Today’s Tasks
1. Make a list of networking groups in Minnesota
13 Groups! I came up with a list of 13 different networking ideas that I am going to explore. The best way for me to get my business “out there” is to let people know I am here. So what’s better then going to some meetings and meeting new people and potential clients and partners? Plus working at home can be somewhat isolating so it will be good to go out and meet new people. Next is to schedule time to go to the meetings….will put that on next week’s list. By the way if you are looking for a networking opportunity check out BNI (MN), UpSwing, and Creative Networking Professionals. These are just a few on my list.
2. Advertise on Craigslist
If you are not advertising on Craigslist I ask you why not? It is FREE! This is some of the best kind of advertising there is. You write an ad and post it to their website under your category. Or if you are like me you submitted ads under 2 categories: Small Business and Real Estate. I had someone tell me that Craigslist advertising is “cheesy.” I completely disagree. Any time you can get your business out there for free to a bunch of people is worth it to me. Plus it’s easy to do!
3. Search for marketing jobs on Craigslist and Domystuff.com
If you didn’t notice I left out Guru.com and Getafreelancer.com and I have two good reasons. Number 1: The sites seemed fishy to me. People bidding super cheap on jobs and the people are overseas. Number 2: If a site seems fishy to me I don’t want to have anything to do with my money and those sites. Anyway, I found a few marketing jobs on Craigslist that I applied to and will post if I hear anything back.
4. Post on this blog
Yup, did it two days in a row and I have one more post today– a success story!
Next week begins a full week of marketing from the trenches and promises to be a lot more exciting and a lot more work then the last couple of days. Next weeks’ activities include phone calls (yikes!), cold calling in person (easier then phone calls to me), my first press release and yes more Craigslist advertising. Have a happy and safe weekend…I personally am ready for the break!
March 16, 2008 at 10:07 pm
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