Can it be done?

Get clients without using social media?

It abso-blinking-lutely can.

Here’s how.

Use your network

Your family, friends, work mates, ex-work mates (if you’re a 9-5 escapee), neighbours, fellow business owners...

? Think of all the fantabulous peeps you know.

Talk to them about what you do.

Ask if they know of anyone that could use your services.

They might not give you a mahoosive ‘Yes!’ straight away but they might.

And you never know when you might crop up in a chat they’re having.

Out and about

Think of the folks you get chatting to in shops, cafes or restaurants.

Sometimes the chat gets round to you being asked “What are you doing for the rest of the day?” or ‘What do you do?”

Happens to me when I’m doing a food shop and when I tell them they can say ‘That sounds interesting’ or ‘I know someone who could do with some help with that’.

This is what happened to me a couple of weeks ago.

I was in the supermarket and was chatting to the woman on the checkout.

She asked what my plans were for the rest of the day.

I told her I was working on a few things for my marketing clients, and working on a series of workshops I was delivering to a group of women about menopause.

She wanted to know more about my menopause training for the supermarket she works in.

I’m talking to the manager of the store soon.

I only went in for tea-bags and milk?☕

Anything else you can do?

If you’ve got previous clients why not get in touch with them.

Do they know anyone who could use your help?

Use your website

Is your website geared up to be your 24/7 lead and client generator?

Are you offering your website visitor your fab freebie?

Then you can chat away to them in their inbox by sending them useful and helpful content.

In time you can give them the chance to buy from you or work with you - without relying on social media.

• Can they book a call with you?
• Can they buy from you via your website?

I do, for the most part, enjoy social media but at times it can feel I’m writing for the algorithm Gods so I like to make sure I’ve got other ways to bring clients to me.

And social media is a wee bit like playing in someone else’s sandpit. If they don’t want me to play in it they can kick me out.

NorthEastShare

I joined NorthEastShare to my potential client-attraction activities for this year and it’s reaping some lovely rewards already. 

Gained lovely clients for my Menopause Training Business and chats in the pipeline about marketing.

Over to you

Who do you know that could introduce you to more clients?

How could you take better advantage of conversations when you’re out and about?

Could you benefit from joining a supporting networking group like GB Shared?

If you're a member are you taking full advantage of it?

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Check out my other News articles below:

https://northeastshare.co.uk/news/25-content-prompts-to-explode-your-ideas-for-one-topic-or-theme

https://northeastshare.co.uk/news/10-ways-to-boost-your-sell-ability

https://northeastshare.co.uk/news/my-17-best-performing-email-subject-lines-with-an-open-rate-of-more-than-60

https://northeastshare.co.uk/news/plan-v-strategy-why-your-plan-aint-cutting-the-mustard-and-what-to-do-about-it

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