My first three "official" clients were results of RFPs.

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Kathy
www.theofficevirtuoso.com

In the first 6 months, 95% of my business came from Twitter. For the past 6 months (just had my one year anniversary earlier this month) my business has come from client referrals and Search related (finding me on Google or reading an article about me).

I haven't spent any money on advertising yet, and likely (thankfully) won't have to.

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Well I've just mailed out postcards so I'm hoping to gain all 3 first clients from that... keeping my fingers crossed!

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--Leigh

Hi

All of my first three clients came from letters I sent to local businesses (doctors and lawyers as that was my niche back then). That was 25 years ago so I'm not sure that would still be as effective today.

Today most clients come from social networking I do, press releases and articles, & word of mouth. I also have a Google Adword campaign.

Good luck!

Diana Ennen
Virtual Word Publishing
www.virtualwordpublishing.com

I'm just starting my VA business but I already have two potential clients. I actually obtained them through my personal facebook page. I posted in my status that I was starting my own business as a VA. One was a friend who owns her own business and the other his daughter was a friend of mine and she referred him to me.

My very first client was an attorney that worked with me at a former employer. All of my clients since can be attributed to my blogging in some way, shape or form.

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~Tina Marie Hilton of Clerical Advantage
& founder of VA Survival School

Hi

My first clients came from my direct mail efforts. I wrote to doctors and attorneys in the area. I also placed an advertisement in the local paper and did Yellow Page advertising. Not sure Yellow Page advertising would work well today, but back then it sure did.

Thanks!

Diana Ennen
Virtual Word Publishing
www.virtualwordpublishing.com

My first client came through a newspaper ad that she had placed. After that it was mostly yellow page ads, that was 17-years ago in California. I have since relocated to Florida, and since becoming established here it's about 95% repeat clients and referrals from those clients. The other 5% from various forms on the Internet. Like Diana said I don't think yellow page advertising would work today, but it sure did all those years ago. I could tell the day the yellow pages were delivered my phone didn't stop ringing.

My first client was through a networking event. I introduced myself and she contacted me three days later for an hourly project. Although it wasn't anything long term, I was very impressed. That client has contacted me again. My 2nd and 3rd clients were a result of a weekly B2B meeting that I attend and are still clients of mine.

My first four project clients were from a local networking meeting that I attend weekly and one that I recently received came from a speed networking event that I just attended last week. I have also received a project client from my business cards posted around town, and I actually received my first ongoing client that was as well.

I recently mailed out 300 postcards to specific businesses in my surrounding areas. I have received two calls to take me off their list but and about 15-20 return to senders, other than that I have not actually heard anything. No news is good news right?

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