Hey there! Today we are going to learn how to find clients as a freelance grant writer or grant writing consultant without experience (or confidence!).

The secret? Informational interviews.

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Informational interviews are all about getting to know your prospective clients and their pain points. You legitimately aren't asking for anything in the interview. This approach differentiates you from everyone else asking for an interview.

Once you understand their pain points, you can offer a solution to solve that pain. It's the magic behind landing great clients and networking without feeling salesy or gross.

Curious about funding strategies? Here's the video we reference in the video ➡    • How to Find Grants and Know They are ...  

How have you found clients in the past? We'd love to hear others' tips and tricks!

The team at Learn Grant Writing

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00:00 How to find clients as a freelance grant writer
00:01 How to find clients as a grant writing consultant
00:52 Informational Interviews
01:05 How to network without feeling salesy and gross
01:12 How does networking turn into a paid gig?
01:26 How to discover the pain points for your potential clients
01:46 3 steps to land great clients
01:51 How to figure out your niche
02:50 Informational interviews as a method to land clients as a grant writer
03:50 Email template for requesting an informational interview
05:09 Sample interview questions
06:00 Message mining to discover how you can help your client
07:00 How to write your tangible transformation sentence and describe what you do succinctly
08:00 Example of a tangible transformation sentence
08:37 How to send a contract to your client
09:24 How to send a proposal to client even if you are choosing to volunteer
10:42 Do I need to have a grant writing business in order to contract out my services?
11:49 How you can get into grant writing without experience
12:00 How to find new clients or jobs as a grant writer