How to find oversee clients for IT contracts

[JazzyFry]

What are the best ways to find & attract foreign clients, and convince them to hire my services through a UK company?


As the market is tough at the moment for my skillset (Full stack engineer TS / Python / React / AWS), I'm considering oversee remote to minimise my time on the bench.
I'd like to target the EU (I'm citizen) and the US.
I have literally no idea how to go about that, so far I've been using my good old contact book of british recruiters to find my gigs.

[TheDude]

What are the best ways to find & attract foreign clients, and convince them to hire my services through a UK company?


As the market is tough at the moment for my skillset (Full stack engineer TS / Python / React / AWS), I'm considering oversee remote to minimise my time on the bench.
I'd like to target the EU (I'm citizen) and the US.
I have literally no idea how to go about that, so far I've been using my good old contact book of british recruiters to find my gigs.

My initial thought that TS / Python / React / AWS developers are a common enough commodity that companies don't need to look overseas.

Unless they want the job done on the cheap of course and if so they won't be looking at the UK.

[ladymuck]

Overseas?

Or do you want to be under supervision?

[WTFH]

If you’re an EU citizen and you live in the EU, then why use a UK company if you’re looking for EU and US clients?
It would make more sense to run your business out of the country you live in and with clients from that area.

[Lance]

What are the best ways to find & attract foreign clients, and convince them to hire my services through a UK company?


As the market is tough at the moment for my skillset (Full stack engineer TS / Python / React / AWS), I'm considering oversee remote to minimise my time on the bench.
I'd like to target the EU (I'm citizen) and the US.
I have literally no idea how to go about that, so far I've been using my good old contact book of british recruiters to find my gigs.

I'm not sure that a company who was looking to offshore development costs would ever contemplate the UK. Just too expensive.
Eastern Europe has excellent technical skills for less money, or if quality is a lower priority there's always India.

Your best hope is that "people buy people", so on that basis, with EU citizenship, apply for jobs in any EU countries you speak the language. But eve then, it's optimistic at best to think they'll use your LTD as a supplier. Your citizenship won't help with the cross border transactions, and import of services from a 3rd country. Ireland is the best bet I would think, but even then you'd need to be very good for them to consider using a UK supplier.

[JazzyFry]

If you’re an EU citizen and you live in the EU, then why use a UK company if you’re looking for EU and US clients?
It would make more sense to run your business out of the country you live in and with clients from that area.

I am a settled UK resident, with an EU citizen ship. Therefore I don't visas to work for most European clients, through my LTD or through employment.

[JazzyFry]

I'm not sure that a company who was looking to offshore development costs would ever contemplate the UK. Just too expensive.
Eastern Europe has excellent technical skills for less money, or if quality is a lower priority there's always India.

Your best hope is that "people buy people", so on that basis, with EU citizenship, apply for jobs in any EU countries you speak the language. But eve then, it's optimistic at best to think they'll use your LTD as a supplier. Your citizenship won't help with the cross border transactions, and import of services from a 3rd country. Ireland is the best bet I would think, but even then you'd need to be very good for them to consider using a UK supplier.

It does make sense, thanks for your answer. I will apply on EU job platforms anyway and hope for the best.

[JazzyFry]

Overseas?

Or do you want to be under supervision?

*Overseas indeed