What is the best way you have found to get clients?
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The three top ways to get business online are via PPC, SEO, and Email. Everyone will say word of mouth because it is not something you can use against them. The key is to find something that works and commit to it. If it works, eventually it will become saturated and then it will stop working. Then the weak hands will drop out and it will start working again. Also, I always recommend trying anything as long as it won't put you out of business if it doesn't work and as long as you do not sign any long-term contracts.
Word of mouth is the slowest way to add clients. Word of mouth and networking trade your time for your money, so if you don't have an advertising budget then it makes more sense. Just be careful the word of mouth you get is not based on price in any way. There is a saying 'price, quality, turnaround time; choose two'. Be known for quality and turnaround time. One last thing regarding word of mouth; I prefer review sites. Tell your happy clients to tell a friend yes, but also to post a positive review for you somewhere.
Good information Matthew. Thank you! Telling clients to post a positive review and being known for quality and turnaround time is good. When you email, do you just random email? I appreciate your feedback. Thanks!
There are many approaches to email marketing. You can purchase or rent a list. A rented list is more targeted, which helps. Use a service like brite verify to scrub the list and a service like mail jet to send it. Those are the basics.