The internet is saturated with experts.
Bathed in polished portfolios. Glossy testimonials. “Six-figure freelancers.
When you’re just starting out, it can feel like there is no place for beginners.
The reality, though, is you don’t have to be an expert to begin freelancing. You just have to begin.

My first freelancing opportunity? Writing blog entries for a technology startup.
I didn’t have any schooling in writing. I didn’t even know how to invoice.
What I did have was this: I offered to help, asked solid questions, and I met every deadline.
That client referred me to two others and one of them turned into a retainer. And like that- I was in.

A 2023 Upwork report found that the majority of freelancers did not start out as “proper” freelancers. They learnt on the…