Why beginner freelance developers can't find work

[@humzitoo]

thanks for Great content. Love from Pakistan.

[@fahadnadeem8423]

Alec, I really appreciate you man. Whatever you are saying is very RAW and it's not sugar coated which I love. Thank you very much for such videos. Have watched 10+

[@AlecG]

@@fahadnadeem8423 Thanks a lot for the encouragement, I appreciate you 🙂

[@MobileDeveloper1965]

I know html, css and some JavaScript. I don’t care the pay as long as I can make some money as I am retired. I am thinking picking up Wordpress development. I am two months into js. I will spend some more time in js

[@AlecG]

@@MobileDeveloper1965 There are lots of jobs in wordpress, its a great thing to learn. So is Javascript

[@jceedunsin4972]

How do you do cold outreach properly?

[@AlecG]

@@jceedunsin4972 Well, cold outreach is like playing guitar, its something that you get better as you study the art and learn from your mistakes and from the feedback your clients give you. You need to know a decent amount of things before you can do it successfully, but once you know what to do, its pretty easy and very effective. I was lucky to meet someone who did cold outreach successfully and he showed me how to do it, but even then, I had to read a few books to fill the gaps in my knowledge and get awesome results with it. If you dont know where to start and you would like a step by step in-depth guide that teaches you all the most important things, I made a course in 2022 called the freelance web developer starter pack. Its 100% about how to get freelance jobs by using cold outreach. If you want to check it out, you can find it on my website: store.alecguniversity.com

[@fahadnadeem8423]

You try to be as nice as possible when you are saying the harsh things. Thanks for that as well

[@AlecG]

@@fahadnadeem8423 I appreciate that feedback, Its good to know!

[@christianaamara9]

I’m new in upwork and I couldn’t land a job 😢, I’m in Nigeria.

[@AlecG]

what is the thing that you feel is holding you back?

[@christianaamara9]

@@AlecGthank you so much for replying , my niche as a virtual assistant is too competitive and since i joined upwork I haven’t done any job. My introductory video I made it out from Canva and a few portfolios for lead generation and appointment schedules. I’m thinking about going into sales and also doing my introductory video with my camera so clients can hear me talk . What do you think ?

[@AlecG]

@@christianaamara9 sounds like a good plan and good observations. Its certainly worth trying, good luck 🙂

[@MuneebRaza-u8m]

Hi

[@AlecG]

@@MuneebRaza-u8m Hey, i hope you are well, how is your job hunt doing?

[@MuneebRaza-u8m]

@@AlecGAm good and you, very bad

[@AlecG]

@@MuneebRaza-u8m I'm glad you are doing well, Im doing great too 🙂, as for your freelance job hunting, what were the places you tried to grt clients and what did you struggle with?

[@MuneebRaza-u8m]

@@AlecGAm trying on KZbin ,so can you tell me where to find Clint?

[@AlecG]

@@MuneebRaza-u8m KZbin seems like a tough place to find clients. I suggest using cold emails, targeting companies you find in facebook or google whom you feel would need your services or to use Upwork