How can I land clients when I have little or no prior job experience?

You’ll have to land your first client just like any professional—by proving you can deliver results. Even without a traditional résumé, you can show proof of generated outcomes. A quick way to bootstrap is to market yourself through free channels such as LinkedIn DMs, Instagram DMs, X (Twitter) communities, schools, etc. Build a system that consistently gets interested prospects, then sell that system to others. For instance, run a LinkedIn outreach funnel that generates about five qualified leads a week (a booked meeting). You may not close those leads yourself, but you can guarantee lead generation for clients.