Hello everyone! Came here for anybody's advise. My friends and I are starting a design-service business. We're from another country but we're used to working with people from US, EU and AU. We're having a really hard time getting clients and how to market our services better. Any ideas, advises?
Thank you so much!
Starting a Design Business?
byu/Ill_Mulberry_7647 inEntrepreneur
Posted by Ill_Mulberry_7647
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Hello.
[Design Agency Owner ](https://www.24hour.design)here.
Getting clients requires patience, and pipeline building.
* For the best deals, starting building localized relationships nearby. Somewhere, somehow there is a community of high-paying clientele. Everywhere. No excuses. Try to find where these people will be, or perhaps 2nd, 3rd level connections of these people. Build relationships, ask for referrals, and you’ll eventually arrive, as long as your product, site, service, and pitch are clean.
* For smaller deals there are “bidding” websites like Fiver, and Upwork, but they suck ass (IMO)
* You can also build SEO, and work social networking sites, but those are more mid-to-long term.
* Also price point will decide if people turn-over fast, or slow. The higher the price, the longer the nurturing cycles.
Give yourself 30 days from today, go talk and meet with people consistently, and see what happens over the next 30-60-90 days.
Be patience, but just keep working and doing what you can without fail. Something will fall in your lap!
Feel free to ping for more questions 😉
What do you guys design?
Share some example sites