Comments on: Get Clients Now! Filling the Pipeline, Week 3 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-filling-the-pipeline-week-3/ Web Site Design + Development Company Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:44:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Selene M. Bowlby http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-filling-the-pipeline-week-3/#comment-291 Selene M. Bowlby Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:43:13 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=274#comment-291 @Nicole - Funny you say you're loosing momentum, because I am too! I've just been so swamped with client work that I've continually been pushing my GCN efforts on the back burner (once again!). I actually have a couple ZERO progress days this week, so I've given myself the liberty of striking those two days, and re-scheduling my GCN activities for the weekend, instead. That's the beauty of the program, is that you can adjust as necessary... I hope you're able to get over the hump this week and make more progress on the SI you haven't started yet, either. @Bryan - Thanks! I'm glad you like the articles. I'm actually beginning to wonder if it isn't too repetitive, LOL. I'm thinking next time I'll just do a First and Last week checkin - basically overview the whole month rather than post on a weekly basis. Still working that out, LOL. I do highly recommend the book though - if you end up buying it, I hope you'll stop by and let everyone know what you think! @Robert - That's fantastic that you don't need to do any marketing. I think that's the dream of a LOT of people. I can only hope to be at the point where I can avoid and turn down work. ;) There's just so much competition out there for web designers and front-end developers, that we really have to "work it" to help push ourselves out from the rest. I personally work more with Unix based servers and am more familiar with similar issues (creating themes). Do you know how different the process is to do similar work for ASP.NET vs Unix (PHP / Ruby / etc.)? It definitely sounds like a good opportunity, and surprising that more people don't do so. Worth looking into... hmmm.... ;) @lornadoone - Dagnambit, woman, yes you do! LOL As mentioned above, I might not do weekly updates next time, but I will be doing another program again soon. I hope you'll pick up the book and join in on the next session! @Nicole – Funny you say you’re loosing momentum, because I am too! I’ve just been so swamped with client work that I’ve continually been pushing my GCN efforts on the back burner (once again!).

I actually have a couple ZERO progress days this week, so I’ve given myself the liberty of striking those two days, and re-scheduling my GCN activities for the weekend, instead. That’s the beauty of the program, is that you can adjust as necessary…

I hope you’re able to get over the hump this week and make more progress on the SI you haven’t started yet, either.

@Bryan – Thanks! I’m glad you like the articles. I’m actually beginning to wonder if it isn’t too repetitive, LOL. I’m thinking next time I’ll just do a First and Last week checkin – basically overview the whole month rather than post on a weekly basis. Still working that out, LOL. I do highly recommend the book though – if you end up buying it, I hope you’ll stop by and let everyone know what you think!

@Robert – That’s fantastic that you don’t need to do any marketing. I think that’s the dream of a LOT of people. I can only hope to be at the point where I can avoid and turn down work. ;)

There’s just so much competition out there for web designers and front-end developers, that we really have to “work it” to help push ourselves out from the rest.

I personally work more with Unix based servers and am more familiar with similar issues (creating themes). Do you know how different the process is to do similar work for ASP.NET vs Unix (PHP / Ruby / etc.)? It definitely sounds like a good opportunity, and surprising that more people don’t do so. Worth looking into… hmmm…. ;)

@lornadoone – Dagnambit, woman, yes you do! LOL As mentioned above, I might not do weekly updates next time, but I will be doing another program again soon. I hope you’ll pick up the book and join in on the next session!

]]> By: lornadoone http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-filling-the-pipeline-week-3/#comment-290 lornadoone Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:11:43 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=274#comment-290 Dagnabit, woman. I need to buy that book so I can jump on your bandwagon. This looks like such a good idea. Dagnabit, woman. I need to buy that book so I can jump on your bandwagon. This looks like such a good idea.

]]> By: Robert S. Robbins http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-filling-the-pipeline-week-3/#comment-289 Robert S. Robbins Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:00:49 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=274#comment-289 I'm a web application developer. I don't need to do any marketing because the demand for web application developers is huge. I actually have to hide from additional work to avoid an avalanche of clients. I guess web designers don't have it so good. You might want to collaborate with web application developers because they are kept very busy. I specialize in ASP.NET 2.0 and I'm frustrated by the inability of designers to understand its use of themes and web control skins. I think there is a great opportunity there for any web designer who chooses to innovate in that neglected expertise. Robert S. Robbinss last blog post..<a href="http://williamsportwebdeveloper.com/cgi/wp/?p=266" rel="nofollow">Making Progress Learning Flash</a> I’m a web application developer. I don’t need to do any marketing because the demand for web application developers is huge. I actually have to hide from additional work to avoid an avalanche of clients. I guess web designers don’t have it so good. You might want to collaborate with web application developers because they are kept very busy. I specialize in ASP.NET 2.0 and I’m frustrated by the inability of designers to understand its use of themes and web control skins. I think there is a great opportunity there for any web designer who chooses to innovate in that neglected expertise.

Robert S. Robbinss last blog post..Making Progress Learning Flash

]]> By: Bryan http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-filling-the-pipeline-week-3/#comment-288 Bryan Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:19:53 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=274#comment-288 Excellent articles. I will be purchasing that book and doing my own personal marketing bootcamp by the end of the year. Excellent articles. I will be purchasing that book and doing my own personal marketing bootcamp by the end of the year.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-filling-the-pipeline-week-3/#comment-287 Nicole Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:42:35 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=274#comment-287 I'm losing momentum is where I am. It's like "hump week". :) As of Friday I was 20% of my program goal of 100 new prospects and over the weekend and today I'll be 26%, but haven't closed today in hopes of adding a few more. LOL I will be a sponsored link any day now, so I hope that will drive more traffic and I'll be able to attain my goal, but now I'm not so sure. I was confident to start, but need more people on my site. Also, when I gave my free guide a more generic title, I seemed to get more sign-ups. I hope that means my prospects are more targeted now and not a negative thing. There is one particular weekly item that I have not done even once. I need to do that THIS week! And, I need to start on my article, which is the last of my success ingredients that I need to do before this round is over. On a side note, there is one thing in the book that I didn't think I had to do which was "Practice my script" but ya know what? It only takes one phone call of really not knowing what you're talking about to tell you that you should have a plan. LOL! That will be part of my next round, for sure. ;) Nicoles last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/picknicksbrain/~3/325741450/" rel="nofollow">8 Month Old Schedule</a> I’m losing momentum is where I am. It’s like “hump week”. :) As of Friday I was 20% of my program goal of 100 new prospects and over the weekend and today I’ll be 26%, but haven’t closed today in hopes of adding a few more. LOL

I will be a sponsored link any day now, so I hope that will drive more traffic and I’ll be able to attain my goal, but now I’m not so sure. I was confident to start, but need more people on my site. Also, when I gave my free guide a more generic title, I seemed to get more sign-ups. I hope that means my prospects are more targeted now and not a negative thing.

There is one particular weekly item that I have not done even once. I need to do that THIS week! And, I need to start on my article, which is the last of my success ingredients that I need to do before this round is over.

On a side note, there is one thing in the book that I didn’t think I had to do which was “Practice my script” but ya know what? It only takes one phone call of really not knowing what you’re talking about to tell you that you should have a plan. LOL! That will be part of my next round, for sure. ;)

Nicoles last blog post..8 Month Old Schedule

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