EPISODE 228 SHOW NOTES
Hey there! Today I am sharing with you how to land freelance clients. There are many routes that you can take to land clients, and I’m sharing those with you today.
Prior to landing clients, you need a solid foundation. This is so important before you land clients. I teach all of that and more in the Live Free Academy!
Here is the overview of the different ways to land freelance clients:
Facebook Groups
This is my favorite route. There are so many different types of Facebook groups and you can find those that your ideal client is in. Join them and become part of the conversation and become known in these spaces for what you do. I recommend finding three groups with your ideal clients in them, and spending 4-5 days per week at 20 minutes per group networking to land clients.
Personal Network
Make a list of all of the people in your circle that either have a business or are connected to a business and reach out to them. Another way you can use your personal network is letting your friends and family and those around you know about your business. Tell them what you are doing and they may know someone who needs help or need help themselves!
Direct Outreach
This is directly reaching out to businesses that you would love to work with and pitching them. You find a need that you can fill and reach out to them and pitch yourself. This consists of a very personalized email that is tailored to that specific client.
Online Job Boards
I have a job board in the Live Free Academy. This is where potential clients post the things they are needing help with and you reach out. This is a passive route of finding clients and a great route to utilize but I recommend that you take an active route PLUS utilize job boards to find clients too.
Current Employer
You could reach out to your current employer and ask if there is any capacity for you to move into a freelancing independent contractor role within their company. This is an option depending on your role in the company.
Referrals
Once you start landing clients, your client may refer you to other people and you will land clients that way. You can also be referred by other freelancers when you are known in a certain space.
Marketing on Social Media
This is a higher level way to go about landing clients once you are more established and clearly know what type of clients you want to work with and who you are marketing to. I don’t typically recommend focusing on growing your social media presence until you are more established and have some clients. This is a great route once you are in that position.
When you are networking and trying to land clients, you want to be sure that you are following up with lead and refining and evaluating how things are going. Keep tracking and taking action and implement your plan.
In the Live Free Academy, we have monthly challenges to land clients. You can sign up for these challenges and commit to doing your daily, weekly, and monthly tasks. We’re there for accountability and support and we have found that students who are at least 75% consistent in implementing their strategy land anywhere from 1-3 clients in those 30 days! So, if this sounds like something you want to be a part of and you’re ready, sign up for the Live Free Academy. We would love to have you!
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In this episode, we cover:
- The different routes you can take to land freelance clients
- The Live Free Academy Black Friday promotion coming up!
Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
- Check out episode 1 to hear more about my story with landing clients and be sure to check out episode 204 to hear Emilee Vales’ success story update to hear more about when she used direct outreach to land clients.
Connect with me on Instagram! @micala.quinn
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