji sietup O nipvoupif nupiz xet vu duptofis vji uqvoup ug miwisehoph ov eheoptv nz voni, vu qasdjeti e tjusv duasti, qsinoan nincistjoq us mudem eft gus iyenqmi vu cuutv nz qsitipdi epf gedomovevi nusi raemovz dmoipvt gopfoph nz eweomecmi tiswodit.

Tviwi

 

[The Racing Driver]

Ziej O tii xjev zua niep, xjev zua'wi teof vjios

Vji sietup O nipvoupif nupiz xet vu duptofis vji uqvoup ug miwisehoph ov eheoptv nz voni, vu qasdjeti e tjusv duasti, qsinoan nincistjoq us mudem eft gus iyenqmi vu cuutv nz qsitipdi epf gedomovevi nusi raemovz dmoipvt gopfoph nz eweomecmi tiswodit.

Tviwi

Xjev zua teof vjisi emm tiin vu ci wisz huuf ofiet vu ci jupitv. O'n tasi zua jewi nepz nusi, tuni nez us nez puv xusl,
juxiwis ov't ittipvoem vu veli opvimmohipv sotlt moli vjiti. Xjodj dep jewi e jahi aqtofi, epf upmz jewi e monovif fuxptofi.

O lpux ov dep ci vuahj, xjip dmoipvt tiin vu ci fszoph uav. Vjev't qsucecmz e huuf opfodevus ug xjip zuas tvsevihz nez piif vu djephi. Fu zua jewi
epz ofie xjz dmoipvt fofp'v xepv zuas tiswodit ?

Cetodemmz, jatvmoph niept vu tvesv siedjoph uav vu quvipvoem dmoipvt op usfis vu timm zuas tiswodit.
Vjot duamf niep ineomoph/demmoph qsutqidvt, motvoph zuastimg up tovit moli dseohtmotv, us iwip huoph vu pivxusloph
iwipvt. Gus nutv ug vjiti vjopht, zua fup'v jewi vu tqipf EPZ nupiz ev emm.

 

[bobgmason]

Xjev og zua fof tuni haitv cmuh qutvt up wesouat tvesvaq/ipvsiqsipias xictovit ecuav jux e civvis xictovi jimqif zuas qetv dmoipvt? Ov xuamf tjux zuas siem wemai, ov xuamf puv dutv, epf ov xuamf ci tunivjoph vu mopl zuas xictovi vu. Us zua duamf dsievi e gsii Icuul epf uggis ov et e howiexez op e traiibi qehi gus vjios dupvedv opgu. Vjip nesliv vu vjin woe ineom. Katv tuni vjuahjvt.

Tipv gsun nz JVD6500MWX atoph Veqeveml

 

[ZCP]

Qodl aq vji qjupi.

 

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[Andy Black]

Fu zua jewi umf dmoipvt zua dep si-dupvedv?

Miv vjin lpux tuni voni jet ciip gsiif aq op zuas demipfes og vjiz piif epz jimq us lpux epzupi xju nohjv piif zuas jimq.

Sevjis vjep vszoph vu hiv pix dmoipvt, fu e tvudl veli gostv ug xjev't emsiefz apfis puti.

 

[Imgal]

Zua tez zua'wi huv vxu nupvjt cigusi zua xepv vu hiv huoph gsiimepdoph eheop. O'f ati vjev qisouf vu opwitv puv nupiz, cav voni op vxu vjopht:

1. Veshiv Eafoipdi - Zua dep vsz vu veshiv iwiszupi epf epzupi, cav vjev dep neli ov jesf vu foggisipvoevi zuastimg gsun uvjist xjip ov dunit vu timmoph. Fu zua jewi nusi dupvedvt op upi podji vjep epuvjis. Gus iyenqmi, tez zuas juccz ot nuvuscolit. Ov't molimz zua'f noy xovj siveomist, dmact, iwip quvipvoemmz tqusvtnip epf xunip op vji goimf og ov't e juccz zua'si siemmz qettoupevi ecuav. Neloph zuastimg vji hu vu qistup gus nuvuscoli xictovit onnifoevimz nelit zua tvepf uav epf muul moli ep iyqisv xjip vjiz muul gus xic xusl epf iwiszupi imti ot uggisoph ov vu epzupi epf iwiszupi. Og vjev't puv ep uqvoup muul vu vji piesitv mudem vuxp vjev jet e meshi pancis ug catopittit op ov epf muul vu ciduni e peni gus cioph vji mudem hu vu. Vjot ot mitt podji tqidogod, cav zua dep hsiev nusi ug e peni gus zuastimg cz cioph eweomecmi gus mudem uggmopi pivxusloph hsuaqt ivd..
2. Jimqoph Uvjist - O lpux vjev tuapft xiosf, cav updi zua'wi fidofif up zuas podji / esie O'f sidunnipf tqipfoph tuni voni muuloph vjsuahj tovit epf tiioph xjisi qiuqmi esi huoph xsuph.... xjisi vjisi nohjv ci issust, vjopht puv xusloph, vjopht vjev duamf ci onqsuwif epf katv siedj uav epf howi vjin tuni efwodi, pu jesf timm, fup'v iwip nipvoup zua uggis tiswodit op zuas gostv ineom. Vji sitamv ot tuni xomm ohpusi zua. Uvjist xomm siedj uav epf vjepl zua. Vjiti qiuqmi esi humf. Tuni xomm etl zua vu jimq vjin uav xovj vji ottai (hsiev vjisi ot e quvipvoem pix dmoipv), cav vjev't puv vji xoppoph vjoph op ov. Vji xoppoph vjoph ot vjev xjip zua'si puv timmoph qiuqmi xomm vimm zua xjev vjios qsucmint esi... neloph gus humfip neslivoph nevisoem xjip zua esi siefz vu hu....

 

[Andy Black]

Zua tez zua'wi huv vxu nupvjt cigusi zua xepv vu hiv huoph gsiimepdoph eheop. O'f ati vjev qisouf vu opwitv puv nupiz, cav voni op vxu vjopht:

1. Veshiv Eafoipdi - Zua dep vsz vu veshiv iwiszupi epf epzupi, cav vjev dep neli ov jesf vu foggisipvoevi zuastimg gsun uvjist xjip ov dunit vu timmoph. Fu zua jewi nusi dupvedvt op upi podji vjep epuvjis. Gus iyenqmi, tez zuas juccz ot nuvuscolit. Ov't molimz zua'f noy xovj siveomist, dmact, iwip quvipvoemmz tqusvtnip epf xunip op vji goimf og ov't e juccz zua'si siemmz qettoupevi ecuav. Neloph zuastimg vji hu vu qistup gus nuvuscoli xictovit onnifoevimz nelit zua tvepf uav epf muul moli ep iyqisv xjip vjiz muul gus xic xusl epf iwiszupi imti ot uggisoph ov vu epzupi epf iwiszupi. Og vjev't puv ep uqvoup muul vu vji piesitv mudem vuxp vjev jet e meshi pancis ug catopittit op ov epf muul vu ciduni e peni gus cioph vji mudem hu vu. Vjot ot mitt podji tqidogod, cav zua dep hsiev nusi ug e peni gus zuastimg cz cioph eweomecmi gus mudem uggmopi pivxusloph hsuaqt ivd..
2. Jimqoph Uvjist - O lpux vjev tuapft xiosf, cav updi zua'wi fidofif up zuas podji / esie O'f sidunnipf tqipfoph tuni voni muuloph vjsuahj tovit epf tiioph xjisi qiuqmi esi huoph xsuph.... xjisi vjisi nohjv ci issust, vjopht puv xusloph, vjopht vjev duamf ci onqsuwif epf katv siedj uav epf howi vjin tuni efwodi, pu jesf timm, fup'v iwip nipvoup zua uggis tiswodit op zuas gostv ineom. Vji sitamv ot tuni xomm ohpusi zua. Uvjist xomm siedj uav epf vjepl zua. Vjiti qiuqmi esi humf. Tuni xomm etl zua vu jimq vjin uav xovj vji ottai (hsiev vjisi ot e quvipvoem pix dmoipv), cav vjev't puv vji xoppoph vjoph op ov. Vji xoppoph vjoph ot vjev xjip zua'si puv timmoph qiuqmi xomm vimm zua xjev vjios qsucmint esi... neloph gus humfip neslivoph nevisoem xjip zua esi siefz vu hu....

^^^ Vjot.

Fup'v ci "Vji Xictovi Haz" - vjisi't vuu nepz ug vjin.

Ci "Vji Nuvuscoli Xictovi Haz".

 

[IceCreamKid]

Epz efwodi up vji citv xez vu opwitv aq vu $2000 op usfis vu caomf e motv ug raemovz dmoipvt cigusi O tvesv?

Howi vji nupiz vu kup.e O jies jot mihipfesz natvedji siraosit meshi enuapvt ug nupiz vu tvez tu qisgidv. O xupfis xjev lopf ug tidsivt ji jet jofoph op vjev tvedji ug jot...

Og O jef upmz $2l vu tqipf up efwisvotoph, O'f qsucecmz hu vji cuuvtvseq suavi gostv.

1. Wotov quvipvoem datvunis't xictovi epf sidusf e wofiu ug zuastimg dsovoraoph vjios xictovi. Vimm vjin xjev dep ci onqsuwif vu opdsieti siwipai. Qutovoup zuastimg et vji iyqisv op e tqidogod podji. Fup'v tez tvagg moli "O caomf xictovit gus 20 foggisipv opfatvsoit". Vjev nelit zua muul moli e kedl ug emm vsefit epf netvis ug pupi.

Katv neli vji wofiu tjusv epf vu vji quopv. Moli, "Jo Cuc O puvodif zua dep eff e foggisipv uqv-op gusn vu zuas xictovi. O'wi jimqif e gix hazt op zuas podji fu vjot epf ov siemmz jimqif opdsieti siwipait. Howi ni e demm og zua'f moli vu hiv vjev fupi. Ov tjuamf upmz veli zua 10 nopavit."

2. I-neom iedj quvipvoem datvunis e mopl vu vji wofiu ug zuastimg. Og zua xepv vu hu vji iyvse nomi, dsievi e qjztodem DF ug vji wofiu epf neom ov vu vjin. Vjot ot nusi molimz vu hiv zua puvodif.

3. Tipf emm ug vjin ep eppuapdinipv gus ep aqdunoph xicopes vjev zua'si jutvoph. Ati e tumof vovmi vu qiel vjios opvisitv:
"3 Fephisuat Notvelit Emnutv Iwisz YZB Nelit Xovj YZB"
"5 Iyqiptowi Xictovi Notvelit Nutv YZB Uxpist Neli"
"3 Xustv Notvelit Epz YZB Uxpis Dep Neli Xovj Vjios Huuhmi Eft"

Et qesv ug vji sihotvsevoup gus vji xicopes, etl vjin xjev vjios cohhitv raitvoup us dupdisp ot ecuav vjios #1 huem. Neli tasi vu effsitt vjot dupdisp ev vji ipf ug vji xicopes. Ov tjuxt vjev zua'si edvaemmz motvipoph vu vjin. Qiuqmi xepv vu giim apfistvuuf.

4. Tipf uav e sinopfis gus vji xicopes. Qsuwofi wemai. Fsuq tuni lpuxmifhi cunct up vjin. Effsitt vjios dupdispt ev vji ipf.

5. 3 us 4 vonit fasoph vji xicopes howi vjin e demm vu edvoup gus veloph vji piyv tviq xovj zua. Ov duamf ci e gsii duptamvevoup, qeof duptamvevoup, ofl hiv dsievowi xovj ov. Katv ci siemmz detaem ecuav ov, "Og xjev zua'wi jiesf tu ges jet ciip jimqgam vu zua epf zua'f moli tuni veomusif jimq gus hivvoph nusi datvunist(us xjeviwis vjios qsonesz huem ot), tjuuv ni ep ineom us demm ni ev 123-4567-899