Ask HN: How do you sell yourself as a new non-web freelancer to clients?

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This question was cloned from pbj at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4156764

What kind of advice does everyone have if your not a web freelancer?

Let's say your trying to market your skills as a big data expert or an algorithm expert or quant expert. How would you sell your services?

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Same way only easier; since your skill is more specific making it easier for people to figure out what to hire you for and for you to find out who your clients are.

I guess your portfolio could relate some use cases. And lacking those there are a zillion open data projects that could probably use your help which you could use to build your name. Also a good way to network a bit as probably people with big data know other people with big data who are hiring.

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