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I’ll bet most of you reading this work pretty hard at marketing yourself. It may seem like you are always going, going, going. But I find that for many self-employed professionals and creatives, there’s a point where you stop — a sticking place that...Jul 13, 2026 | Get Clients |
I know you have good intentions about marketing your business. You may even have some sort of marketing plan. But if you’re a typical self-employed professional or creative, you don’t always follow through on the intentions or plans you make. Sometimes you...Jun 3, 2026 | Get Clients |
Lately, I’ve been playing the “what if you were wrong” game with the self-employed professionals and creatives I coach. It goes like this: Client: Jane at XYZ Company hasn’t gotten back to me. They must not want to hire me. C.J.: What if you...Apr 5, 2026 | Get Clients |
“Getting clients is really hard.” That’s what we self-employed professionals and creatives tell each other, anyway. Over coffee, at meetings, and online, wherever self-employed folks gather, the difficulty of getting clients is a frequent topic....Nov 14, 2025 | Get Yourself There |
The fear of hearing those words when talking about your business can stop you in your tracks. It’s the response you can most dread hearing when you tell someone what you’re doing now, or introduce yourself to a group, or make a sales pitch: “You?...Oct 15, 2025 | Get Clients |
What makes people buy is the ultimate question, isn’t it? You work hard at marketing to attract potential clients. Then you work even harder to get a chance to speak with them about what you have to offer. But how do you actually get them to hire you? The...
