Here is a list of places you can find potential clients and build a list for your business:

  • BlogTalkRadio
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Yahoo Groups
  • Your own blog/website -- Some entrepreneurs and small businesses use the free offerings from Blogger (for beginners) and WordPress.com (has more advanced features) to setup their blog or web site. For better control of your site and the domain name, consider hiring a professional web developer to create a WordPress.org site that promotes your brand and your business :-).
  • YouTube -- For posting videos of yourself.
  • Chamber of Commerce
  • Entrepreneur/Business Startup Centres
  • Business referral marketing organizations like BNI, GR Business Networking
  • Public Speaking through Toastmasters International, at the Public Library, Schools, Businesses
  • Meetup.com
  • Business cards you collect
  • Churches, Synagogues
  • Clubs where people have similar interests to you (example: photography club)
  • A list all your friends, family/relatives, fellow students, parents of your kids
  • A list all current and past employees, employers, colleagues, partners, service providers, suppliers
  • Learn out where your competitors are finding their customers
  • Referrals from these two lists
  • Contact non-profit organizations and ask them to sponsor a workshop or seminar that you are willing to do for free in order to gain exposure.
  • Your list of 100 people related to your industry. Don’t have one? There is no time like the present to start building your list of resources.
  • Marketing firms that cater to your business (example: IT Consulting Firms) -- there is no shame in sub-contracting your services.
  • Yellow Pages
  • Posting articles, with a link back to your website, on sites like: ….[TO BE COMPLETED]
  • Newsletter (your own or of someone you know in a business similar to yours)
  • Fitness Centres
  • Trade Shows (regardless of whether you are a vendor, presenter or a participant)
  • Community Bulletin Boards (grocery stores, parks, community centres, specially designated street lamp posts)
  • Other businesses that share the your target market (example: hair dresser, doctors office)
  • Put signs up in business windows
  • Put an add in the community newspaper

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