I have made over $5470$ in gigs since the start of this year.
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nobody teaches you this part. you learn it the hard way, pitching into the void, getting ignored, watching someone else land the deal you wanted.
here are some points i managed to put together that may help you do the same :
>> your profile is your first pitch
before a project DMs you, they scroll your page. in ten seconds they have already decided.
your bio needs to tell them one clear thing, what you do and who you do it for.
web3 content creator | UGC | Twitter thread guy” says more than “building in the open” ever will.
your pinned post should be your best work. not an old thread. your sharpest piece, the one that shows range, voice, and that you understand how crypto twitter thinks.
>> post like you already have the gigs
this is the part most people skip. they wait to land clients before they start creating seriously. but projects are watching your feed before they reach out.
if your timeline is dry, why would anyone hire you?
post consistently about things that matter in the space like alpha, breakdowns, opinions on launches, takes on narratives. not to go viral. to prove you understand the culture. a founder scrolling your page should think “this person gets it.”
>> make your work visible, not just available( more bangers equals more gigs)
a portfolio link buried in your bio does nothing. the move is to post your work publicly and frame it as a case study.
“just dropped a UGC thread for [project], here’s what the brief was and how i approached it”
this does three things at once:
- it shows your process,
- it signals that real projects trust you
- it makes every new project imagine their name in that same sentence.
social proof travels fast on X.
>> sometimes the bag won’t come to you. you have to go get it.
the dream is projects coming to you. that happens when you’re vocal, consistent, and clearly good. but early on, you will need to go to them.
when you do, don’t pitch in the replies. that looks desperate. instead, engage genuinely for a few days. quote their announcements with actual insight. then DM with something real like this :
“been watching what you’re building, I have done similar content for [x type of project] and i think i could bring something specific here. want me to put together a quick sample?”
the sample is everything
for most gigs, one strong unsolicited sample closes the deal faster than a long pitch. if you want to work with a project, write one post for them. make it good. send it over.
projects are busy. they don’t want to imagine what you could do, they want to see it.
when you’re in conversation, lead on the terms
once they are interested, don’t shrink. know your rate. know your deliverables. know your turnaround.
>> relationships outlast campaigns
the best gigs come from people who have worked with you before or from someone who watched how you handled a previous job and recommended you.
be easy to work with. meet deadlines. communicate when something shifts. say thank you when a campaign wraps.
the web3 space is smaller than it looks. your reputation compounds quietly in both directions.
>> the real edge
everyone in this space is fighting for attention. but most creators are reactive, waiting for trends, chasing vibes, posting when they feel like it.
the ones who consistently land gigs are the ones who have made themselves predictable in quality and reliable in delivery.
projects do not just want creativity, they want someone they can trust to execute.
be that person publicly, and the DMs will come.
>> Lastly post bangers around your niche , i get tons of gigs anytime i hit a banger post.
Always check your messages request and filter good deals from bad ones.
Next guide will be on how to make bangers.