Comments on: 3 Reasons Your Business Is Growing So Slowly http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:37:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sarmonster http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-5148 Sarmonster Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:02:46 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-5148 Word of mouth gets me better customers than anything else. Socialize, tell people what you do, have a blog, join discussions in online communities, go to events, have a great time. People are proud to say "Hey, I know someone who can help you." Carry business cards EVERYWHERE. I've had people ask for my cards in the middle of a lake, camping, or just walking to my car at the market. Word of mouth gets me better customers than anything else. Socialize, tell people what you do, have a blog, join discussions in online communities, go to events, have a great time.

People are proud to say “Hey, I know someone who can help you.”

Carry business cards EVERYWHERE. I’ve had people ask for my cards in the middle of a lake, camping, or just walking to my car at the market.

]]> By: Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life / Roundup–First Work Day of Freelance http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-2810 Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life / Roundup–First Work Day of Freelance Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:32:09 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-2810 [...] I just discovered the Freelance Folder. Two of their recent posts I liked are 3 Reasons Your Business is Growing So Slowly (applies nicely to bloggers as well) and 3 Painful Ways You Lose Money Every Month (with a bonus [...] [...] I just discovered the Freelance Folder. Two of their recent posts I liked are 3 Reasons Your Business is Growing So Slowly (applies nicely to bloggers as well) and 3 Painful Ways You Lose Money Every Month (with a bonus [...]

]]> By: ProBlogReviews http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 ProBlogReviews Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:00:27 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-2635 Remain flexible to change - when I started my company, I was focusing on targeting everyone that would listen and only offering one service, as time went on and I learned where most of my business was coming from, I changed my marketing tactics to only target that group of people and I started getting 1 new client out of every 4 people I spoke with versus 1 out of every 200 I saw with my old method. When asked by a client if I could provide a service I had not been providing, I stepped up to the plate and started including that as a service my company did provide and saw another large increase in business. Remaining flexible as to what I need to do has helped my company succeed. Remain flexible to change – when I started my company, I was focusing on targeting everyone that would listen and only offering one service, as time went on and I learned where most of my business was coming from, I changed my marketing tactics to only target that group of people and I started getting 1 new client out of every 4 people I spoke with versus 1 out of every 200 I saw with my old method.

When asked by a client if I could provide a service I had not been providing, I stepped up to the plate and started including that as a service my company did provide and saw another large increase in business.

Remaining flexible as to what I need to do has helped my company succeed.

]]> By: Kelly http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-2485 Kelly Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:59:49 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-2485 You are IT in a game of blog tag! Find out the details of the game by visiting the post that you were tagged in http://www.shakinstyle.com/2007/11/i-was-tagged.html Looking forward to seeing your blog tag post! You are IT in a game of blog tag! Find out the details of the game by visiting the post that you were tagged in http://www.shakinstyle.com/2007/11/i-was-tagged.html
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]]> By: Christine O'Kelly http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-2267 Christine O'Kelly Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:27:53 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-2267 Reason #8: You didn't set your profit margin high enough to scale up. For example, now that I've got more work than I can handle, my role has moved more into a copy consultant and I need to depend on freelance writers to do some of the writing or the research. If you don't set a price point that allows you to outsource some of the tasks and still make a profit - there's no room to grow! For products, this might mean setting a price that allows you to offer an affiliate kickback to other resellers to help spread the word about your product. Thanks for the mention Dave!!! :) Christine Reason #8: You didn’t set your profit margin high enough to scale up. For example, now that I’ve got more work than I can handle, my role has moved more into a copy consultant and I need to depend on freelance writers to do some of the writing or the research.

If you don’t set a price point that allows you to outsource some of the tasks and still make a profit – there’s no room to grow! For products, this might mean setting a price that allows you to offer an affiliate kickback to other resellers to help spread the word about your product.

Thanks for the mention Dave!!!

:) Christine

]]> By: Signature Chatter http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Signature Chatter Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:03:15 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-2203 I think alot of it also has to do with don't go into a market that's oversaturated - too many businesses start up in sectors where certain companies/sites/organizations already have a foothold that is too trusted and accepted. Unless you have a really good product that can shape up that industry, it's best to not further saturate the market with a redundant or worse product. I think alot of it also has to do with don’t go into a market that’s oversaturated – too many businesses start up in sectors where certain companies/sites/organizations already have a foothold that is too trusted and accepted. Unless you have a really good product that can shape up that industry, it’s best to not further saturate the market with a redundant or worse product.

]]> By: Ray Grieselhuber http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-2193 Ray Grieselhuber Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:40:31 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-2193 This is one of my favorite topics. I run a startup that deals in search and social media optimization. The best piece of advice I can offer anyone delivering high tech solutions is to read and re-read "Crossing the Chasm" until your marketing strategy is razor sharp and you know exactly who your target customers are. Then deliver the world on a silver platter to them. This is one of my favorite topics. I run a startup that deals in search and social media optimization.

The best piece of advice I can offer anyone delivering high tech solutions is to read and re-read “Crossing the Chasm” until your marketing strategy is razor sharp and you know exactly who your target customers are. Then deliver the world on a silver platter to them.

]]> By: Grace Smith http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-2187 Grace Smith Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:16:10 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-2187 Reason #7 - Your not getting involved in the online community and building relationships! This touches on No.1 (with Christine's excellent example), but concentrates on making your voice heard in the niche that your experience lies in. Writing well thought out comments, becoming involved for example in group writing projects, guest blogging etc can give you an entirely new and active audience and garner you clients! Reason #7 – Your not getting involved in the online community and building relationships!

This touches on No.1 (with Christine’s excellent example), but concentrates on making your voice heard in the niche that your experience lies in. Writing well thought out comments, becoming involved for example in group writing projects, guest blogging etc can give you an entirely new and active audience and garner you clients!

]]> By: Jim http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 Jim Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:46:28 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-2183 I especially like the tip about not charging enough... often times people get caught up in this but often times it's not about being the cheapest since someone else always can beat you at that. -Jim I especially like the tip about not charging enough… often times people get caught up in this but often times it’s not about being the cheapest since someone else always can beat you at that.

-Jim

]]> By: Arturo http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 Arturo Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:20:48 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/3-reasons-your-business-is-growing-so-slowly/#comment-2179 Reason # 6: You're not reading this Blog! Reason # 6:

You’re not reading this Blog!

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