Freelancing: how do I start?

Career Advice
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Hi campers,

Freelancing seems to be a great opportunity to keep motivated and hone my skills as I do smaller projects. However, I have no clue where to start. In what websites should I advertise my services? How should I present myself?

Right now I am finishing the Responsive Web Design Certification Projects (as well as the HTML/CSS and jS courses). Most of all, I enjoy working with React. I do not expect to land a freelancing job yet, because my knowledge is still very limited. But I’d like to know your thoughts on freelancing so that I can be prepared for what’s to come:

  • What should I prepare to showcase my work? (personal portfolio website? Github/StackOverflow account?)

  • What skills should I focus on? Is it a good idea to focus on React or are there better opportunities?

  • What are the best websites to sell my services? (e.g. Fiverr?)

  • Do you know any great YouTube videos or articles on the topic of freelancing for webdevs?

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Hey there.

You absolutely need some proof of work.

Nowadays everyone is “proficient” in Full Stack Web Development after copying tutorials from YouTube for 3hrs.

It would go this route:

  • build projects by solving personal problems
  • while building the projects, publish your journey, e.g. on twitter or devto
  • build a network of people, because this is how to get clients