Comments on: How to Get New Business from Local Clients http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:29:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nicholas http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Nicholas Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:06:09 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-231 Great article. It was well put together with a few gems I can use. Great article. It was well put together with a few gems I can use.

]]> By: Brian Jones http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Brian Jones Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:12:16 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-76 Thanks Neil - great article! Local will indeed be my 1st "steps" in growing and expanding. Great point about visiting the C.O.C as this is probably overlooked by many. Thanks Neil — great article! Local will indeed be my 1st “steps” in growing and expanding. Great point about visiting the C.O.C as this is probably overlooked by many.

]]> By: David M http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-68 David M Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:13:11 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-68 Thanks for the article. I've been struggling to get those first clients/projects and this had some good points to consider. Thanks for the article. I’ve been struggling to get those first clients/projects and this had some good points to consider.

]]> By: Neil Brown http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Neil Brown Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:57:35 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-47 Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed the article the site! Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed the article the site!

]]> By: Ian Pilon http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Ian Pilon Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:08:54 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-46 Nice quick read, Thank you! this gave me a good spark to get back into my local area for some more clients. Love how clean this site is. I will be following for sure. peace from Cambridge, Ontario. Nice quick read, Thank you! this gave me a good spark to get back into my local area for some more clients.

Love how clean this site is. I will be following for sure.

peace from Cambridge, Ontario.

]]> By: Neil Brown http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Neil Brown Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:18:35 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-17 @meredith, @AtiKuSDesign, @Patrick Thanks for the compliments on the article and the site! @meredith, @Leanne I love the atmosphere and community of small towns and glad to hear you are both doing well in yours. I think there are a lot of opportunities to brand yourself as an expert and get referrals. I think to some degree, I do feel what I charge is less than if I were in a big city. You have to get a feel for it because you don't want to short change yourself, of course. I try to position my rates on the higher end of the scale for freelancers and very small studios, but less than mid-size studios and agencies. I certainly try to make sure not to be the cheapest because we all know where competing based on price leads. But I can offer a better value because of having minimal overhead, working efficiently, etc. @Patrick Thanks, that particular quote was from a book called "The Magic of Thinking Big" by David Schwartz, which I highly recommend! @Emmanuel Very good point. There is a downside and you have to be careful to properly position yourself. You don't want the low end clients who don't value design. If they expect things done for free or want to "try" you out first and make statements like, "if things work out, this could lead to ____" then definitely beware. Those are red flags for sure! R-U-N... @meredith, @AtiKuSDesign, @Patrick
Thanks for the compliments on the article and the site!

@meredith, @Leanne
I love the atmosphere and community of small towns and glad to hear you are both doing well in yours. I think there are a lot of opportunities to brand yourself as an expert and get referrals.

I think to some degree, I do feel what I charge is less than if I were in a big city. You have to get a feel for it because you don’t want to short change yourself, of course. I try to position my rates on the higher end of the scale for freelancers and very small studios, but less than mid-size studios and agencies. I certainly try to make sure not to be the cheapest because we all know where competing based on price leads. But I can offer a better value because of having minimal overhead, working efficiently, etc.

@Patrick
Thanks, that particular quote was from a book called “The Magic of Thinking Big” by David Schwartz, which I highly recommend!

@Emmanuel
Very good point. There is a downside and you have to be careful to properly position yourself. You don’t want the low end clients who don’t value design. If they expect things done for free or want to “try” you out first and make statements like, “if things work out, this could lead to ____” then definitely beware. Those are red flags for sure! R-U-N…

]]> By: Emmanuel Medina http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Emmanuel Medina Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:18:04 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-16 I think this is true, but I also had bad experinces with this I think is important to evaluate your client before taking a project. Many of your knows client may expect you give them things for free or with out any previous payment, they whant first to see and then decide if they whant to stay with it. I think this is true, but I also had bad experinces with this I think is important to evaluate your client before taking a project. Many of your knows client may expect you give them things for free or with out any previous payment, they whant first to see and then decide if they whant to stay with it.

]]> By: Patrick http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Patrick Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:16:17 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-14 I love the little motivational quotes and the end of each post. Very nice. I look forward to reading all of these. I love the little motivational quotes and the end of each post. Very nice. I look forward to reading all of these.

]]> By: AtiKuSDesign http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-13 AtiKuSDesign Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:15:36 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-13 Hi Neil, I really enjoyed this article and I'm really liking the look of the site. I'll be keeping my eye on this for the future. Hi Neil,
I really enjoyed this article and I’m really liking the look of the site. I’ll be keeping my eye on this for the future.

]]> By: Leanne http://freelanceshow.com/2009/09/get-new-business-from-local-clients/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Leanne Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:57:40 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-11 I too live in a small town and enjoyed reading that you support yourself in a similar environment as myself. I find that I am presented with great opportunities that I wouldn't otherwise get if I was in a large town competing with large companies. Do you feel that charge less than if you were in a big city? I too live in a small town and enjoyed reading that you support yourself in a similar environment as myself. I find that I am presented with great opportunities that I wouldn’t otherwise get if I was in a large town competing with large companies. Do you feel that charge less than if you were in a big city?

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