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Effective and Free Ways to Promote Your Design Services
Submitted by fergus » Fri 17-Dec-2021, 15:33Subject Area: GeneralKeywords: it services seattle washington | 1 member rating |
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You're a freelancer right, so you should at least have a decent knowledge in your field of work. Why not use your knowledge to your advantage. Contact your favorite design blogs and offer to write a guest post, 90% of blogs will take your article as long as it is unique, detailed and well explained. In taking on your article they also display a link to your website, a short bio as written by you and possibly a link to your social media profiles.
So why write a guest post on a graphic design blog and it services seattle washington? This isn't exactly the type of audience I am after, if they are reading a design blog I am sure they know how to design!
The point of a guest post isn't to attract direct clients but more so to begin making a name for yourself within the design community and network with others. The more people that know about you and your services, the more chance they will tell others about you.
2. Create a freebie and IT services seattle Washington
Spend some time creating a unique and useful resource that others could make use of. It doesn't matter if it is as small as a social media button or as large as a coded web template. As long as you create something nice, well-constructed and useful, people will take value in it.
Place a download to your freebie on your website, blog and submit it to the large number of resource websites. Don't forget to share it via your social media profiles.
3. Run a competition
Run a competition via your website, blog and social media profiles. Offer a free or heavily discounted service to the winner, people love getting something for free. This is definitely a great way to gain some exposure and drive a bit of traffic towards your profile.
But why offer a service for free? I am freelancing to make money!
You've heard of the old saying "You have to spend money to make money" right? (Although that is not 100% true). This has a similar theory, provide a service for free, or a discounted price, and receive more work. Not only are you gaining a potential long term client relationship but also increasing your potential word of mouth advertising. All it takes is some excellent work with the winner, both design and support wise, and they are sure to spread the word about you with their friends.
4. Look for work locally
Local work is easily going to be your biggest source of work and income when starting out, especially if you focus on web design. Don't be afraid to get out there and approach local businesses, even if they have an established website.
Focus first on looking for local businesses that don't already have an online presence. Don't just offer your services to them, nearly all of them will turn you done right away. Instead educate them on why they should have an online presence and, specifically, how it will benefit them. You need to justify to them why they should spend money for you to create a website for them, highlight how it will increase their sales and presence within their market. It is surprising just how many local businesses don't have websites and just how many of them aren't even aware of the perks of having one.
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