Finding Freelance Clients

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Finding Freelance Clients

Understand outreach, discovery calls, proposals and relationship building.

Use this topic to identify the key decisions involved, practise the underlying concepts and build an example that can be explained clearly. Where a live class, enrolment or commercial service is mentioned, contact ILMA to check current availability.

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A PRACTICAL FRAMEWORK

What to focus on

Ideal client

Ideal client is part of building an effective finding freelance clients approach. Start with a clear goal, document your choices, then review what can be improved through practical work.

Outreach

Outreach is part of building an effective finding freelance clients approach. Start with a clear goal, document your choices, then review what can be improved through practical work.

Discovery call

Discovery call is part of building an effective finding freelance clients approach. Start with a clear goal, document your choices, then review what can be improved through practical work.

Follow-up

Follow-up is part of building an effective finding freelance clients approach. Start with a clear goal, document your choices, then review what can be improved through practical work.

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MAKE IT PRACTICAL

Turn finding freelance clients into a project.

Begin with a specific learning question. Research what matters to the audience, write a short plan, test your ideas where appropriate and document the reasoning behind each decision.