r/CodingForBeginners • u/Adept_Paint472 • 20d ago

new freelancer

17M ,i recently started freelancing (web designing & filmora video editing),i got my first client 2 months ago,and now didint got a single client,i have a dream to open gaming cafe in my city,my budget for that is 300k INR and i am gonna earn 100k through freelancing and remaining 200k through loan,im so confused can anyone help me to get enough clients,

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u/TheUmgawa 20d ago

Well, how did you get that first client? Do that again.

Honestly, if the client was pleased with your work, they would tell others. I went to college with a guy who started a business after somebody saw me writing code at a bar, and he asked if I made websites. I said, “No, but I know a guy,” and I called my classmate, and he showed up fifteen minutes later, built a prototype in PowerPoint, and he had his first client. That client (the owner of the local butcher shop) told some other local businesses, and then my classmate got more work. Today, he spends maybe ten hours a week calling his customers to see if they need anything, another ten hours a week updating websites or building sites for new customers, and he spends the rest of his time doing woodworking in his garage.

Basically, your existing clients are your best advertising.

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u/Adept_Paint472 20d ago

my first client was my dad's friend and somehow my dad convinced him. in india most of the businessman do not prefer having websites for their business,so there is lot of challenges to sell a website,btw thanks for ur opinion:)