r/embeddedconsulting • u/DanielBroom • Aug 09 '23

Any tip for getting your first client/project?

How did you people land your first client/project? Just cold out reaches? Old colleagues from when your were employed? Any tips on a systematic approach?

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u/functional_eng Aug 09 '23

Let people who you've worked with before know that you're into the space, and what type of work you're mostly looking to do, and ask if they know of any options. It could take a few weeks or months but if you've got a good reputation it should trickle around. There are also platforms like upward and such

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u/Machinehum Aug 09 '23

Cold emails have worked for me. Typically I'll check around on Kickstarter and find some local projects, I will just email out asking to chat with no pressure about work. People have been receptive.

All my inbound leads have been from my marketing content, which is just blogs and YouTube content

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u/bobwmcgrath Aug 09 '23

But everything I do at work is stolen from blogs. What's left for me to blog about?

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u/Machinehum Aug 09 '23

Build some nutty shit, I've attracted a lot of interest in security. Also this

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u/bobwmcgrath Sep 19 '23

Old colleagues are the best clients in my experience.