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Ask for referrals, not work

Pete McPherson shares a tip that helped him quickly land 2 paid freelance gigs and several leads 🚀

I once heard the following expression as it relates to selling things over the internet:

“If you want advice, ask for sales. If you want sales, ask for advice.”

[…] There are three huge benefits to starting your freelance client search by asking for referrals, rather than directly reaching out for work:

  1. It’s a friendly conversation (allowing you to reach out to friends & family, in addition to brands!)
  2. It takes the pressure off whoever you’re connecting with
  3. Referrals are totally awesome.

Plus, if the company you’re reaching out to is looking for somebody like you anyways, you’ve now just presented yourself on a silver platter without begging.

Updated: December 1, 2023

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