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#1 (permalink)   05-23-2009 Angel10 New Member Company name: BK and NT Virtual Assistance My latest Twitter: Personal Care Attendants Needed http://goo.gl/fb/R...   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 34 Marketing Tips? Hello, I just started my business. Anyone have some great ideas as to how I can find clients? Any marketing tips that worked for you? Thank you!!!

#2 (permalink)   05-23-2009 Capital Typing Guest Company name: Click here to learn how to add your Company Name! Latest blog post: Click here to learn how to add your blog feed! My latest Twitter: Click here to learn how to set up your Tweets!   Posts: n/a Re: Marketing Tips? Congratulations on just starting your business, what are you doing?

#3 (permalink)   05-23-2009 TimeForLife Contributing Member Company name: Time for Life Concepts, LLC My latest Twitter: All loaded up and headed home. :) http://t.co/R7Es...   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 178 Blog Entries: 9 Re: Marketing Tips? Hi, There are several posts with fabulous tips on getting clients, but I would start with this review on "Get Clients Now!". It may help you find what you are looking for. Good luck! __________________ Rikki Green www.timeforlifeconcepts.com

#4 (permalink)   05-23-2009 Debra E Clark New Member   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 4 Re: Marketing Tips? I tell everyone to start close. Cold call potential businesses close to you and start by offering one particular task to them. Once you get a client, then start doing offering them more services. Once you've built up your toolkit of services that you do start going further afield by joining online networks and talking to other businesses. __________________ Debra E Clark, Senior Technical Administrator www.admincorp.co.nz

#5 (permalink)   05-24-2009 Administrative Partners Active Member Company name: Administrative Partners, LLC Latest blog post: 5 Steps to Create a Successful Marketing Plan My latest Twitter: working on my social media strategy   Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virtually Anywhere Posts: 667 Re: Marketing Tips? I personally don't believe in cold calling, but you need to work your network. I've gotten clients the fastest by going out and MEETING people and telling them what I do. You can also go door to door. Visit small businesses in your community and just tell them that you are a small business as well and just wanted to let them know what you did -- perhaps have a brochure or something to leave with them __________________ Tamika R. Johnson, MBA, Principal administrative partners, llc www.administrativepartners.net | http://adminpartners.blogspot.com

#6 (permalink)   05-24-2009 Debra E Clark New Member   Join Date: May 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Posts: 4 Re: Marketing Tips? I perhaps should have been more prescriptive with my words... cold calling for me would encompass phoning and/or meeting with potential companies or networking with other businesses. I personally don't think that one particular process works everywhere and now that we all work globally I have found that some cold calling via phone works in some aspects and doesn't in others as does meeting with potential businesses. Originally Posted by Administrative Partners I personally don't believe in cold calling, but you need to work your network. I've gotten clients the fastest by going out and MEETING people and telling them what I do. You can also go door to door. Visit small businesses in your community and just tell them that you are a small business as well and just wanted to let them know what you did -- perhaps have a brochure or something to leave with them __________________ Debra E Clark, Senior Technical Administrator www.admincorp.co.nz

#7 (permalink)   05-24-2009 Meme03 Contributing Member Company name: Executive VA Solutions   Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Signal Hill, Ca Posts: 54 Re: Marketing Tips? I would say cold-call and send information brochures. I start with the people in my network, and then I visit local small businesses.