Ask HN: How do you find freelance work?

Re:Ask HN: How do you find freelance work? by tomcooks on Thursday March 22, 2018 @04:27PM (#16652414)

Here's the method I used to build myself a consultancy business: buy a 9.90€ suit jacket at h&m, a 0.80€ pen and a moleskine notebook.

Wake up at 7 the next day, start knocking doors and sell your services to every business in town; the trick is that you can't go home and eat until you have at least a prospect client.

Don't cold call, don't send emails, don't print business cards. Knock doors while looking professional and competent, you'll get clients soon.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you find freelance work? by mrgill on Friday March 23, 2018 @10:31AM (#16658529)

I thought about doing these many times when I needed money, didn't follow up with it though, exactly because I'm too shy.

I'm gonna have to do it soon though, again, because of money.

Would love to hear more about your experiences.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you find freelance work? by glomph on Thursday March 22, 2018 @05:47PM (#16653017)

Isn't that exactly what cold calling is?

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Re:Ask HN: How do you find freelance work? by tomcooks on Friday March 23, 2018 @08:40AM (#16657379)

Maybe it's because I'm not a native english speaker, but isn't there a huge difference between looking up numbers and showing up in person in a business (casual) attire?

I don't understand the downvotes, the above strategy worked really well for me and I'm a very shy person with no sales background.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you find freelance work? by lyndonjohnsonbe on Friday March 23, 2018 @12:12PM (#16659551)

Cold calling got it's name from that but generally people think of it as reaching out to someone to sell them something with no prior introduction.

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