You may have heard of how to kick-start your career as a developer. But have you ever heard of how to get ready for your first actual client project and successfully win the bid as a beginner? Here are five tips to confidently get ready for your first actual client project.
Develop/ design dummy projects
If you are going to bid on real client projects, you are going to have to prove them your skills. This doesn't have to be paid work. Make imaginary projects just for your portfolio. But make sure to put your best effort into them.
Write case studies for dummy projects
A case study is a systematic and intensive investigation of your project. It includes the problem statements, nature of the client, the suggested solution to the problem, technologies that you used to solve the problem, and the degree of impact of your solution.
Publicly host the projects
Make sure your dummy projects are publicly hosted on a remotely accessible URL.
Create github repositories for your projects
A repository contains all of your project's files and each file's revision history. Having clean code in your repository can give your clients an impression of your version controlling knowledge and best practices.
Establish social media presence
Build your social media presence with the content related to your work. This could include content of your dummy work and insightful posts relating to your field.
Repeat the process
Repeat the process for a few various types of projects.