How To Find Clients Through Upwork And Other Freelancing Sites
Top tips for navigating freelance job sites and landing clients. Working as a freelancer is a great way to make a living, earn income on the side, or to practice your coding skills and build your portfolio. In 2020, 41 percent of the American workforce freelanced, 28 percent of Americans freelanced full time, and 53 percent of Generation Z chose to freelance, according to Website Planet (opens in a new tab) . While these statistics may be directly related to the pandemic, freelancing was on the rise even before COVID-19 — with the number of freelancers in the US growing from 52 million to a whopping 57 million from 2014 to 2019 (opens in a new tab) . So if you want to start a freelance business you likely want to know: how do you find freelance work and potential clients if you’re a beginner? One obvious answer is to look to freelance project listing sites such as Upwork, Fiverr, Flexjobs, and more. It can be easier to find freelance clients through refer...