I only got one client, he ended up ghosting me, we had a great deal and I get it, he didn't want to work who knows.
From the start (about 4 months ago) I've done email outreach mostly, but I feel like it just gets into spam, I used Gmail, now using Yahoo, and I don't know anymore.
I build websites, AI automated systems, AI chatbots everything is no code, fast, efficient, works amazing because I really put my effort into it but I just can't seem to find people, did some outreach on reddit, most of them are just spammers, trying to make some quick money doing practically nothing.
Whenever I post somewhere people literally just send me a pitch, 3 or 4 DMs in a couple of hours, and I feel really stuck.
What would you advise me?
I feel stuck trying to get clients.
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try adding your portfolio of the work you have done already.
you could try cold calling. search for the type of bussines you like to adress in the secretary of state. get some info about there current website, state the things you would optimize or change and write some kind of script.
reading some sales or marketing books also never hurt anyone. be consistent. sales is a numbers game. eventually you will get clients.
For my agency I developed an outreach agent and it is pretty good. May help you too if you are interested. In general it outputs a file with urls of posts and connections with custom replies and DMs . All you do it tell your need. It works well with Reddit, LinkedIn , X
Are you on Fiverr and Upwork so you can find and bid on projects? Other than that small, local business is probably your best bet until you can get your portfolio built up.
you may be offering too many services. it’s tempting at the beginning to go in with “yup i can do everything” but it’s much easier to make one solid offer. that allows you to really nail the offer, its messaging etc and get cash flowing.
then you can upsell / cross sell clients on the other elements
for example start with ai chatbots. nail that offer, get testimonials, productise the service etc. build out chatbots for them and then suggest hey this chatbot would work even better if you had a website overhaul so it has more material to work from. oh and we can also add a marketing automation on the backend for such and such
this allows you to laser focus ONE offer and make sure it works. it also means if the offer isn’t working you can’t hide behind the “other elements” – it’s a useful exercise narrowing your options
best of luck
I think the world needs a new way to connect “entrepreneurs, soloprenuers” to right set of peoples
You’re actually in a really good place to build from, you’ve got the technical skills and you’ve already proven people value what you do , for me the hardest part was never learning the tools, it was learning who actually wants what you make and how to reach them.
Pick one clear offer first. I’m drawn to: “I build AI chatbots that save small businesses time on customer replies” it’s more powerful than “I build websites, automations, chatbots, etc.” Once you’ve nailed that, everything else becomes an upsell. You don’t need more offers, just more focused ones.
If you can, start local and go talk to local business owners in person. It’s uncomfortable at first, but real conversations beat 1,000 cold emails every time in my experience.
You might want to focus on joining discussions where people actually ask for help with web and AI solutions rather than cold pitching. Targeted engagement works way better. Something like ParseStream can help by alerting you when people mention relevant needs so you can jump into real conversations instead of getting lost among spammers.
Let me get this straight, these things are no code for you or they’re no code for the businesses?