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Tag Archives: cold calling
The New Me: Reinventing My Solo Business
CFC Veteran, Laura Foley, describes how she retooled her freelance business, found a niche she can succeed in and which marketing tools get her the big clients. Continue reading
Marketing Monday: An Unexpected Mentor
Copywriter, Henry Alpert, shares a story of how his ongoing marketing efforts have brought him something perhaps more valuable than an actual client. Continue reading
Marketing Monday: Last chance before holidays
It's now or never if you're going to make a few new contacts or, better yet, do the marketing necessary to fill your plate for January 2012, a notoriously slow time. If you want to reach out to new prospects, this is the week to do it. Continue reading
It's Marketing Monday: what are you doing?
Many of you have even adopted Marketing Monday as your day to work "on" your business instead of "in" your business. If that's what you're doing today, tell us what you're up to. It just may inspire others to do the same. Continue reading
Ice cold calling
I‘ve always compared cold calling to dating. If you know someone you want to get to know better, you have to first introduce yourself. No one is going to know that you exist until you let him or her know you are available and have a lot of great qualities to offer. I had to ask a lot of girls to dance before I finally found one that rocked my world. Continue reading
Steady Marketing = Steady Clients
Steady clients keep the money streaming in. Ready to find some? What if, for 2011, you decided you were done with "feast or famine?" And what if you decided it was time to do what it takes to generate a … Continue reading
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Did Your Pipes Freeze Over the Holidays?
But for freelancers, a frozen pipeline is actually more of a danger throughout the other times of the year, even during the blazing-hot summer months. When your calendar is overloaded with project work (and here’s hoping that it will be in 2011), every freelancer’s tendency is to push aside marketing. After all, servicing clients is what pays the bills. Continue reading
What was he thinking?
No, he hated ME. During our meeting he interrupted me several times, and then when I wasn't speaking he just sat there and said nothing. As soon as I started to speak again, he would interrupt. He drilled me about how I had "found" him and was very angry with his colleague who had played a role in connecting us. After the longest 5-minutes of my life, our meeting was over. I breathed a sign of relief and then immediately counted... I still had all my fingers and toes. Continue reading
The View From Inside: Lessons I Learned as a Hiring Manager
In November, I attended a medical writers’ conference in Milwaukee, and listened to a presentation given by a hiring manager, telling freelancers what they needed to know about getting and keeping the client. And I was stunned by how much of it I already knew, but had somehow managed to forget. Continue reading
Cold-Calling Bingo!
Need motivation to do your research calls? Worried about rejection? Make it a game! Yeah, yeah, I know you've heard this one before. But I'm not talking about "giving yourself a point for each 'no' you get." Let's make it … Continue reading
