Welcome to the Fastlane forum, @Aleph... and thanks for your introduction.
That's quite hard to swallow!
Not to jibe at you or anything of the sort... but, I'm curious, throughout these 10 months, did it ever cross your mind that your approach could at least be a part of the reason for your lack of results?
I literally receive at least one solid job offer every week from American and European companies (no, not from recruiters!)... and I'm not even looking for a job, I don't live in America or Europe, and I don't even consider myself a developer (I just know the basics, but I'm very experienced in WordPress, hosting, sysadmin, and general IT tech support).
(I'm still waiting for that Canadian job offer with Express Entry work permit sponsorship though, but that's another story for another post on another day )
How and why do these job offers come to me?
I guess a big part of that will be due to my many online writings and contributions to various open source software communities, especially the official WordPress forum... where I'm an active support volunteer (and I've even gotten into trouble a couple of times because... against the WordPress forum rules... I sometimes reach out directly to people who are really suffering, login to their hosting/WordPress sites, and in 10 minutes fix something they've been struggling with for days and weeks-- all for free).
I've seen so many freelancing and Upwork hustling threads here, where people are cold calling, proposal dancing, and banging one door after another for their first and next gigs. That may be a great way to get started, and, frankly, if you're out of work and got bills to pay, do whatever it takes to stay afloat.
But if you want to build a real business with a process and system that generates new leads like clockwork... without having to bang on doors every time for your next job, you're going to have to think and act differently. Invest some time and build authority and (and even some notoriety ) in your niche on your own platform. And that's often going to involve finding ways to give value to the marketplace in one way, shape or form.
Just my two cents.
After 10 months and well over a 100 applications sent out on specific job offers, next to the spontaneous offering of my services to web development agencies, I had 2 interviews.
That's quite hard to swallow!
Not to jibe at you or anything of the sort... but, I'm curious, throughout these 10 months, did it ever cross your mind that your approach could at least be a part of the reason for your lack of results?
I literally receive at least one solid job offer every week from American and European companies (no, not from recruiters!)... and I'm not even looking for a job, I don't live in America or Europe, and I don't even consider myself a developer (I just know the basics, but I'm very experienced in WordPress, hosting, sysadmin, and general IT tech support).
(I'm still waiting for that Canadian job offer with Express Entry work permit sponsorship though, but that's another story for another post on another day )
How and why do these job offers come to me?
I guess a big part of that will be due to my many online writings and contributions to various open source software communities, especially the official WordPress forum... where I'm an active support volunteer (and I've even gotten into trouble a couple of times because... against the WordPress forum rules... I sometimes reach out directly to people who are really suffering, login to their hosting/WordPress sites, and in 10 minutes fix something they've been struggling with for days and weeks-- all for free).
I've seen so many freelancing and Upwork hustling threads here, where people are cold calling, proposal dancing, and banging one door after another for their first and next gigs. That may be a great way to get started, and, frankly, if you're out of work and got bills to pay, do whatever it takes to stay afloat.
But if you want to build a real business with a process and system that generates new leads like clockwork... without having to bang on doors every time for your next job, you're going to have to think and act differently. Invest some time and build authority and (and even some notoriety ) in your niche on your own platform. And that's often going to involve finding ways to give value to the marketplace in one way, shape or form.
Just my two cents.
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