I'm launching my own PR/writing firm. Does anyone have suggestions on how to find clients and projects? Thanks
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Well, It's great.\nIt is a very dificult job to get a space for new business. I suggest you start locally in your city where you find Real Estate Agencies, Schools, Opera's, Ad Services and local newspapers.\nWell, you may also launch a website for websites which require content writers and translaters.\nMany advertising agencies need ad writers and easily available over search engines, you personally contact them show them your artistic work and drive more visitors to your website.\neBay.com offers these type of oppertunities you may start good paractice with ebay. likewise Amazon, ubid and many others. Where you can find very big projects though.\nI mention a site below to select your skill based wirting and get paid.\nI hope this info may help you!\nemarketingclass@gmail.com
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Hi, I'm launching a new website called http://www.languagepartner.org and I'm looking for partners in different cities to implement the marketing strategy and business plan in their city. This page let's you get in contact with foreign people living in your city so you can meet and practice any language over a coffee or something. E-mail me if you'd like the details... best regards, Jose jmlakes@gmx.net
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Try business link they awere really helpful when i started up mine. also business angels and venture capitalists are groovy.
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this is a great way to advertise and get your business going. this site even sells affordable targeted mailing list and much more. check it out: http://hotshorturl.com/fp98
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You can start by writing articles to some of the different groups. If they are good in content and subject, you just may get noticed. Great way to market your talents.
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Hi,\nThere are many marketing firms out there that will and can get you started. Check the yellow pages or internet.
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you can market for free - press releases. try prweb.com.\n\nhowever, press releases are only a part of an overall marketing strategy that is not free.
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I have found a website that compiles various resources on starting a non profit. I especially like the Minnesota Council of NonProfits because the site gives information on governance, developing strategic alliances, fund raising and other ingredients of successfully running a non profit. \n\nhttp://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/znpbib.htm\n\nAs for funding your non profit, I suggest you check out Foundation Center to help you gain ideas on how to properly establish your organization and get support from private foundations. They have the most extensive database of private donors, and they publish a magazine that can be very helpful to your new non profit.\n\nhttp://fdncenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/establish/index.html\n\nI was previously involved in the setup of a non profit, and we were able to get a pro-bono lawyer who set up everything for us, including getting the 501c3 tax status. Contact other non profits in your area and check if there are lawyers willing to work for free to get you started. \n\nNon profits are just like any business - you need to get the word out in order to get the needed funding to help support your activities. Here are some tips to help you market your non profit:\n\n1. Determine your your target audiences: who are the groups and audiences that your non profit wants to reach. Remember that one target group may respond differently to a marketing message as another group so make sure that each strategy is tailor made for each audience.\n\n2. Develop a communications strategy, creating timelines for marketing efforts such as newsletters, press releases, special events, and others.\n\n3. Develop a visual image. Prepare your logo and other branding tools - and use them consistently across various mediums. Make sure that you repeat your branding messages, slogans in everything you make from brochures to newsletters.\n\n4. Employ multiple communications tactics: Nonprofit organizations often target several audiences, which may respond to different approaches. Various communications campaigns can help establish and maintain a more widespread positive image.\n\n5. Select and use appropriate media: Plan to use a combination of approaches best suited to reaching your targeted audiences and that make best use of your financial resources. Include a variety of methods including phone calls, letters, e-mail, newsletters, PSAs, press releases, and editorials.\n\nFor detailed information on how to start a non profit, I suggest you read the following books:\n\n- Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization -- by Joan M. Hummel\n- Starting and Running a Non-Profit Made Easy by Entrepreneur Press, David H. Bangs\n- Starting & Building A Nonprofit: A Practical Guide by Peri Pakroo
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The best place to find good writers is on Craig's List: http://dallas.craigslist.org/about/cities.html. I don't know for sure, but it also looks like you would benefit from an editor for your mag. Here's the ones I use: www.wordtechs.com. They can help you with publishing and marketing, too, have really helped me get my prjects where I need them to go.\n\nGood luck with your project!\n~Tia~\nYahoo Brainiac\nhttp://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/asktheplanet/brain.html
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As a web design company, more than other marketing campaigns, the best way to get new clients is to have an impressive portfolio to show them. Perhaps you can work for a discounted fee or even pro bono for some friends or close associates, just to have a portfolio of work to show.\n\nWhat I see lacking in your list are press releases. Press releases have different uses: they can alert traditional media of your new business (and hopefully get talked about by the media -- which means you have to have a new spin or how different are you from the other web design firms). Press releases are also among the EASIEST way to get one way inbound links, and thereby helping you rank in the search engines. PRWeb http://www.prweb.com can send your release and get it through Yahoo and Google News for minimum of $80\n\nThe calendar, bumper stickers, laptop bags -- I'm not sure those are the most effective means of getting clients to your business especially considering that you have a tight budget.\n\nOne important marketing tool you are forgetting is networking. Networking allows you to meet people, other business people who may be interested to rework their websites or create websites. Join organizations and business associations in your area -- and budget for membership fees, if any. Talk about your business to them, and they may even refer you to other people who needs your services. Consider joining BNI http://www.bni.com/ (Business Network Int'l.) which is a "business and professional networking organization that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, referrals." Chambers of commerce can also be a good source of referrals.\n\nI would focus more on local marketing, but carefully carefully track your ROI. Yahoo Yellow pages is pricey - so check if it is actually bringing you traffic and customers.\n\nEmail marketing where you purchase an email for $0.25 cents is not a good idea. You will basically be spamming people, buying email lists yet these people may not have agreed or wanted to receive YOUR email. Be careful in using this approach as the last thing you want your business to be called is a spammer.\n\nI know that you are just starting, but web designers often find greater success if they offer services beyond web designing. Diversify your services to include copywriting, search engine optimization, handling pay per clicks, or even just site maintenance.
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I have just started my own business and got 2000 flyer's for £35 and 5000 business cards for £80 compared to other quotes I received this is a steal!!! If you use a search engine and type in advertising and just for to all the free sites and get your business on there. Get some flyer's and business cards hand them out locally, homes business' etc. It really does work. The inland revenue run workshops, shell live-wire, enterprise, your local careers centre etc. The list is endless. Contact them all and get your name out there.  In Scotland the PSYBT offer a £1000 grant to help start up new business's.  You can also go to any bank or building society and ask for a business angel/guardian to help finance your venture.
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Hire one of those firms that find people. The one I found below is located out of CA!
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The best way I've found to get new clients is to make your existing clients happy, and make them aware that you love referrals.  Additionally, keep an eye out for businesses in your area that might not be doing advertising, and either call or (even better) stop by to talk to the owner/manager.  You can also try websites like guru.com.  \n\nFreelancing is tough and requires a lot of legwork, but it's rewarding working for yourself.
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Why not start your own company?  As a web designer myself I found out that there are two types of clients.  One that wants a quick good looking, well working site, and two: one that wants an original site completely custom.  Take a look at this article: http://www.modeltemplate.com/tips/general/introduction.html
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In most cases you need to do free lance and have someone really like your work.  You might need to start at a real low level to get you foot in the door.  An Agent might not be the best choice but the good ones will have allot of contacts.  I new a guy who worked for some small market weekly news paper and low circulated magazine, but was taking pictures at the last KY Derby for the AP.  Just keep on working hard and knocking on doors.  Never burn any bridges or stab anyone in the back.  It might get you ahead for the short score but in the long run who wants to hire a jerk.  Be nice.
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You should hire a full time public relations business to get the word out about your part time public relations business.  \n\nI'm sure you can find a competent one in your area, who wouldn't mind competition from you (yea, right).  \n\nMaybe you should put a coupon in one of those penny-saver papers.
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Unfortunately, I haven't used them. I've had great success with PR Web, however.\n\nCheers!