Finding Clients
Finding quality clients can be a difficult task for the beginner. There are many avenues to look for new clients. You can ask your family and friends. You can ask members of your inner circle, faith based and social organization. You can seek out community forums, such as Facebook and Linkedin. You can go to MeetUp and network with some of your local agencies.
You could look for opportunities from job boards, such as upwork and toptal. You could create sales funnel on your website and promote it with Google Ads.
All of these are great ideals. I would recommending doing several of them at first to establish you some clients. I would also recommend some boundaries. How much are you going to charge? How much do you have to spend on advertisement? Create a sales process? If you need to, then I would recommend reaching out to a local agencies owner. Invite him or her for some coffee, ask them about their sales onboarding. Do not copy, but make notes of the process.
Grind. Grind. And grind some more. Put incentives for you to hit several targets monthly or quarterly. Read how to become success. Stay motivated. Work on your craft. Improve your portfolio. Take on a pro-bono project or create some work for your favorite organization. Grind.
Find a mentor. Ask for referrals. Ask for small projects. Do a joint project. Make sure you under promise and over deliver.
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