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Client Acquisition Bootcamp

Land paying clients every month — for any freelance or service hustle in Nigeria.

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About this course

Learn the exact system to get paying clients consistently: a sharp niche and offer, where leads come from, outreach and pitches that get replies, discovery calls that close, and proposals that win. By the end you'll have a full client-acquisition machine — niche, lead list, scripts, proposal, and a simple pipeline tracker — so you can earn in naira and USD without waiting on luck.

The fastest way to stay broke as a freelancer is to be a "jack of all trades for everybody." The fastest way to start eating is to choose exactly who you serve and the result you give them.

What you'll learn

Course syllabus — 7 lessons

  1. Pick a Niche and an Offer People Will Pay For13 min
  2. Where Your Leads Will Come From12 min
  3. Cold Outreach and DMs That Get Replies14 min
  4. Run a Discovery Call and Qualify the Client13 min
  5. Proposals and Pricing That Close14 min
  6. Turn One Client Into Referrals and Retainers12 min
  7. Build a Simple Sales Pipeline in Google Sheets12 min

Your project

Your Complete Client-Acquisition System

A shareable link to a Google Sheet/Doc containing your niche + offer, a 20-lead list, an outreach script with follow-up, a proposal template, and a working pipeline tracker.

Certificates on Skillnaija are earned, not issued for attendance: you submit this project, it is graded against a rubric, and passing issues a certificate anyone can verify.

Frequently asked questions

Is Client Acquisition Bootcamp free?

Yes. Client Acquisition Bootcamp is completely free on Skillnaija. You need a free account to open the lessons, and there is no charge for the course, the project, or the certificate.

How long does Client Acquisition Bootcamp take to complete?

5 weeks · ~4 hrs/week. There are 7 lessons, about 2 hours of material in total. You learn at your own pace and your progress is saved.

Do I need any experience to start Client Acquisition Bootcamp?

Beginner-friendly. You can start from scratch — no prior experience is assumed.

What will I learn in Client Acquisition Bootcamp?

You will build practical skills in Niche and offer design, Lead generation, Cold outreach and DMs, Discovery calls and qualifying, Proposals and pricing, Referrals and retainers, Sales pipeline tracking. Every lesson is written for a Nigerian context, with examples drawn from how the work is actually done and paid for here.

Do I get a certificate for Client Acquisition Bootcamp?

Yes, but it has to be earned. You complete the course project — Your Complete Client-Acquisition System and submit it for grading. Passing the project issues a verifiable certificate; finishing the lessons alone does not.

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