Today i got my first job as a freelancer.
After countless hours of submitting proposals, browsing the internet and learning stuff i finally did it.
Its a $5 job but it means a lot to me. There were times i lost hope and stopped submitting proposals. Got tired, but i kept on going, and i am proud of myself for it.
I was competing with top freelancers - a lot of them had over 200 reviews while i had none.
All i did was tell the client that i had his work ready and will send a sample to him. He messaged me, I asked him what he wanted and sent the sample in the next 1 hour and i was hired!
I hadn't done the work, but i told him i had and it worked. Don't do this but do something similar.
Have a similar sample ready before writing a proposal. If the client messages you ask them questions. They won't mind if you send it a bit late as long as you have done what they needed. I sent it on freelancer.com where its a mess and clients aren't specific about what they want neither do they give a lot of information. I consider myself lucky.
Just give people what they need and they will hire you. Offer Value.
After countless hours of submitting proposals, browsing the internet and learning stuff i finally did it.
Its a $5 job but it means a lot to me. There were times i lost hope and stopped submitting proposals. Got tired, but i kept on going, and i am proud of myself for it.
I was competing with top freelancers - a lot of them had over 200 reviews while i had none.
All i did was tell the client that i had his work ready and will send a sample to him. He messaged me, I asked him what he wanted and sent the sample in the next 1 hour and i was hired!
I hadn't done the work, but i told him i had and it worked. Don't do this but do something similar.
Have a similar sample ready before writing a proposal. If the client messages you ask them questions. They won't mind if you send it a bit late as long as you have done what they needed. I sent it on freelancer.com where its a mess and clients aren't specific about what they want neither do they give a lot of information. I consider myself lucky.
Just give people what they need and they will hire you. Offer Value.
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