Do you struggle to land your first client?

here's the method I used to land my first client in less than 30 days

Author

Heythem Naji
July 02, 2024

Getting your first paying client will be easy if you understand the Paradox of Getting Paid Clients:

The more free work you do, the more paying clients you get.

I know from experience - working for free made me my first $10k/month.

It's the ultimate secret to getting inbound leads flying in left and right.

Here’s how to leverage free work to get your first paying client:

When I came on X I did so much free work, I got 7 Testimonials in less than 2 weeks.

Result?

People started recommending me.

My first client reached out to me because he heard of my free service (I don’t even know who told him about me).

So I showed him the testimonials I got from other well-known creators.

And boom...

He loved it and paid me the same day.

Many resist doing free work in the beginning - don’t be this person.

Because the harsh reality is:

Why should somebody pay you if you have not proven to anybody that you can do what you say you can do?

You have No credentials. No case studies. No leverage. No trust. No experience

And that’s okay.

But if you don’t have any paying clients yet, the most effective way to get them is to do work for free to prove yourself.

And make sure to absolutely overdeliver. Treat them like they were a paying client.

I wrote free Threads for people and put my heart into them—sometimes, it took me more than 2-3 hours to write those posts.

But it paid out big time.

So don’t be entitled.

Reach out to people and offer them work for free in exchange for a testimonial.

If you want to make money fast - work for free.

And if you want to scale your Ghostwriting brand to $5k+/month in the next 90 days...

I’m hosting a Ghostwriting LIVE-Workshop on the 7th of July at 4pm GMT+2 time.

In this workshop you will learn:

  • How to nail down your brand positioning and content strategy that build your authority so you attract high-value clients. 

  • My Free Work Strategy that got me 7 Testimonials in less than 2 weeks from high-value creators.

  • My DM Strategy that I use to pitch people on my offer without coming across sleazy / salesy

  • The offer template I use to land $3,500+/month clients.

  • How to craft a great Case Study so you get consistent inbound leads.

  • How to retain your clients and start charging 3-4x more for your services.

Much love,

Heythem