Finding other freelancers, people who work similarly to you, and know the struggle of what you do, is something every single self employed person wishes they could get on with.
However, it can be quite hard to find fellow freelancers, especially in your area, and building good relationships with them can be a feat that’s next to impossible. After all, we’re all about the grind, and building our own businesses and reputations, and finding the time to make friends falls to the wayside.
However, it doesn’t have to be impossible to find other freelancers when you know where to look. Let’s go through a few ideas you can work with below.
Get Online a Bit More
First of all, be sure to get online a bit more, and socialize with the people you want to work with or get to know. Thankfully, there are plenty of social networking platforms with their own freelancing communities you can become a part of.
Be sure to start with more business friendly websites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, and then move onto more niche, specialized platforms like Reddit or Twitter.
All of these websites can have information threads for you to make use of, as well as other resources in copious amounts, and of course, the people you’re really looking to get to know.
Start Your Own Group
You could very well start your own group here as well. If you’re living and working in an area that has little to no freelancing community, why not take the helm here and start a group of your own? Something a little more local and specialized, to ensure you can actually meet up with and get to know the people who join up with you.
Don’t worry, there’s going to be quite a few freelancers in your area who will be keen to join up once you’ve given them the platform to make use of! As soon as you create the group, and get a little bit of buzz going, you’ll be able to collect at least 5 to 10 different people who you can get to know.
Co-Working is a Must!
And finally, make sure you make use of co-working spaces as often as possible! Paying for a space a couple times a week might be out of budget, but using a space like this once a week is very doable. Plus, if you’re using a hot desk, you can very well move a lot of your files and tech along with you, thanks to the increased amount of storage/working space on offer.
Because when you use a co-working space, you’ll be rubbing heads with all kinds of freelancers, in all kinds of industries. You can really diversify your network here, as well as build real, continued relationships, thanks to how keen your fellow freelancers will be to get to know you as well.
Finding other freelancers can be hard, but it definitely isn’t impossible, so use tips like these.
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