I’ve been having it real hard since autumn last year when I lost my job. I’ve been applying for roles like crazy and whilst I’ve been getting interviews, I’m just not landing any. I’m now at the point where I’m desperate to get some money in – my savings are almost depleted and I have a child and no family to fall back on so have no choice but to make things work.
I have a good friend who is a software developer and also looking for work. We have decided to team up to get clients in to build apps, software, websites and any kind of tech work.
My role will be to manage the business and get the clients in while he focuses on doing the actually software dev work. He has over 15 years experience in dev and has built apps before, AI integrations and so much more so I know he’s capable of his part.
I’ve built our website and next week the focus is on reaching out to potential clients to secure some. I just don’t know the best ways of doing this..I was thinking to compile a list of businesses and cold email them (my dev could prob help automate this) as well as visiting all the local businesses near me, but are there more effective ways of doing this? Should I target a particular niche at a time?
Should I consider fiver and upwork? I’ve created a company page on LinkedIn and started messaging people on there but I’m getting no responses.
What type of businesses would need tech work? What type of cold emails would work on you if this is a service you require?
My aim is the compile a concrete plan today ready to go all out next week and every week until I secure some clients. I’m based in the UK.
Thanks in advance!
How to grow my software dev business?
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Fairs
There’s a bunch and you can visit them and talk to heads of small corporations there. Even if you just go as visitors.
That packs a whole bunch of conversations into a short time frame.
You can probably do this at any business fair for any area of expertise if you just want to meet small business owners.
Hey, sounds like you’ve got a solid start with your friend. When I was in a similar boat, I found that cold emailing was super effective, especially for local businesses. I’d def recommend automating it, it saves a ton of time. Tools like mailforge can really help with managing multiple mailboxes and keeping things organized. Just make sure your emails are personal and not too salesy. Also, don’t sleep on LinkedIn, it can take time but it’s worth it. Best of luck with the hustle!