📱 Best Platforms
Fiverr (portfolio website gigs with buyers in creative fields), Behance and Dribbble (DM designers who have work but no portfolio site), LinkedIn (search for freelancers and pitch them a site that attracts better clients than LinkedIn alone).
📖 The Hustle
Photographers, makeup artists, writers, and designers need a portfolio site to land clients, but many rely solely on Instagram. You build a clean 3-5 page portfolio site on WordPress, Squarespace, or Webflow showcasing their best work with a contact form and about page. Charge $300-700. Creatives are visual people — if your demo site looks great, they'll hire you.
🚀 First Step
Pick a creative professional in your network without a portfolio site, build a mock site for them using their Instagram photos, and show them.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Pre-load 10 of their best images into the demo before showing it — creatives judge by visuals instantly, not by your explanation.
- Use Squarespace for artist/photographer sites (best visual templates) and WordPress for writer/consultant sites (better blogging tools).
- Offer a 'digital business card' upsell: QR code linking to their new site on their physical business cards for an extra $50.
🛠 Tools & Resources: Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow, Canva, Google Analytics