Lidorub: Freelance Leads in Telegram

A freelancer lives on leads: waiting for clients on a marketplace, the commission eats part of the pay, and in chats, orders sink within minutes. Lidorub promises a shorter route: jobs with direct customer contacts in Telegram. 💼

What the author claims

The bot's description is brief: work for freelancers with direct customer contacts, with support handled by a separate account. Jobs come from a linked bot where clients post their tasks themselves.

The command menu is empty, so everything runs through buttons and messages. No public pricing could be found, so check prices inside the bot.

A lead versus a marketplace

On a marketplace you compete with dozens of bids and pay a commission. A lead with a contact lets you message the client right away, but competition in such channels is high too: the same job reaches many people at once.

• Speed. The one who replies in the first minutes tends to win.
• Direct talk. Terms, deadlines and payment are agreed with the client, no middleman.
• Responsibility. There is no platform protection, so agreements rest on you.

Replying so it counts

1. Read the whole request and find the client's specific question.
2. Answer to the point: what you will do, how long it takes, what it costs.
3. Attach one or two relevant work samples.
4. Offer a short call or ask a clarifying question.

A template "hello, I am a professional" rarely works. The client gets a pile of identical messages and picks the person who understood the task. ✍️

Protection from fraud

A direct contact means you must vet the client yourself 🔒

• For a one-off project, take a prepayment at least for the first stage.
• Put terms in writing: scope, deadlines, revisions, amount.
• Do not agree to a free "test task" that covers the entire job.
• Do not pay for access to an order or a course someone pushes in private messages.

What to pay for access

Services like this usually charge a subscription or a price per pack of leads. Estimate how many jobs you need to close to cover the cost, and start with the shortest term.

If no lead fit your profile during a month, either change the filters or choose another source of clients. 📊

Building a wider flow of leads

One lead source rarely solves everything. Keep a public portfolio, take part in professional communities and ask former clients for reviews. Repeat clients are cheaper than one-off leads.