Comments on: Day 4: Get Inside Your Clients’ Head http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads Let's put the "freedom" in freelancing Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:59:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Karine Delvare http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1422 Karine Delvare Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:35:14 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1422 A very hard task for me too... I procrastinated a lot before diving into this lesson! That being said, once the target is roughly indentified, it's pretty exciting to find forums or blogs where these potential clients are, and read what they need... all at once you go from the feeling "am I really useful, does anyone wants me?" to "hey, I could solve that problem, I would make that person happy!" A very hard task for me too… I procrastinated a lot before diving into this lesson!

That being said, once the target is roughly indentified, it’s pretty exciting to find forums or blogs where these potential clients are, and read what they need… all at once you go from the feeling “am I really useful, does anyone wants me?” to “hey, I could solve that problem, I would make that person happy!”

]]> By: ShelleyD http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1409 ShelleyD Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:57:20 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1409 Hi Lexi, Like Emma, I'm having difficulty figuring out who my clients would be. I've written blog posts for real estate, feature articles and editorials, ezines, and have kept brokerage sites in business. Ahh, I just read Elvis' comment. THAT helped me tremendously! (*sigh of relief) Hi Lexi,
Like Emma, I’m having difficulty figuring out who my clients would be. I’ve written blog posts for real estate, feature articles and editorials, ezines, and have kept brokerage sites in business.

Ahh, I just read Elvis’ comment. THAT helped me tremendously! (*sigh of relief)

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1185 Alexis Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:22:01 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1185 Hi Elvis, You're making good progress! Here's how you use this: anytime you communicate with your prospective clients -- whether you're putting together your business card, or on your website, or anything else -- you imagine this Ideal Client in your head. You essentially write or talk to him. Also, knowing what problems they go to you for will help you further refine the types of services you offer, because your services are the solutions to their problems. Of course having a specific Ideal Client doesn't mean you'll be turning down anyone who doesn't fit this profile. It only means you'll be focusing on your Ideal Client when you market your services. Hope this helps! Hi Elvis, You’re making good progress! Here’s how you use this: anytime you communicate with your prospective clients — whether you’re putting together your business card, or on your website, or anything else — you imagine this Ideal Client in your head. You essentially write or talk to him. Also, knowing what problems they go to you for will help you further refine the types of services you offer, because your services are the solutions to their problems.

Of course having a specific Ideal Client doesn’t mean you’ll be turning down anyone who doesn’t fit this profile. It only means you’ll be focusing on your Ideal Client when you market your services.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Elvis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1183 Elvis Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:54:56 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1183 Hello Lexi, thank you for your reply! I understand my target client is the client who wants my services. To figure this out, I wrote down in further details what my previous clients asked me to do. This helped me improve my skill list from Day 1 and 7. (I've been going back and forth the days). So far, I realized my clients are an individual or a very small company. They use my service once and come back after a long period. I service diverse industries. Most my clients are males, they own or preside their companies/institution and they demand web services from me (I also offer illustration and training). Still, I'm not sure how can I use this information to land new clients... Thoughts anyone? Hello Lexi, thank you for your reply!
I understand my target client is the client who wants my services. To figure this out, I wrote down in further details what my previous clients asked me to do. This helped me improve my skill list from Day 1 and 7. (I’ve been going back and forth the days). So far, I realized my clients are an individual or a very small company. They use my service once and come back after a long period. I service diverse industries. Most my clients are males, they own or preside their companies/institution and they demand web services from me (I also offer illustration and training). Still, I’m not sure how can I use this information to land new clients… Thoughts anyone?

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1157 Alexis Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:05:14 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1157 Hi Elvis, I am very happy you're finding the 31-day series helpful. It IS scary to put yourself out into the world and freelance. However, anything worth doing is scary at first. Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers! Hi Elvis, I am very happy you’re finding the 31-day series helpful. It IS scary to put yourself out into the world and freelance. However, anything worth doing is scary at first.

Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers!

]]> By: Elvis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1148 Elvis Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:14:38 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1148 Lexi, I'm freelance graphic and web designer specialized in Joomla CMS in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Thank you for the 31-days series! You sure are a mentor for me! It's been a great help so far. Day 4 kinda scared me at first but I'm reading this post over and over until I get the most of it. I'm having doubts, though, because I feel I can serve any industru. Currently I have clients from diverse walks of life. Lexi, I’m freelance graphic and web designer specialized in Joomla CMS in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Thank you for the 31-days series! You sure are a mentor for me! It’s been a great help so far. Day 4 kinda scared me at first but I’m reading this post over and over until I get the most of it. I’m having doubts, though, because I feel I can serve any industru. Currently I have clients from diverse walks of life.

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1087 Alexis Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:15:36 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1087 Hi Emma! It can be hard at first to zero in on one niche or segment of the market to focus on. Just get started with one, preferably one where you already have contacts, keeping in mind that you can always expand to other niches/market segments when you're more skilled and comfortable about marketing your services. Hope that helps! Hi Emma! It can be hard at first to zero in on one niche or segment of the market to focus on. Just get started with one, preferably one where you already have contacts, keeping in mind that you can always expand to other niches/market segments when you’re more skilled and comfortable about marketing your services. Hope that helps!

]]> By: Emma http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1083 Emma Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:33:09 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1083 This is the biggest challenge for me...to figure out who my clients should be. Still not sure how to do it, but thank you for this helpful post, I'm going to dive in today! This is the biggest challenge for me…to figure out who my clients should be. Still not sure how to do it, but thank you for this helpful post, I’m going to dive in today!

]]> By: Alexis http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1047 Alexis Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:57:10 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1047 Thanks for the feedback, Leah! I'm glad you're enjoying the content and finding it really useful. Let me know if there are any other topics you'd like to read about. And do keep us posted on your progress :-) Thanks for the feedback, Leah! I’m glad you’re enjoying the content and finding it really useful. Let me know if there are any other topics you’d like to read about. And do keep us posted on your progress :-)

]]> By: Leah http://thesavvyfreelancer.com/management/get-inside-your-clients-heads/comment-page-1#comment-1046 Leah Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:51:39 +0000 http://www.thesavvyfreelancer.com/?p=426#comment-1046 Hi Lexi, This is great stuff; I just found your site a few days ago. I started your "31-days" today as a sort of crash course, to re-start my freelance business after a long time of inactivity. Day 4 is excellent! Can't cram this one, so I'm taking notes and stretching it out in sections (plus it's an ongoing thing anyway). So today I'm doing 4 days... This is exactly what I needed! Structure, a plan. Thank you. Thanks especially for the plug-ins on day 15! I am SO cheating and taking care of some of that stuff PRONTO :) Best, Leah Hi Lexi,

This is great stuff; I just found your site a few days ago. I started your “31-days” today as a sort of crash course, to re-start my freelance business after a long time of inactivity. Day 4 is excellent! Can’t cram this one, so I’m taking notes and stretching it out in sections (plus it’s an ongoing thing anyway). So today I’m doing 4 days…

This is exactly what I needed! Structure, a plan. Thank you. Thanks especially for the plug-ins on day 15! I am SO cheating and taking care of some of that stuff PRONTO :)

Best,

Leah

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