Yesterday we answered a reader question: “What’s the best way to go from my first client to getting more?” (https://kaidavis.com/get-more-clients-after-the-first-client/) Today, let’s discuss another, similar question: What’s the number one way to get more amazing clients? Now, first off, what’s interesting to me about this question is how we can contrast and compare them. For

A reader writes in with this excellent question: What’s the best way to go from my first client (ghost-written content) to getting more? An excellent question. Let’s think through how we’d get more clients. First off, don’t overlook repeat projects with this existing client. Simply saying “It was wonderful to work on PROJECT with you.

So, in my mastermind we often talk about the power of positioning and use the example of a ‘dog lawyer’ as someone with crispy, laser focused positioning. Imagine the cocktail party conversation Me: So, what do you do? Them: Oh, I’m a dog lawyer? Me: A dog lawyer?! Tell me more! The power of a

Can I ask you how positioning worked for for you? Was it when you were just starting out? A few months in? A reader writes in with this excellent question about positioning. Thank you Chris! I talk about my personal positioning journey in an episode of Make Money Online (https://makemoneyonline.exposed/archive/018/ “What’s your favorite positioning?”). In

Let’s say you’re a freelancer — Dana the Developer — and you want to get your name known: As a go-to developer or As an expert at solving a particular problem or As a specialist in working with a particular target market You want to increase the number of people who know of you, your

When you’re writing an email, do find yourself struggling to write a great email? Even if you have a swipe file (for common emails and situations) it can still be a challenge to write something that: Is clear Gets a reply Doesn’t take a lot of time to write Let’s talk about 5 key elements

When Nick and I launched Make Money Online, we knew three things: Audience — We wanted the episodes to be for people who were starting or growing their consulting businesses. People at a similar level to where we are now or where we were a year ago and who wanted straight talk about failures, successes,

If you’re a freelancer, you might be asking the question “What’s the best invoicing software for me?” In short, if you’re looking for invoicing software, I recommend Freckle (http://letsfreckle.com). They’re excellent and they’re what I use to both track time internally on projects and send invoices to clients (they’re great at sending either hourly or

Can you tell me one thing quickly? You’ve been receiving my daily letters for a bit now. What would you like to see me write about? Are there topics that you’d like me to touch on? Questions you have about getting more clients, freelancing, or running an independent business? All questions accepted. I would be honored

The other day, a customer who had purchased a copy of Podcast Outreach (http://podcastoutreach.com) emailed me to say that a week after buying the book, he was already booked on two podcasts. I was typing up a reply when a new message came in from him. “…3 podcasts.” Amazing! So I fire back a quick