7 strategies to land your first freelance clients

Experiment with this mix of approaches to figure out what works best for you to sign your initial freelance clients.

The most uncertainty with self-employment often comes at the beginning, when you start down this career path. That’s because everything is new and yet to be defined from how you spend your time to how you’ll market yourself to how you’ll file your taxes. It’s exciting and challenging and requires grit, openness, and flexibility. One of the most important things to get right at the beginning is landing your first freelance clients.