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"What are the specific skills, knowledge, money, resources, information, and contacts [you] need to bring that picture to life?"
- Anon.
1. Generate Word of mouth
Free work
Satisfied clients
Online/offline portfolio
Awards
Win contests in your industry.
For example, photographers and painters must get a gallery to showcase their work – it is hard work but persistence is key.
2. Be in regular touch with clients
Newsletters, tipsheets, whitepapers… read business writing basics
Arrogance is too often accompanied by incompetence.
- Anon.
3. Network - Connect with people
Offline and online
4. Network with local business
Cross promotion alliances with other local businesses - for example, you can develop free websites for the local school, shopkeepers’ association in exchange for publicity.
5. Connect with and impress the A-listers in your industry: Get them to see your work, do some free work for them, polish their egos
7. Promote yourself
Be everywhere
Rule #1 of Self Promotion: Give Good Headline:
- Anon.
6. Sell yourself
“Want to increase your income by up to 17%? Tonight, after work, go out drinking.”
- Anon.
7. Be an industry expert
Write articles, blog posts (Read more in ‘Write Well’ section)
Create unique, useful presentations…
Get speaking opportunities
Organize workshops
“The most valuable thing to have is a good reputation, and it’s neither hard nor expensive to acquire one: Be fair. Be honest. Be trustworthy. Be generous. Respect others.”
- Anon.
8. Look for new business
Job boards online, ads, referrals…
9. Surprise people with new things
Write a book on your industry – problems, myths about the industry, industry legends
Write a special report on your industry on your blog
If nothing else, start your own magazine, design portal, gallery, studio or blog network.
Keep working at it.
Read Part 1 The Self Employmemt Bible
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Be Productive
Build your own personal brand
Be effective
Learn to analyze situations
101 ways to persuade anyone
How to confront difficilt people
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