When you are finding clients, you want to avoid freelance platforms like Upwork, Indeed, and Fivrr. You can find clients through other methods that make your business wayyy easier! When you go the more active route, you do not have to worry about these platforms taking a portion of your income or restricting your business with contracts. I ran a free Masterclass where I went into more detail specifically on this topic. I recommend you go and take a listen if you are currently using any of these freelancer type of platforms.
During this step, you get to interact with potential clients! This is when you get to think about if there is a specific type of client you want to work with!! Do you want to serve moms? Would you like to work with travel based businesses? Are you interested in supporting LGTBQ+ entrepreneurs? OR is your ideal client just the first person that wants to pay you? It doesn’t matter if you are motivated by leaving your 9-5 or if you are motivated to work with a specific type of client! This is YOUR business!! It gets to be what you want it to be!
Some of you may choose to go ahead and lean into a specific skill set that you already possess and niche into a service around this skill set! On the other hand, you may want to dabble in a lot of different niches and learn as much as possible, while figuring out what you want to prioritize later on in business. You get to decide the route you want to take while looking for clients, but know that you can always pivot in the future!