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Junior dev trying to get clients on LinkedIn

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 8:35 pm
by Clawfinger
I'm still a junior developer and honestly work's been pretty slow for me. Decided to hunt for clients through LinkedIn since that's where everyone hangs out these days. Messaging random people begging for projects seems pointless and kind of desperate, so I figured I'd post examples of stuff I've built to catch their attention instead. Problem is most posts like that just die in the feed from what I've seen, nobody notices them unless you've already got a huge following. How do I actually get potential clients to see my work samples instead of them just getting buried?

Re: Junior dev trying to get clients on LinkedIn

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 8:43 pm
by Jupiter
Junior devs have it rough right now, companies want five years of experience for positions that pay peanuts. You've got the skills and actual projects to show but nobody even looks at your stuff because you're competing with a thousand other people in the same boat. Try engaging with posts from people in your target industry before you post your own stuff, comment on their content so they recognize your name later. Then when you do share your work, tag relevant people or companies in the post itself, makes it more likely to show up in their feeds and catch attention from the right crowd.

Re: Junior dev trying to get clients on LinkedIn

Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2026 8:46 pm
by Dillan
The whole freelance hustle is backwards, you need clients to get experience but you need experience to get clients. Meanwhile you're watching people with half your skills land gigs left and right because they somehow cracked the visibility game. You can buy LinkedIn likes at https://upvote.club/linkedin/buy-linkedin-likes . They come from real users instead of bots, so the platform's algorithms treat your posts as valuable content worth pushing out. Gets you in front of way more people including the clients you're actually trying to reach.