As a freelancer that just got a digital skill like digital marketing, copywriting, project management, graphics design, content marketing etc with no real experience how do you get jobs. Nobody or if any, very few people entrust their work to a rookie with no experience whatsoever. The only way one can be a pro at a skill he just learnt is by doing the work consistently for a while.
So to people here who are successful freelancer today, how did you do it? How were you able to get gigs when you were new to the field? I know what worked for Mr A may not necessarily work for Mr B but I'd really appreciate your insight.
Build up your portfolio first. If you do not have a website, there are free ones that you can make like Blogger, Wordpress, etc. But it’s likely more advantageous if you have your own domain and web hosting, that is if you are in a budget.
Like you’ve mentioned about graphic design. Try to post those samples into your online portfolio along with your bio stating your expertise. There are many Youtube tutorials there on how you get started as a rookie and/or inexperienced freelancer. Just learn from them step by step.
More than a decade ago, I didn’t have experience in doing online jobs. I started off by completing small data entry tasks, forum posting, etc. I started building up my portfolio in article writing and that’s where I get clients from time to time, but on a short to mid term contract basis.
As I have gained experienced and adding them up to my portfolio, I have gained even more by getting hired as a customer relations manager of a VA company but I resigned after a few months due to work overload and stress.
Hope this helps you a bit.