Freelancers, what ways do you use to promote yourself?

Question

Freelance

Greetings, dear ones!
I would be glad if you share your experience.
What methods of promoting yourself (your services) do you use. How do you find clients? This applies to any area of ​​freelancing.

Answer 1

The main way to promote yourself is to create a reputation, increase the recognition of your own person in professional circles.
This can be achieved in different ways. The most obvious option is to do your job well, earn ratings and reviews on various freelance exchanges. In addition to being found in the main directory, your former clients will also recommend your services to their friends, this is the so-called word of mouth.
Also, do not forget about the life of the community - participation in general discussions, contests and other events that can potentially draw attention to your person is a good chance to get new customers.
Blogging and writing articles about your area of ​​interest also helps to present yourself as a professional in your field, which, again, increases the credibility of you and your work.

Answer 2

Usually it’s enough just to work well, after a year or two it makes no sense to promote yourself, all good freelancers are up to their ears in orders.

Answer 3

In principle, nothing complicated: do your job efficiently and leave your contact details in the public - they will find you.

Answer 4

Reputation and positive feedback is the main promotion. If you work efficiently and you have regular customers, then there will always be work.

Answer 5

In addition to the tips above, I recommend promoting yourself not only online, but also offline. Thus, you can kill many birds with one stone:
- new acquaintances
- communication practice
- new impressions
- word of mouth (for this you need to be able to communicate, be a professional, not mess up and miss deadlines, be generally a competent and punctual comrade even in the most seemingly insignificant little things - be perfect and achieve an even greater degree of perfection).
- finding allies
- mutual assistance
- joint leisure

Answer 6

Communication, acquaintances, translation of projects with customers for long-term cooperation, as a result of "word of mouth". Activity in forums, websites, resources, communities specialized for your subject. In extreme cases, the submission of ads and Yandex.Direct and Google.Advords.
If you work efficiently, quickly, wisely, the reputation and the need for you will grow automatically, you will even refuse some customers for lack of time.

Answer 7

And all as one - well done! And why no one can answer how to earn a reputation for yourself if you are a beginner, if you do not have a single order!
You are new, no orders - no reviews, which means no reputation, and no reputation - no orders! All! Vicious circle!
As a result, if you are very lucky, you will earn money on freelancing only after 10 years, when there will be at least 6-7 completed works that you received as a newcomer by chance.

Answer 8

As already mentioned: do your job well.
I stopped looking for orders after a year+. Everyone comes by recommendation. There were several loyal customers who actually brought in most of the money, and were well recommended to their friends.

Answer 9

I do my job well.

Answer 10

Yes, you don't have to do anything other than work. But you have to do it well, be able to explain what is being done and how, why ... find and offer a solution. Customers themselves will recommend each other and there will be no end!

Answer 11

The question is as old as life. Once I got tired of writing in a personal Vkontakte and wrote an article on this topic: d-sant.com/besplatnye-sovety/kak-prodvinut-sebya-i...
But in fact, each case is individual.
Actually in the most popular answer everything is correct and briefly stated.