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Ask HN: How to Find Clients as a Consultancy?

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A month or two ago some friends and I got together and formed a software consultancy. We have a few clients, but we would like to be able to take on more, but outside of lucking out and meeting the right people, what else can we do?

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xenospn
Do a great job and get your existing customers to refer you.
nwpwr
What kind of consultancy are you building?

One easy route is to write blog posts! People who share their knowledge and then provide a CTA for their consulting services often stand out.

If you’re focused on a specific stack then doing research on the dependents of open source projects can also be a great way to find leads. The most successful have a distinguished product or service if you’re doing outreach (eg performance, security, database optimization etc).

Full disclosure I’m building Gitwallet.co which is a platform for open source software consulting businesses.

0x3444ac53
That's awesome!

We don't have much of a focus at the moment, but we're looking to build towards something. I really appreciate the pointer though, and I can't wait to check out your project!