How can you differentiate yourself?

There are an awful lot of people out there who do what you do, right?

So how do you (first) find what's different about you and (second) highlight it for your prospects and clients so they can choose you?

That's a question I answered recently on the "The Lab,"Agency Access' Blog. Here's an excerpt....

It may sound paradoxical, but to find what’s different about you, start by looking at your target market. What do they need that you have? What do they value that you provide?

Your points of differentiation spring from your answers to these questions. This can be in a variety of realms, including your process (how you work), the quality of your work or the focus of your work, such as subject matter expertise.

But it has to be important to them. So, for example, if you’re good with color but that doesn’t matter to them or the work they need done, find something else to point out.

Read on to see how Nat Clymer, portrait photographer, demonstrates his point of differentiation.

How do you do it?

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About Ilise Benun

Ilise Benun is a national speaker and founder of Marketing Mentor and the Creative Freelancer Conference (with HOW Magazine). She works closely with creative professionals who are serious about growing their business. She is the author of several books including, “The Creative Professional’s Guide to Money: How to Think About It, How to Talk About It and What to Do About It,” (HOW Books 2011), “The Designer’s Guide to Marketing and Pricing,” “Stop Pushing Me Around: A Workplace Guide for the Timid, Shy and Less Assertive,” "Public Relations for Dummies, and “The Art of Self Promotion. Sign up for her free Quick Tips from Marketing Mentor here: www.marketing-mentortips.com
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