I have FAANG, Unicorn Startup, Solopreneur experience and worked with a lot of stuff already. Still, I'm not able to find any clients.<p>I looked at Online guides which has advice like "Tell ur friends and family" and such. The problem is that I live in India, and I'll earn much more in a corporate than freelancing for Rupees.<p>How do I get attention of Western clients then?
It’s probably a bit late, but the path you should have taken was - “I’ve got some/a potential client - I should go freelance” not “I’m going freelance, now let me find some clients”.<p>You’re competing against a huge number of outsourcing firms for attention. I get emails and LinkedIn messages all the time pitching services.<p>Good luck.
Go where people are searching for help. Indiehackers, Twitter, Upwork codementor, railsdevs.<p>I think the key is not necessarilly sharing your past work but rather what you can do for them.<p>Relying on your experience will help you greatly if you were joining another startup, but as a freelancer you are specifically doing a very itemized job.
I've been consulting for 18+ years.<p>My best projects/connections have always came through my network or a community group for something like a framework (Rails/Laravel).<p>It's all about who you know, who knows what value you offer and them connecting you with someone who needs that value.<p>Get out there and make connections.