05. How to get your first clients (even if you’re brand new and have no network)

Ever dreamt of starting your own business but dismissed it as a possibility because you wouldn’t know where to start?

That was me back when I was a teacher. 

I looked at people who were freelancers and wondered how on earth they got their clients. And I just assumed it was something I could never do. 

These people had huge networks of contacts who’d refer them for work. How was I supposed to do that? I didn’t have a network at all. 

I wish I’d known then what I know now. I wish there’d been a podcast full of tips and advice about how to leave teaching and start and run a business. 

So that’s why I’m sharing my top tips for getting your first clients as a service based freelancer. 

Listen up to find out. 

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Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

DIFTK (Doing it For the Kids) - a podcast for freelancing parents

Being Freelance - a podcast with a different guest each week who tells their story of how they got started being freelance

Freelancer Magazine

Fiverr

Upwork

People per Hour

Yuno Juno

Peak Freelance

DIFTK community

Being Freelance community

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