One of the best ways to get writing clients when you’re first starting is to use job boards. There are several out there where you can get writing clients – all with slightly different processes, each attracting different types of clients. Some are known for being cheap. You probably don’t want to spend much time ...…
Doesn’t everyone drive past Bristol Motor Speedway and think about how to get writing clients? OK, so maybe that’s not normal, but I saw this sign and thought it was a good opportunity to talk to you about how to get writing clients – and how not to. There are so many strange things about ...…
Here’s a guest post from Monica Tagore that you won’t want to miss. Service is the thing that separates standout businesses from those that are just so-so … or worse. Take your service up a notch, and you will create a standout writing business that earns you repeat clients. This is the deal: People do business ...…
Isn’t it nice of Facebook to help you get writing clients? See, with the coming “Timeline” switcheroo, everyone – including businesses (ka-ching!) – will soon have the new format. With this new format, businesses are going to need to update their statuses more often or else risk leaving their fans and followers wondering whether they’re ...…
I wonder whether you could get writing clients this way! So, yesterday I treated myself to a facial (thank you, Groupon!) at a spa and salon I’ve never been to before (Results Salon and Day Spa in Kingsport, TN). It was wonderful… the music, the heated blanket, the pampering… ahhhh. I was one happy new ...…
Like I’ve said before, local networking events are a great place to get writing clients. But… I attended an event yesterday and got a HUGE reminder to share a tip about getting clients at these events. At this event, we only had 20 seconds to give an elevator speech. That’s pretty fast! When I used ...…
So, I was out at dinner with some friends when I saw the perfect example of how not to get writing clients. There’s a great little book by Jeffrey Gitomer called “The Little Gold Book of Yes!” No way on earth did the manager of this restaurant read this book. How do I know? Two ...…
Anyone can get writing clients for an initial project… well, with a bit of work. Getting them to keep coming back for more is an entirely different matter. It takes some effort to get a new client – you’ve got to find each other somehow (job board, Craigslist, in-person networking, through a referral), you’ve got ...…
How do you get writing clients? Look to the gum drop, my friend. Swedish fish? I’m in. But otherwise I’m actually not a fan of sticky, gooey candy, but my daughter and her friends love that stuff. Worms, squirms, gummy bears – the more sugar, the more (artificial) sourness poured into an onto these dentist ...…
Want to learn how to get writing clients on Umbrella Day? Look in the trash! One of the strangest memories I’ve got from going to college at Rutgers was what happened on rainy days. It seemed to rain (or snow!) a lot there. Maybe it was a bad year for umbrellas, or maybe we were ...…
