Comments on: 5 Easy Tips to Help You Gain Clients

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:00:59 +0000

Your dad said it all, Cathy. 🙂 I love it. I'm the same — quantity may be great at the outset, but nothing beats quality.

By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:27:07 +0000

There was an interesting discussion on LinkedIn about the "select" few(?) who were in the top 1% for profile views on LI. One member was saying he didn't care if it was LI's not so subtle way of getting more people writing about them. He figured it brought more traffic to his site and that was great. Personally, I'd rather build relationships than traffic.

But then my father had a saying that could apply to gobs of traffic - Even a blind groundhog picks up an acorn every now and then." :-)

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:56:19 +0000

I knew many of you would have the same feelings–Sharon, you and Paula get it.. Social media isn't a big mystery. If you just relate to people the same way you like to be related to, you'll do fine. In other words, don't be the one at the party who won't shut up. Be the one who asks questions and keeps the conversation going.

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:42:22 +0000

You said it, Sharon!

Just think about how much more business someone can do when they stop self-promoting (or pushing the hard sell) and focus a little more on their customers or clients.

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:19:25 +0000

Totally agree about social media – I've had the same experience as Jenn and have had to say to clients; "It's not all about you." 🙂

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:04:06 +0000

Get those cards, Devon!

Jenn, it's the biggest mistake people make. "HERE I AM! RETWEET ME! I'M FABULOUS!" Yet they're talking to themselves. No one cares if you don't bother to care about them, even just a little.

It's like social media has created this atmosphere of narcissists. It's NOT all about you -- it's about how you and another person relate to each other.

Drives me nuts. :)

By: Jenn Mattern

Jenn Mattern — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:14:55 +0000

Great post Lori. And great point about differentiating networking and selling through social media. That's something I wish clients understood a bit better when they have me manage their accounts. Some of them think every post or tweet needs a call to action to push a product or service.

By: Devon Ellington

Devon Ellington — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:48:48 +0000

All excellent ideas — thank you. Reminds me — I need to make up some more Fearless Ink cards — I'm all out after the writers' dinner last week!