Freelancing

Stage 5 · Lesson 2 of 7

A proposal clients read past the first lines

Landing your first clients

A is your application to a . see the first two lines of each proposal in a list. So those lines must prove you read their post.

Name their problem, mention one relevant result with a link, and hint at how you would approach it. Then keep it short. Give a brief plan, one or two questions that show you thought about their project, your availability and a clear next step.

Answer any properly. Attach only the that match. Set your price using the fee shown on the proposal.

Write each proposal for its own post: a reusable outline is fine, pasted paragraphs are not.

Common trapopening with "Dear hiring manager, I am a highly skilled developer", which every other proposal also says.

A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 1 cheat sheet entry come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it

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Practise

  • Your weekly proposal routine happens here: vet posts, then send a few strong proposals

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