Offering help in exchange of testimonials

[astral whale]

Currently I am offering to help with anything. In exchange, I need testimonials.

[severe seal]

!rule solicitation

[pearl forge]

Promotion

We're not a job board & do not allow the exchange of money. We also ask that you keep self-promotion to a minimum.

If you have something you think we'd like to promote talk to the mods.

[astral whale]

Sorry @severe seal !! Not really asking for money. Doing it for free. I just want to help and build my reputation on the side...

[severe seal]

ye it's not a thing here lol

(also getting "testimonials" won't get you a job or freelance gigs)

[astral whale]

Just trying whatever I can currently

Sorry again

Should I take it down?

[severe seal]

all good

[astral whale]

If testimonials wont help, which approach should I try? Any suggestions

Looking on the side of freelance gigs.

[severe seal]

Freelance is more or less just being friends with people that run businesses / are allowed to sign contracts

in the end it's all networking tbh

[astral whale]

Already started on it but seems like a long road ahead 😔

[severe seal]

always is

[astral whale]

Thanks

[severe seal]

Truth be told also just hanging around communities, contributing to open-source (if you're good at what you do), etc. can help

e.g. I blindly hired a guy from another server, posted I'm looking for good people there, we chatted for an hour and signed the contract right after

[astral whale]

Looks like I will be lurking in discord servers for a while

[severe seal]

no no lurking doesn't help at all

really pointless

[severe seal]

because I had seen him post etc.

[stark oracle]

this is not a coding question, locking