Comments on: Get Clients Now! The First 28 Days, Week 1 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-the-first-28-days-week-1/ Web Site Design + Development Company Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:25:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Selene M. Bowlby http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-the-first-28-days-week-1/#comment-238 Selene M. Bowlby Tue, 20 May 2008 12:05:23 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=217#comment-238 @Eric - I was hoping you'd comment, since I know you've done the program before! :) That's great to hear that it worked so well for you - hopefully it works for us too, LOL. I do hope you'll join in on the June program - I know you're big on accountability, so it would be great to have you involved! @Claire - That's ok for this time, LOL. I figured I didn't really give that much notice anyway. This is somewhat of a test run, and I'm hoping a lot of people will be intrigued by the process - enough to join in on round 2. I hope to see you next month for the 2nd program! @Eric – I was hoping you’d comment, since I know you’ve done the program before! :) That’s great to hear that it worked so well for you – hopefully it works for us too, LOL. I do hope you’ll join in on the June program – I know you’re big on accountability, so it would be great to have you involved!

@Claire – That’s ok for this time, LOL. I figured I didn’t really give that much notice anyway. This is somewhat of a test run, and I’m hoping a lot of people will be intrigued by the process – enough to join in on round 2. I hope to see you next month for the 2nd program!

]]> By: Claire http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-the-first-28-days-week-1/#comment-239 Claire Tue, 20 May 2008 05:45:31 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=217#comment-239 I think this is a great project! I would have joined in, but haven't purchased the book yet. Next round - I'm in! I'm looking forward to seeing how you make out - I think you've definitely got the motivation and ability to get it done. Can't wait to see how it goes! Claires last blog post..<a href="http://www.sharpwitdesigns.com/2008/04/12/new-free-theme-in-the-works/" rel="nofollow">New Free Theme in the works</a> I think this is a great project! I would have joined in, but haven’t purchased the book yet. Next round – I’m in! I’m looking forward to seeing how you make out – I think you’ve definitely got the motivation and ability to get it done.

Can’t wait to see how it goes!

Claires last blog post..New Free Theme in the works

]]> By: Eric Davis http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-the-first-28-days-week-1/#comment-240 Eric Davis Tue, 20 May 2008 04:06:25 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=217#comment-240 If you can stick with this program, you will have great results. I used it when I first started out last year and within two months my business was busy enough for me to start turning down potential work. Since then I've slowed down my marketing a lot and I've noticed a drop in business. If you start a new one in June, I might join you. The accountability would be helpful. Eric Daviss last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/theAdmin/~3/285757691/progress-review-april-2008" rel="nofollow">Progress Review - April 2008</a> If you can stick with this program, you will have great results. I used it when I first started out last year and within two months my business was busy enough for me to start turning down potential work. Since then I’ve slowed down my marketing a lot and I’ve noticed a drop in business.

If you start a new one in June, I might join you. The accountability would be helpful.

Eric Daviss last blog post..Progress Review – April 2008

]]> By: Selene M. Bowlby http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-the-first-28-days-week-1/#comment-241 Selene M. Bowlby Mon, 19 May 2008 12:15:03 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=217#comment-241 @Rachel - I hope you'll check out the rest of the series... if you like what you see, you can pick up a copy and join me on the next round! :) That's great that you are already doing a lot of the things here - much of it is common sense, but things you often forget about (or might not even consciously realize). I hope it works! @Nicole - Thanks for posting your program goals! I'm with you on having a full time job in addition to my own business, so I had to cut my first two daily actions down to 1/2 hour each (the book suggests spending 1 hour a day on your Success Ingredients). That's one of the things I really enjoy about the book - the flexibility it offers when creating your program goals and daily action items, etc. Good Luck this month! I'll post a weekly check-up post on Saturday to see how Week 1 went for everyone. Anyone else want to join in? :) @Rachel – I hope you’ll check out the rest of the series… if you like what you see, you can pick up a copy and join me on the next round! :) That’s great that you are already doing a lot of the things here – much of it is common sense, but things you often forget about (or might not even consciously realize). I hope it works!

@Nicole – Thanks for posting your program goals! I’m with you on having a full time job in addition to my own business, so I had to cut my first two daily actions down to 1/2 hour each (the book suggests spending 1 hour a day on your Success Ingredients). That’s one of the things I really enjoy about the book – the flexibility it offers when creating your program goals and daily action items, etc.

Good Luck this month! I’ll post a weekly check-up post on Saturday to see how Week 1 went for everyone.

Anyone else want to join in? :)

]]> By: Nicole http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-the-first-28-days-week-1/#comment-242 Nicole Sun, 18 May 2008 17:26:20 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=217#comment-242 I started my 28-day program yesterday along with you! I'm also filling the pipeline, using direct contact, networking, writing/publicity, and advertising. Here's my plan: My program goal: 10 prospects and 5 sales of my e-Book My reward is a spa service like facial, pedicure, etc. Success Ingredients: 1. Ad venues and budget - My goal is to first set my monthly advertising budget and then find 5 good candidates for advertising within that budget (even if I have to rotate among 5 every other month). Due 6/6 2. Prospect List - I need one - Due 6/6 3. Write one article and submit it to a website - Due 6/12 Daily/Weekly Actions: 1. Spend 1/2 hour daily on Success Ingredients (I work FT so 1 hour was too much, I think) 2. Read/Write 1/2 hour daily. 3. Make 5 message board posts / week 4. Post 10 comments on other blogs each week 5. Post to my own blog 1-2x per week. 6. Write an article or tip once a week 7. Evaluate 1 new place to advertise / week 8. Spend 1 hour / week refining my online advertising campaign 9. Spend 1 hour / week on research 10. Schedule a day of fun each week (today I go shopping w/ a friend!) My permission is that I deserve to be successful, too! :) Good luck to us all! I started my 28-day program yesterday along with you! I’m also filling the pipeline, using direct contact, networking, writing/publicity, and advertising. Here’s my plan:

My program goal: 10 prospects and 5 sales of my e-Book

My reward is a spa service like facial, pedicure, etc.

Success Ingredients:
1. Ad venues and budget – My goal is to first set my monthly advertising budget and then find 5 good candidates for advertising within that budget (even if I have to rotate among 5 every other month). Due 6/6

2. Prospect List – I need one – Due 6/6

3. Write one article and submit it to a website – Due 6/12

Daily/Weekly Actions:

1. Spend 1/2 hour daily on Success Ingredients (I work FT so 1 hour was too much, I think)

2. Read/Write 1/2 hour daily.

3. Make 5 message board posts / week

4. Post 10 comments on other blogs each week

5. Post to my own blog 1-2x per week.

6. Write an article or tip once a week

7. Evaluate 1 new place to advertise / week

8. Spend 1 hour / week refining my online advertising campaign

9. Spend 1 hour / week on research

10. Schedule a day of fun each week (today I go shopping w/ a friend!)

My permission is that I deserve to be successful, too! :)

Good luck to us all!

]]> By: Rachael http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/marketing/get-clients-now-the-first-28-days-week-1/#comment-237 Rachael Sat, 17 May 2008 20:03:04 +0000 http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/?p=217#comment-237 These are great - I'd love to grab that book, but I can't today. I'm happy to see that my ideas about marketing my new business are mostly in line with your marketing plan; that must mean I'm not totally off base. :) I look forward to reading the rest of this series! These are great – I’d love to grab that book, but I can’t today.

I’m happy to see that my ideas about marketing my new business are mostly in line with your marketing plan; that must mean I’m not totally off base. :)

I look forward to reading the rest of this series!

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