Every business has at least a few universal challenges. In this article, we are focusing on two of those; gaining clients and to better retain them. Although some of these are “common sense” we all know practicing “common sense” is not always so common.
There is a very fine line between harassing individuals and piquing their interests. Most of our clients are out of my local area. I will be coming from engaging most clients remotely.
There is a very fine line between harassing individuals and piquing their interests.
Atlanta GA is a big co tech city. Meaning most of the technical companies are very large and often hire within. Also, the small businesses normally do not have a usable budget. So with limited opportunities, don’t waste your time if it is not a good fit.
By walking away you have more time for real paying clients.
Start with understanding their pain and how it can be resolved. This sometimes requires brainstorming with the client.
Before presenting a specific solution just go over the general stuff (example our white paper: www.isointeractive.com/pdf). Often during this review, the client will tell you what needs they have in more detail. Fix their pain. And if you can not do it, you should recommend someone that can.
Also, this is a big one; keep it as simple as possible. Adding every detail in a solution upfront is not beneficial. Don’t confuse the client.
Present very specific methods or solutions that are easy for the client to understand. At ISO Interactive we are like a ready-to-go team out of the box. We are daily and can scrum with the best of them.
Start with understanding their pain
If clients and potentials do not see you doing worthwhile things then they may not remember you. You want to be in the back of their mind in case anything potentially comes up.
It is good to have something new all the time. For us, this includes client projects, internal items, and other related activities.
We can show things off like a rebrand or business card design update, a new sexy company white paper, a fun project we are working on like our virtual world Wizard Spark Community. It can even be something we made that clients think is just cool. Like our LEGO Mini office. It is an office of our people working but in LEGOs and in a little box! It was also promoted on UVIDEO portfolio.
We have certain partners that are bigger than us. For example, we are one of the top smartfoxserver developer partners out there. They recommend us because we have a long history and they trust us.
As mentioned previously we did a cool UVIDEO piece and now on their portfolio! It is free advertisement and a good partnership.
Other types of partnerships are also extremely useful. For example, finding a group to reduce your time finding potential clients and having a semi-automated system for prequalifications is so important. From your target market, extending your user/client base with the help of your current network etc. See the full article for more details at http://www.isointeractive.com/blog/9-tips-to-get-more-clients/
Partners can recommend you.
This one is pretty easy. Every social media platform (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc…) has interests, tags or groups. So join them and add to the conversation. Actually, engage and reply to posts. Be useful and polite. Self-promoting means you are not listing. Sometimes you need a 2-way conversation to spark interest. Also, there are sites specifically designed for groups like meetup.com.
Many of the so-called clients that come your way are wasting your time. So I tried to put some basic rules together.
If you are able to vet clients in a timely manner then you know whom to deal with.
If you take a good look at my website you notice I have a lot of modulated stuff in there. That means a lot of talking pieces you can shift around when needed.
They talk about a mobile app, we have several and all in different programming languages with different purposes. They want to talk about a detailed website… See additional details at http://www.isointeractive.com/blog/9-tips-to-get-more-clients/ Now to be clear you do not want to talk that way lol. I was just shortcutting the conversation for the sake of time.
You only want to talk about the specifics that have to do with the client. But you can pick and choose when needed.
If the client is confident in your skills you are one step closer to close a deal.
Well, be honest as you can, professionally.
Be as honest as you can, professionally.
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