How to Sell & Offer ANY Freelance services right now (for musicians, music teachers or anyone just trying to figure out ways to get work)

Mindset- My attitude: I am not proud. I will dig ditches, wash dishes, or do anything necessary to survive.

We can a) resign ourselves to defeat and give up b) lash out c) TRY to overcome. I prefer C.

Obviously it is preferable to find work at higher hourly rates or generate passive income than working for $15 per hour. But if necessary, I will work for $15 per hour, or even on a volunteer basis, especially if that work affords any chance of Leveraging more opportunities.

When Testing a new work/volunteer activity, dip a toe in the water. Do it once. Offer to do it for just a short period.

What Kinds of Work Can You Do?

Brainstorm a list of services you can provide. Write down everything. Ask someone you trust to offer you additional ideas and/or give their feedback on your list. Post your list here for feedback (in your personal post comment thread)

One Time Free- I built my entire career on the "one time free" model. It's a great way to show people what you can do, and generate recurring revenue or repeat clients.

-If you offer a one-time Free lesson, make the lesson 20 minutes instead of 60.

if you offer to show up on someone else's live-stream, limit the time involved, or do it once as a test to see what kind of feedback you receive.

Offer to do some kind of work for a new client as a "sample". It could be 5-20 minutes of your time.

One free performance. One free consultation or lesson. One time free editing a paragraph of someone's copy.

Free Youtube videos with call to action for people to hire you.

Free emails (containing anything valuable from teaching to inspiration) w call to action

Free performances on IG with links to hire your services