Help With Getting Customers

The Vindicat3d · The Vindicat3d #1 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 05:59 PM

I've been doing some freelance web design for a little while, and I was getting customers by association, but now I'm starting to run dry, what do you suggest to get customers? Should I put an ad in the local paper? Any advice?

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #2 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 06:06 PM

During my marketing management days prior to retirement, for that type of business found the free, home delivered TV guide and free suburban newspapers good value.

Cheaper to advertise than nationals also.

The Vindicat3d · The Vindicat3d #3 (**permalink**)

05-10-2008, 06:17 PM

Very true, but do people actually read those? I live in a very small town and just feel like it would be a waste, but I suppose I gotta to what I can.

Mac O Licious · Mac O Licious #4 (**permalink**)

05-13-2008, 05:03 PM

I give out business cards & send out my website address via email.

mac0s9user · mac0s9user #5 (**permalink**)

05-13-2008, 05:12 PM

Not sure about where you live but I would run an ad in the local newspaper and/or the Nickel Ad. Its pretty cheap relatively speaking

sanity1082 · sanity1082 #6 (**permalink**)

05-16-2008, 01:24 PM

i am active in a chamber of commerce and it is a great way to get your name out in the community

louishen · louishen #7 (**permalink**)

05-16-2008, 02:59 PM

I top up my work with creative agencies, but they tend to concentrate in central London, but do sometimes have work in towns, near the larger cities

Soulwar · Soulwar #8 (**permalink**)

05-16-2008, 03:46 PM

One thing I learned about self employment, is to over advertise. Find local flyers, community "magazines" (ones they give out for free to certain areas) and even certain businesses will allow you to post business cards. (Home Depot for example) You can even have signs made up and put them at busy intersections. Especially at "industrial areas".

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #9 (**permalink**)

05-16-2008, 04:29 PM

I'd go through the yellow pages for local businesses and perhaps try emailing them.

Pitch something along the lines of "local, exerienced webdesigner, face-to-face can represent your businesses true values" etc.

You also hear a lot about designers becoming known due to their more public work online. How about designing a free theme or do a free site for a popular open source project or something.

(Jon Hicks is a great example of this: he runs the popular pimpmysafari.com and pimpmycamino.com sites and also did the firefox logo - now he's internet-famous

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Davvyk · Davvyk #10 (**permalink**)

05-17-2008, 05:08 AM

the last little but of freelance i paid for i found through twitter.com

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Member Since: Mar 09, 2004 Location: Munich Posts: 9,075 Mac Specs: Aluminium Macbook 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM, SSD 24" Samsung Display, iPhone 4, iPad 2	05-16-2008, 04:29 PM I'd go through the yellow pages for local businesses and perhaps try emailing them. Pitch something along the lines of "local, exerienced webdesigner, face-to-face can represent your businesses true values" etc. You also hear a lot about designers becoming known due to their more public work online. How about designing a free theme or do a free site for a popular open source project or something. (Jon Hicks is a great example of this: he runs the popular pimpmysafari.com and pimpmycamino.com sites and also did the firefox logo - now he's internet-famous ) Mac-Forums Twitter \| Mac-Forums Blog My Twitter \| Jetplane Journal
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Member Since: Nov 28, 2007 Location: Nambucca Heads Australia Posts: 14,086 Mac Specs: iMac i5 2.7GHz OS X.8.3	05-10-2008, 06:06 PM During my marketing management days prior to retirement, for that type of business found the free, home delivered TV guide and free suburban newspapers good value. Cheaper to advertise than nationals also.
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Mac O Licious #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 90 Mac Specs: iMac, 2.8G, 24", 2 gig ram and it feels good	05-13-2008, 05:03 PM I give out business cards & send out my website address via email.
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Member Since: Sep 18, 2007 Location: Guam Posts: 1,004 Mac Specs: Gateway2000 P5-60. 66Mhz and 128 MB RAM.	05-13-2008, 05:12 PM Not sure about where you live but I would run an ad in the local newspaper and/or the Nickel Ad. Its pretty cheap relatively speaking
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sanity1082 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 17, 2007 Posts: 882 Mac Specs: macbook/iphone/ipod nano/ipod shuffle	05-16-2008, 01:24 PM i am active in a chamber of commerce and it is a great way to get your name out in the community
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Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,654 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	05-16-2008, 02:59 PM I top up my work with creative agencies, but they tend to concentrate in central London, but do sometimes have work in towns, near the larger cities
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