Wrote off Discord for networking until a random server got me $800 in 2 days

I always thought Discord was just for gamers and had no place in freelance video work. But a buddy dragged me into a server for local video pros back in February. I posted a quick note about needing a fill-in shooter for a corporate shoot, and someone responded within an hour. It turned into a steady gig streak with three different folks from that same server. Has anyone else found real work through places they initially ignored?

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johnson.eva1mo agoMost Upvoted

That "Discord is just for gamers" thing is what kept me away too. But I've seen too many stories like yours to write it off completely. I still don't use it for my own work though.

michael8031mo ago

Honestly though, what's wrong with it just being for gamers?

webb.hannah1mo ago

Haha @michael803 honestly I get that, but then I'd have to admit I'm not a gamer and I use it all the time. Guess I'm the problem.