How can a green designer take the first freelance order?

Question

Freelance

Help me take my first freelance order. I'm a beginner designer and I want to take my first freelance order, no, not because I supposedly want to earn a lot quickly. I want to practice in web design or make a business card or take a small project where I need to do design in mobile application. And of course, a small taste of victory and money would not hurt for further development, incentive and motivation.
I looked at freelance sites that you can take for practice, but all require some kind of prepayment in order to take the first order. it seems to me that it sounds like nonsense) .For almost 2 weeks I can’t take the first order

Answer 1

Practice the design itself first. Make a portfolio.
Freelancing is primarily management and sales. Then everything else.

Answer 2

Take the first order from relatives, friends, acquaintances.

Answer 3

What is an advance payment? They are definitely trying to deceive you))
If the money is not urgently needed, but there is a lot of time, then it is better to continue your studies and practice at fictitious jobs. Beginners often fall into an endless cycle where there are seemingly a lot of orders, but they are cheap, and they cannot raise the price, since there is no time left for development. I advise you to make a powerful portfolio and only then go on the road.

Answer 4

I'm afraid to take the first order because it might somehow affect my future reputation (although it seems to me that this sounds like nonsense)

If you don’t screw up at all (rather on a personal level, and not professionally), then it will not affect. Well, that is, if you do a very bad job, you will not be fairly paid - this will not affect the reputation in any way, which will be in a year - everyone will forget what the newcomer did at the first job. Just act according to your conscience and you have nothing to worry about.

Answer 5

I freelanced for about a year and entered competitions before I got my first job.

Answer 6

As well as because you will take the 2nd and all the rest.
After the 1st order, the money does not start to flow like water.