Category Archives: Marketing and selling

Who’s marketing you?

Do you hate marketing yourself? Many people do especially women; it makes them feel very uncomfortable. With more competition for jobs and the trend to freelance and portfolio working growing apace, marketing yourself is something that cannot be ignored. Rather … Continue reading

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Asking your clients for referrals Part 2

Here is the second of 2 parts of a blog sharing tips on asking your clients for referrals. What tips would you add? Do a feedback questionnaire at the end of each project including prompting for referrals Choose your moment … Continue reading

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Help! Marketing feels like a maze!

Modern marketing is like a maze and it needs to be worked out, or you go around in circles! Getting more work from current clients is a lovely way to get work. It gives you an inner glow. Referrals make … Continue reading

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How Do I Market What I Do? 10 Tips

Many people find the prospect of marketing what they do scary and put it off, thinking of it as being pushy and selling to people, when in fact a lot of marketing is common sense and about finding out about … Continue reading

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Does Size Matter?

Size matters. Or does it? Isn’t it how you use it? I’ve been thinking about this a lot. The older I get, the bigger is my network. Throw in a dollop of Twitter followers, LinkedIn connections and Facebook ‘friends’ and … Continue reading

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Tweet Tweet!

I did a session explaining social media recently. Here’s my layman’s explanation of how Twitter works: I follow you so you will follow me.  I thank you for following me. I retweet your tweets in the hope that you’ll retweet … Continue reading

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Are You A Pushover?

  I was amused to read that Pizza Express are helping their staff with training from a ‘conversational flirt expert, so customers are comfortable and relaxed. I feel comfortable and relaxed with a big glass of wine, good company and … Continue reading

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