Allow your clients to speak on behalf of your brand to enable growth.
Jay Whitley jr.
Founder & Designer | Bringing disruptive ideas to life through world-class app design services. Learn how ?? 24hour.design
Getting some of your initial clients is hard.
It was hard for me.
What I did to gain my first batch of clients was 2 things.
You could show off a nice app design for around $5k. Cheaper if you're outsourcing it overseas, but I am in the US, I charge US rates, and I deliver quality viewed as valuable for western "standards".
At the time I ended up delivering about $4,000.00 worth of work, for $3,000.00.
Sometimes people just need a push to get started, so the sale certainly helped.
I didn't care so much as to try to make the most money upfront, I wanted to build a network of people who were willing to say good things about me.
Now, those testimonials sit on my LinkedIn, YouTube, and my website. They are in the ether forever. So when people have doubts about you, your brand, or whatever it is that you do, your testimonials and reviews will shine the most in these moments.
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Not only are your early reviews and testimonials of utmost value, you should get them recorded and on video.
Why? Because they are worth their weight in gold.
I have attached a few examples here:
It was hard to get these. People have lives, and others don't always feel comfortable. I would in fact say 1 in 25 people were willing to sit down and record the video. So be prepared for that also.
Now that I have these, I can charge the prices that are appropriate for my service (while I still can, before AI does it for me).
Trolls, go ahead and troll, but the internet has trust issues. There are good people out there, but they are hard to find. The more you can prove you provide the better you say you can provide, and the better you will perform in this internet world.
I hope this helps young entrepreneurs.
If you're interested in knowing how I drive traffic to my website and gain clients, you can learn more here.