By now you should have thriving accounts on all six major social networks, as well as accounts with full profiles on the main freelance marketing websites. It’s time to land those jobs that will start earning you a living!

Our database does half the work for you when it comes to freelance job openings. We carefully gather all the best jobs from the main freelance sites and make them available to you in one place. You can browse, research and even apply for these jobs without ever leaving our platform!

At first, look for simple jobs that utilize the skills you have already learned through this course. Set up a Twitter account and build a following, or increase likes and engagement on a Facebook profile. Make sure you get recommendations and testimonials from each satisfied client. These can be posted on your blog or written for you on LinkedIn, and will increase your credibility.

You can also find jobs right on the platforms you are working on. Search Twitter for “social media manager“, “SMM wanted” or “SMM job”. Take advantage of the sidebar listings on LinkedIn to look for possible SMM jobs. You can even find Social Media Management positions on Craigslist!

Don’t forget the personal touch. Check and see if your local favorite coffee shop or pizzeria has a Facebook Page, and if they don‘t then send the owner a proposal. Many small business owners know they need a social media presence, but don’t have the foggiest notion where to find help and are intimidated by fees charged by larger advertising and marketing firms.

Explaining the need for social media and how it works to a client who is completely unfamiliar with the web can be tricky. Here we give you a step by step blueprint to help you make sure that you always get the jobs that you want. Click here to get started.

In order to successfully land a job, you need to know how to convince a business owner that he / she needs social media management to be successful – and why they should hire YOU over the competition. Click here to learn exactly what to say in your job proposals.

Getting one off jobs from freelance websites is great, and the best way of getting started as a social media manager. However once you have got yourself established you want to start moving away from the freelance jobs sites and begin working with clients directly. Click here to learn how.