Wonderful article. Makes you think in ‘Silver, Gold & Diamond Style’.

Will certainly work on it!
Thanks.

Vijay
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There are a couple of things you could do. When I started, I found jobs on getafreelancer.com and took the work for wicked wicked cheap. I mean, I wasn’t getting paid crap, but it gave me something for the portfolio that allowed me to say “this is what we did”

The other should do whether you’re working with freelancer or not is to write yourself a detailed strategy map and determine how all of the different pieces of the puzzle will work together.

When you’re pitching, the way everything works in tandem should be obvious to your prospective client. If it doesn’t instantly make sense, you need to remap until it does.

Also, something I’ve learned along the way, they will always ask you for a proposal. Don’t give them one, not unless you’re getting paid for it. Politely tell them that a proposal will only give them the outline to do what they’re looking for, but without the right person behind the wheel, can quickly become a sketch to disaster. It’s like saying “theoretically, because an 18 wheeler has gas, break and a steering wheel it’s like driving a car” while the principals are the same, it takes a special kind of driver with specific training to actually operate the machine.

hope that helps and feel free to ask if you need help along the way.