Any of you who are freelancing, do you have a website or just use LinkedIn?!

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You are currently posting as works at

If you wants to establish your personal brand and convey trust you need to have a good website serving you as portfolio, and in order to help you with prospecting you need to have a well knitted LinkedIn profile. So definitely both are needed.
(Ex-full time freelancer)

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Website, sometimes helps potential new clients get a sense of who I am and how I work

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When I was freelancing, I made sure to have an updated website.

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Both

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