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#31 (permalink)   03-11-2009 Emerald Spirit VA New Member Company name: Emerald Spirit VA   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle WA area Posts: 21 Re: Gaining New Clients Awesome ideas! I wouldn't have even thought of a few of these. Thank you so much for sharing them. As a new VA, I'm so grateful to all the help I can find. If I come up with anything different that works for me, I'll definitely add to the list here. Thanks again, ~Annette

#32 (permalink)   03-12-2009 VA17_CS Contributing Member Company name: PASS   Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 102 Re: Gaining New Clients You can also leave stacks of cards and/or brochures when you go to get your hair and nails done. And even at some eating facilities. Here in VA, I have left a stack of cards in these places. __________________ Sheena M Cooper, VAA Sheena's Virtual Solutions

#33 (permalink)   03-12-2009 mwanje1103 Contributing Member   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nairobi, Kenya, Africa Posts: 51 Re: Gaining New Clients I got my first client by enrolling for a course that is related to my market niche. My client company is growing, I am gaining experience, we are all happy.

#34 (permalink)   03-12-2009 ElliottWoodwardAssociates New Member Company name: Elliott Woodward Associates   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: I live in Florida Posts: 9 Re: Gaining New Clients This is a great list! If you don't mind, I have a couple additions that have worked for me... Leave a business card on local bulletin boards at the grocery store, local hotels, laundrymats, etc. Small business owners visit these as well as out of town visitors who might need services while they are in town. Also, I ask local restaurants to allow me to leave a little stack of business cards by the cash register. Some will allow this and others won't, so be sure to ask first! Lisa

#35 (permalink)   03-12-2009 GladysS Contributing Member Company name: GS Business Resources My latest Twitter: RT @mmangen: Why Too Much Choice is Stressful and ...   Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA Posts: 138 Blog Entries: 2 Re: Gaining New Clients This is a great list! I hadn't thought of some of these, so I appreciate the ideas. One suggestion I have is to put your business card in any of the fishbowls some business have out. They use it to draw a card for some prize, but if you put your card in and turn it so it can be read from outside, others will see it! Good luck to everyone! __________________ Gladys Strickland GS Business Resources

#36 (permalink)   03-13-2009 SharLynn New Member Company name: Allied Business Professionals   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 24 Re: Gaining New Clients Great ideas....appreciate all of the advise, as this is the hardest part, I think - finding clients.

#37 (permalink)   03-13-2009 Assist4U Contributing Member   Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Indianapoils,In. Posts: 65 Re: Gaining New Clients Great List...I will have to try some of them myself. Thanks so much!!

#38 (permalink)   03-13-2009 Ness Lindsay Contributing Member Company name: CreativNESS - Real Estate Assistants Real Estate Insider: If We Reduce Our Price, Will You Reduce Your Commi... My latest Twitter: @mayaREguru awesome :)   Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Halton Hills, Ontario Posts: 209 Blog Entries: 1 Re: Gaining New Clients Yeah! I am so glad that people are finding use of this list. As mentioned, what works for some might not work for all. Keep in mind, word of mouth goes ALONG way. This can sometimes be the *best* form of marketing ever! __________________ Ness, REPA www.NessLindsay.com

#39 (permalink)   03-14-2009 kberes03 New Member Company name: Karen Beres, VA   Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 49 Re: Gaining New Clients Wow, Thank you so much. I am in the process of trying different ways of getting my name out there. No clients as of yet, but am always looking for ideas to get them. Have you done a post card mailing befopre? If so, any results from it? That is what I will be doing this week, sending out post cards to businesses in my area. I was told that it takes 5 times for someone to look at this and actually see it!! I'm hoping thats not the case!! Thank you very much for all your great ideas. Karen

#40 (permalink)   03-14-2009 Apex Virtual Assistance Contributing Member Company name: Apex Bizness Solutions Apex Has Solutions Recent Post: 10 Reasons to Choose WordPress My latest Twitter: A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a si...   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 112 Re: Gaining New Clients This is a really great list for both old and new virtual assistants. It's a great starting point for newbies and for the more seasoned VAs it takes you back to the basics. Many of us are constantly trying to reinvent the wheel when it's not always necessary. Don't get me wrong new ideas are always a plus, but I feel that they should be incorporated with what's been tried and tested. Good luck fellow VAs. __________________ Trena Stubbs of Apex Virtual Solutions & Author of The Road to Going Virtual

#41 (permalink)   03-14-2009 bluewaterbusiness Contributing Member Company name: Blue Water Business Services   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 152 Re: Gaining New Clients This is a great list. There were several I would never have thought of. It is great to have a list to refer! Thank you for helping us all out.

#42 (permalink)   03-14-2009 latynes New Member   Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 31 Re: Gaining New Clients Awesome list. Trade a link - awesome idea!

#43 (permalink)   03-15-2009 Absolute Virtual Assistance New Member Company name: Absolute Virtual Assistance My latest Twitter: RT @jujube_inc: You could win a JJB star carabiner...   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Atlanta Area Posts: 33 Re: Gaining New Clients This is a great list! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your marketing strategies! __________________ Jessica

#44 (permalink)   03-15-2009 let me type it New Member   Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 35 Re: Gaining New Clients Great list - thanks! (I like the car magnet idea).

#45 (permalink)   03-15-2009 Susan Myers Contributing Member Company name: Having A Virtual Advantage, LLC Virtually Speaking: Finding the Purpose in Online Networking Groups   Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tampa Bay Area Posts: 99 Re: Gaining New Clients Great Ideas, thanks for taking the time to write them out and share them with us. Susan Myers