How can I find clients as a freelancer without going to freelance sites?

Some of my biggest clients were acquired by cold email outreach. I don’t promote my services or say I’m good at this and that (like everyone else) I simply ask the client if they want to have a call to discuss improvements to their website or Facebook ads.

I also use a tool called Userback and capture screenshots of the clients website weaknesses and offer my take on improvements (providing value) and some of them reach out to ask my prices.

The best thing you can do for your freelance business if you want to grow fast is pick a niche like only working with dentists, lawyers etc, put up a simple website then spend $100/month on Google ads promoting to that niche.