Does anyone know how to go about finding freelance work in seo, link building or basic webdesign? I know of odesk and a few others, but if I don't have any previous work to show, how to get work in the first place where the customer will trust to hire me. Im I suppose to create a site and do my seo on it then use it for references? This may be a silly question but I always wanted to know this answer.
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but if I don't have any previous work to show, how to get work in the first place where the customer will trust to hire me? thats my issue
Customer will trust on you after taking your interview.You show your work which you have done in your office.