How to Get Your First Freelancing Project?

Anshu Shandilya
Fueler
Published in
2 min readOct 21, 2021

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Internet never misses the chance to surprise you by helping in attracting opportunities.

But to make that happen, you have to put yourself out there consistently until the day you get your first freelance project.

There are different ways to approach getting first freelance work, like

  • Picking any one of the freelancing platforms and consistently applying for gigs listed there.
  • Make your presence in any of the social media platforms based on your domain of expertise by bringing value to the community and people who spend their time.
  • Reach out to random brands or professionals who might be looking for individuals like you to help them sort out their problems.

Each of these ways can be super effective once you spend a little more time and put the effort into showing how you can be valuable to someone.

Freelancing is a world where people will only connect with you if you are valuable to them in any way.

If you are into designing, look for professionals or brands or gigs where individuals with design knowledge are being demanded, there is an opportunity for you.

If you are into development, look for brands or gigs where individuals with a dev backgrounds js being demanded, there is an opportunity for you.

In this way, the same applies to people who are in other domains. There are opportunities waiting for you, just begin the search and soon you will be there.

Top 10 Platforms where you can find freelancing projects:

  1. Upwork
  2. Fiverr
  3. Freelancer
  4. Guru.com
  5. Toptal
  6. People per hour
  7. Flexjobs
  8. LinkedIn Jobs
  9. Simply Hired
  10. Krop

Start with any one of these websites and you will surely land on your first freelance project.

These websites are there for more than a decade which has spread the word about freelancing all over the world and allowed individuals to make money by capitalising on their work and skills.

It would be a little struggle to get your first freelance project because it’s the totally new world you will be entering into.

You just have to keep the momentum going on and hopefully, you will get your first freelance project.

All the best 🙌 🚀

Thanks for reading, keep fueling ⚡

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