Originally Posted by nottsf

I am new at this too, and what I am about to suggest .... I am just in the process of doing, so I am not sure what will come of it yet. That said, I am going to be mailing out my brochure and a letter to some local non-profits this coming week. I plan to volunteer some time to provide general data entry and corespondence for them. I may not get a paying client immediately from it, but at least I can hopefully do some networking and get references that I can provide future clients.

You are thinking right. Volunteering is a great way to let people know you exist and what you are capable of. And providing support to not-for-profits is a great niche are to work in. It's known as 'Association Management' and I did this for 10 years in my business - all because someone contacted me back in 1997 to find out if I knew someone who could... when I looked at the list of things they needed doing I knew I could do them and took on the role. That was the start of a new role for me and one I loved. I looked after 4 different NFPs during the following 10 years.