You’ve got a portfolio that gets replies. You’ve sent proposals. A client is interested and asks: “Can you just give me a fixed price for the whole thing?” This is the moment a lot of beginners either panic and lowball…
Most beginners treat their portfolio like a trophy cabinet. They fill it with every tutorial they’ve ever completed, every side project, every half-finished idea. Then they wonder why clients never get in touch. A portfolio’s job is not to impress…
You’ve followed tutorials, finished personal projects, maybe even shipped a small app or two. But you still haven’t been paid by a real client.That gap between “I can code” and “someone paid me to code” feels huge when you’re standing…