Trying to dabble in freelancing on the side on top of my full time position. Looking for any advice how to break into that and good ways to solicit work and any other advice you would have on it

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word of mouth, for the most part, sometimes picking up random gigs from craigslist. get ready to be fucking exhausted. i freelance on top of my full-time job and i get home at 7/8pm and work til 1am usually

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Honestly, all of the side work I’ve done has come to me. I usually get a couple of old CDs every year asking me for some remote work. But it’s usually the stuff no one wants to do, I.e. social copy.

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👆yup. Exhausted is right. A combo of word of mouth and work falling in my lap established my freelance side hustle. But for someone just trying to break in, I would say talk to your ally’s at the office or in your network and let them know you are hungry to produce more. What’s your discipline? I have found luck with my friends parents and their networks as well. Start with who you know.

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