When I first started freelancing, I did what a lot of people do and regularly visited job boards like Craigslist and Guru.com. I couldn’t help but feel really low reading all of the demanding job descriptions and lowly pay. So many times I responded carefully to the posts, adhering to every request, and still never received so much as an email in reply.

The fundamental problem with finding work this way is that the balance of power is all off. No matter how good you are, your bid is just one of potentially hundreds of emails from others begging for the same job. In order to really find profitable clients, they’ve got to come to you.

I didn’t realize this until when one day, completely broke and desperate for a job, I created a passionate post stating my abilities and what I could do for clients and posted it on Craigslist in the resume area. Within 1 day, I received a email from the owner of a company who was excited about the energy and confidence in the post. Within 3 days, I had landed a $5,000 job from him.

After that, I never bid on another job again. Instead, to find new clients I find sources ways to tell others what I have to offer and let them come to me. It’s worked every single time. In fact, I’ve only had to do this a few times in the 2 years that I’ve worked for myself because all of the contacts I’ve made this way have turned into fantastic, ongoing, business relationships that have kept me very busy.

Give it a try- stop begging for work and start earning a living!

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

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