Clients Questions

What is a good way to start drumming up business for B2B? I've thought of a few ways such as joining the local chamber of commerce for the city i'm targeting (with the intent of getting to know the...

B2B Leads Clients

asked Aug 31 '11 at 08:04

Dustin Davis
272 points

I sometimes provide on-site ruby on rails consulting that clients book in advance.How do I deal with clients that commit to a time slot and when that time comes, they want to reschedule it for a...

Consulting Consultants Clients

asked Mar 12 '14 at 23:37

Marjorie Cowie
30 points

I am venturing to start a consulting firm that does social media marketing and content creation. Starting with nothing except my knowledge about the field, how do I create a network and establish...

Social Media Consulting Consultants Clients Content Marketing

asked Jun 12 '14 at 18:14

Alexandra Guerrero
12 points

I'm just getting started with a consulting business and don't have any clients or personal network I can tap into to get the ball rolling.Is it ok to cold-reach potential customers that fit my...

Getting Started Consulting Business Clients Outreach

asked Sep 18 '14 at 21:44

Lorenzo Washington
1 point

I have been doing startups for the last 6 years and have had mostly failures, and a single success. I was able to sell the one startup that succeeded for about a year's salary that I would get...

Consulting Consultants Clients Freelancing Freelance

asked Jun 15 '15 at 15:58

George Kopp
12 points

We are a new development consulting shop and figuring out how to get new clients. There is a lot of blog posts and talk about contributing to open source and it attracts potential clients.Has...

Consulting Open Source Sourcing Clients

asked Jun 1 '14 at 15:25

Bette Miller
14 points

Should web development consulting firms try to avoid targeting startups as clients? One of the key issues with startups is funding (most don't have any) and the ones that have raised a small seed,...

Development Consulting Web Dev Clients Startups

asked May 30 '14 at 13:14

Arthur Baxter
7 points

I run a small mobile app consulting shop and filling the pipeline has become very hard. Even though the media talks about a shortage of good app developers and a high demand, I'm having a tough...

Sales Consulting Email Clients Email Marketing

asked May 19 '14 at 20:26

Jonathan Pulley
11 points

If you don't have a network which you can get referrals from, how do you find your first consulting clients for a one-person development firm?

Networking Consulting Consultants Referrals Clients

asked May 12 '14 at 17:55

Robert Sheehan
7 points

We're planning to launch our app and want to give it away for free to non-profits so that: We're giving something back to the world. We could potentially get paid clients through them via word of...

Customers Non Profit Saas Clients

asked Mar 14 '14 at 11:21

Claire Riggio
40 points

I do social media consulting on the side and most of my clients come from networking face to face at events.I'm wondering how many people do other consultants get right off of the social networks...

Social Media Consulting Clients

asked Mar 11 '14 at 21:11

John Knipe
25 points

I just began consulting on the side as a UI/UX designer so don't have a portfolio of clients. The only thing I can put in there is work I've done while being employed for a company full time.How...

Consulting Consultants Clients

asked Mar 5 '14 at 23:32

Murray Favela
55 points

My co-founder and I are creating a SaaS product similar to Basecamp with our own funds. We don't have the resources to hire anyone to do sales right now. When we launch, what are some unique...

Sales Saas Clients

asked Feb 8 '14 at 21:00

Araki
6 points

We are a 3-person company that provides custom web application development. One of our clients in particular floods us with random change requests every single day. There is no batching of these...

Contract Customers Project Management Clients Client

asked Nov 15 '13 at 11:33

Contrazoom
186 points

Our small firm provides custom web application services. We always charge on a time-and-materials basis - we simply give an estimate up front and then charge for actual hours used. One of our...

Contract Customers Billing Clients Client

asked Oct 29 '13 at 03:37

Contrazoom
186 points

Disclaimer first: the scope of this question is not to create polemics. The question is not elitist but based on reality. I am facing this business problem: How to recognize the needs of the...

Market Analysis Market Research Clients Social

asked Aug 28 '13 at 18:03

Data Smarter
1,274 points

Hello I own a business service support firm which overs accounting, administrative support, and project management services. Currently, we begin offering software training and solutions to...

Marketing Software Virtual Workforce Accounting Clients

asked Aug 21 '13 at 04:00

Te Leigha Peavy
1 point

I am an online software developer who does freelancing through an online portal. I started this last year but achieved success only this year. I found a very good client who said he has a job chain...

Outsourcing Payments Code Clients

asked Jul 21 '13 at 03:22

Super Nova
138 points

We are a relatively new and small software company, 3 years in business with 8 employees. We have been approached by a very large multinational company wanting to use our software - one of the key...

Growth Clients

asked Mar 2 '13 at 11:54

Slee
106 points

Next week I will meet with my first client to discuss a subscription with my SaaS product. I gave him the first month to test it out. During that time, he’s given me a wealth of helpful feedback...

Sales Saas Clients

asked Jan 25 '13 at 02:31

Ray023
198 points