u/Dan661989

I am curious how many of you use Reddit as a tool for finding new clients. There are several subreddits dedicated to writing jobs, but I have no idea what to believe about them.

Do you use Reddit for client acquisition? How do you go about it?

Here, I'm not interested only in replying to those threats that seek writers, but also on other ways of finding the right person.

Maybe you seek niche subreddits where you find people interested in your services as a writer. I don't know; I'm just asking.

What's your secret for finding clients on Reddit?

PS: Are the Reddit jobboards for writers worth the time?

... and it was sweet! This gives me hope that

a) cold pitching actually works and

b) freelance writing isn't dead.

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The goal of writing this entry is to encourage other freelance writers who feel lost.

Best!

In the past five weeks or so, I've sent over one hundred emails to publications and companies in hopes of getting my first freelance clients. Unfortunately, I cannot pride myself on having at least one client at the moment.

The thing is that I don't know what I am doing wrong. To review my activity, I've

> sent over 100 emails to companies and publications.

> used a professional email address.

> personalized each email for each individual company.

> contacted mostly companies for copywriting services and, then, publications for content writing offers.

> seen that over 85% of the emails get opened.

> managed to speak with three editors that have actually replied to my emails. After the first encounter, they stopped replying.

At over one hundred emails, statistically, I should have landed at least two clients. What could I be doing wrong?

Since so many of you are saying that Upwork is dead, where could a beginner freelance writer try his or her luck in this game?

I know that some of you will say that cold approach is better--and I get your point of view--but my question targets strictly freelancing platforms.

Where do you believe are the biggest fish in the sea right now?

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Hey,

I'm a beginner freelance writer and copywriter who's been trying to decipher the world of freelance writing.

My question, for those of you with more experience, is about using LinkedIn to land clients.

Do you use the social media platform for such purposes? If you do, how do you hunt for clients?

I've heard people making a living as writers using LinkedIn exclusively for hunting clients. There must be some truth to it.

Last week, I took a huge leap of faith and started cold emailing companies. Up until now, I've contacted 28 small businesses, most of which operate in the SaaS industry. What I want to tell you, good people, is that the numbers are encouraging at first glance: most of the emails were opened, and I even got two responses telling me that right now, they do not have a marketing budget.

In a way I feel relief, I feel joy; however, in another way, I feel scared and petrified.

While a voice inside me sincerely tells me to go on with my client hunt, another part of me keeps telling me that this will not work. This negative voice keeps telling me that companies aren't looking for copywriters and that the market has been overtaken by AI.

What do you think of all this? Is copywriting still worth it? Are my efforts worth the time and energy?

In the past, I used to be a lot on Fiverr and Upwork. Not only was I present on these platforms, but I also used to get a lot of clients.

Now, after years, I've recently reactivated my gigs and projects on these platforms.

My question for you, dear members, is whether freelance writing platforms like the two mentioned are still worth the time and energy.

I'm mostly interested in these platforms for finding clients for my writing services. Have any of you guys had success stories? It doesn't need to be in writing. It can be in any domain.

I've made a list of twenty reasons why I should quit sugar. All of them are sound reasons to do it. I've been sugar-free for over one year once. Two other times, I was sugar-free for six months. I've had success with quitting it, but it seems I always relapse at one point. Not only that, but the effort to go on the no-sugar path back seems impossible.

What has been your experience with it? Some people here claimed that they have managed to quit cocaine but not sugar. I am in a similar situation: I've managed to quit smoking and drinking, but sugar seems to be a different kind of monster.

Hello people,

I want to announce that yesterday I sent my first email to a potential client. Today, I sent another three, and tomorrow, most likely another three emails, trying to persuade companies to collaborate with me.

Although I did take this massive step to actually contact potential clients, I must admit that I am moving in the dark right now, without having a flashlight at my disposal.

What would you say the current copywriting market is like today? Can a newbie copywriter land clients by cold emailing?

Best,

Dan!

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post here about not feeling the urge to consume candy and sugar. After six months of not having sugar, I had an ice cream cone, and a feeling of neutrality regarding sweets was present. I was so proud of my mental state, of my achievement. Unfortunately, now, I have to come clean: the honeymoon ended. After one week of feeling neutral around sugar and candy, while also consuming some, now, I have, again, reached the state in which I am binge eating candy and drinking soda.

For the past two weeks or so, I have had regular

> chocolate

> soda

> coffee with sugar in it

> junk food

> cookies

> and so on.

It seems that sugar is an all-or-nothing issue. If I have only one bite, I cannot go without it. That's why I am writing this post, to let you know that I am going sugar-free again, and this time, I promise myself that I will never touch another piece of candy again.

What Are My Reasons for Quitting Sugar?

For a process to be successful, it is important to know your Whys. Here are some of mine, and I hope that they will inspire you to quit this vice that seems to be more difficult to overcome than smoking. (I haven't had a cigarette in more than 4 years and a half years.)

> More balanced physical energy throughout the day.

> More mental clarity when focusing.

> Better weight management.

> Better regulated stool.

> Better life balance thanks to not feeling so agitated.

> Less gut inflammation & flatulation

> Better management of SIBO symptoms

> Better management of IBS symptoms

> Better skin

> More physical stamina & better recovery after effort

> Escaping this mental loop of craving sugar, consuming it, and craving it again.

It took me fewer than five minutes to come up with eleven (11) reasons why someone should quit sugar.

What Is My Strategy?

Since I already have experience with quitting the white powder, I think that I have some winning strategies up my sleeve.

For starters, accountability is a method that I want to utilize. Just by telling you here (telling the world) screams a commitment to this. Other than that, in the past, I used a method that some of the users of this subreddit called "The Dan Method." You simply note on a piece of paper every hour that passes without you consuming processed sugar. This way, you get a dopamine spike that keeps you motivated to stay sugar-free.

Last but not least, I have found that apple cider vinegar can make a great tool for cutting sugar cravings. In the weeks to come, I will be drinking ACV mixed with water, constatly, and surely when I get a craving.

When Do I Start?

After arriving home, I will head to a central park. There, I will use the peace and quiet at my disposal to contemplate the issue. Then, it will begin. I will start marking each passing hour in a notebook, and I will take the coming days slowly.

Are you joining? In the coming days or weeks, I will be updating my process.

Hello, I've been struggling with sugar addiction for a couple of years now, and in the past six months, I've stayed away from it. But, something happened! I’ve had a strange experience recently, and I’m trying to understand if others have gone through something similar.

For context: I used to struggle with cycles around foods high in sugar. Not just “liking them,” but more like getting mentally pulled into them once I started eating them.

Recently, something changed.

I had a large ice cream, and instead of the usual reaction I expected (cravings, escalation, guilt, or “might as well continue”), nothing happened. I just moved on with my day. No emotional spike, no urge to binge, no compensation behavior.

Even more surprising: I don’t feel the same pull toward sweets in general anymore. It’s not a struggle or suppression. It just feels… neutral.

I’m a bit unsure what this state actually is. It doesn’t feel like “discipline,” and it doesn’t feel like “restriction” either. More like sugary food just stopped having that emotional grip.

So I’m curious:

Has anyone here experienced this kind of shift—where foods that used to trigger strong reactions just… stop doing that?

And if yes, did it stay stable long term or did it change again later?