| People you know is the only worthwhile client pipeline. So start with people you already know. And work on getting to know more people. To a first approximation, every potential client who wants a contractor has one. There are only two likely categories of potential clients who will cold call you: 1. Potential clients with no track record. 2. Potential clients with a track record of bad relationships with previous contractors. Potential clients with no track record might become good clients. Or they might become clients with a bad track record. Potential clients with bad track records are best avoided. Potential clients with good track records are highly unlikely to work with a new contractor because ongoing relationships with contractors are part of what makes them good clients. Experienced contractors move heaven and earth to hold on to good clients. Basically modulo people who know you, the potential clients for new contractors is a lemons market. Good clients are already in long term relationships...again, long term relationships are what makes clients good clients. The LLC, Stripe, etc. are pretend work. Without clients your liability is zero, and there is no need for a payments mechanism. Finding clients is all that matters. It matters more than doing the work well. Good luck. |