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It’s never easy to land your first client, especially when you don’t have any projects to
showcase yet. And that’s exactly the main blocking point, because clients rely on three
essential criteria when deciding whether or not to work with you: 1st criterion : Your portfolio
2nd criterion : Your pricing
3rd criterion : Your process (steps, timelines, client feedback) So what do you do when you have no projects to present ?
👉 Simply create a fictional project for a real company. To do this, you need to find a company that meets three criteria:
  1. A company with budget
  2. A company that shows real interest in a motion design presentation video
  3. A topic you actually enjoy working on
Discover the full list of domains where a motion design presentation video can make a real difference.
You’ve found the company for your video ✅
You know the 4 essential stages (Script, Storyboard, Voice Over, Video) ✅
You start writing your script (via Onboard-me or a free tool for now) 🕗
(If you don’t yet have €45/month to invest in Onboard-me, don’t use the tool just yet. We’ll use it once your video is completed, in order to take advantage of the 14-day free trial for prospecting and send your project link directly to potential clients.)
Use Google Docs, Notion, or any other tool only for the script. We will use Onboard-me to take a more professional approach when reaching out to prospects. If you already have the tool, go directly to the page: 3. Writing your project script

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Create your script using Google Docs or Notion to get started

For your first video, the ideal duration is 1 minute, which is about 155 words.
45 seconds: 110 words 1 minute: 155 words 1 minute 30: 220 words 2 minutes: 310 wordsOn the Script page of Onboard-me, you will find a word counter based on the duration defined in the Brief page.
  1. Create the structure of your script: Hook, Dream Projection, Solution, Method, CTA
  2. Create the storyboard in Figma
  3. Produce the voice-over on Fiverr to start
  4. Then move on to motion design

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How to import your project into Onboard-me

Once your video is completed, you can import your full project into Onboard-me.io in order to:
  1. Approach the company you created the video for
  2. Reach out to around twenty competing companies if they are not interested
In any case, if your video is high quality and you present it with a professional support, your perceived value will instantly increase in the eyes of your future clients. Your approach will make a real impact, and out of 20 well-targeted prospects, you will be able to land your next client. 👉 To import your very first project, go here : Import my project
👉 If you’ve already signed your first client, go here : Complete my brief
👉 If you need to improve your outreach, go here : Improve my approach
👉 If your outreach is good but you get no replies : Follow up properly with your prospects