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I sent 50 proposals with this portfolio
"Here are 3 random blogs I wrote"
Result: 0 replies.
Then I changed ONE thing:
I made a portfolio that solves 1 problem.
Result in 60 days:
→ 4 clients on Contra
→ $1.8k earned
→ 1 client said "I hired you in 5 minutes"
Clients don't buy "samples".
They buy solutions.
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