how do I find my first client this is such an important question if you’re
such an important question if you’re
such an important question if you’re first getting started up because your
first getting started up because your
first getting started up because your business should be built around clients
business should be built around clients
business should be built around clients you want to build your products your
you want to build your products your
you want to build your products your services around solving the challenges
services around solving the challenges
services around solving the challenges that your potential clients are facing I
that your potential clients are facing I
that your potential clients are facing I got a question that came in from a
got a question that came in from a
got a question that came in from a YouTube viewer love you guys
YouTube viewer love you guys
YouTube viewer love you guys Jezz who way I probably butchered that
Jezz who way I probably butchered that
Jezz who way I probably butchered that pronunciation but thank you for the
pronunciation but thank you for the
pronunciation but thank you for the question 21 years old I don’t know what
question 21 years old I don’t know what
question 21 years old I don’t know what to do I finished college now I don’t
to do I finished college now I don’t
to do I finished college now I don’t know if I should go get a job or if I
know if I should go get a job or if I
know if I should go get a job or if I should go work for a company or create
should go work for a company or create
should go work for a company or create my own business I’m trying to figure out
my own business I’m trying to figure out
my own business I’m trying to figure out what’s my next step what’s the best way
what’s my next step what’s the best way
what’s my next step what’s the best way to target clients is handing out
to target clients is handing out
to target clients is handing out business cards effective I get the
business cards effective I get the
business cards effective I get the frustration I get the pain and and and
frustration I get the pain and and and
frustration I get the pain and and and if you’ve never done a business before
if you’ve never done a business before
if you’ve never done a business before it’s so scary and overwhelming as what
it’s so scary and overwhelming as what
it’s so scary and overwhelming as what do I do as my next step what’s my first
do I do as my next step what’s my first
do I do as my next step what’s my first step to getting this thing going the
step to getting this thing going the
step to getting this thing going the best thing to do to help you figure out
best thing to do to help you figure out
best thing to do to help you figure out if you want to have your own business or
if you want to have your own business or
if you want to have your own business or if you want to go out and get a job is
if you want to go out and get a job is
if you want to go out and get a job is to start talking to potential customers
to start talking to potential customers
to start talking to potential customers okay don’t go out and pitch because you
okay don’t go out and pitch because you
okay don’t go out and pitch because you have nothing to sell yet you haven’t
have nothing to sell yet you haven’t
have nothing to sell yet you haven’t actually done anything yet go out and
actually done anything yet go out and
actually done anything yet go out and start talking to potential customers so
start talking to potential customers so
start talking to potential customers so I forget what the is into graphic design
I forget what the is into graphic design
I forget what the is into graphic design and photography okay so this is his
and photography okay so this is his
and photography okay so this is his business figure out who you’re going to
business figure out who you’re going to
business figure out who you’re going to potentially target so if you’re say
potentially target so if you’re say
potentially target so if you’re say you’re targeting entrepreneurs you want
you’re targeting entrepreneurs you want
you’re targeting entrepreneurs you want to target business owners Google and
to target business owners Google and
to target business owners Google and start talking to them find out what
start talking to them find out what
start talking to them find out what their problems are with graphic design
their problems are with graphic design
their problems are with graphic design and photography and figure out what they
and photography and figure out what they
and photography and figure out what they need help with and give them some
need help with and give them some
need help with and give them some solutions just call on people and reach
solutions just call on people and reach
solutions just call on people and reach other people in your network and friends
other people in your network and friends
other people in your network and friends of friends and let them know you’re just
of friends and let them know you’re just
of friends and let them know you’re just looking to start a business and you want
looking to start a business and you want
looking to start a business and you want some advice you want some help people
some advice you want some help people
some advice you want some help people are always happy to help
are always happy to help
are always happy to help they don’t want to be sold to but
they don’t want to be sold to but
they don’t want to be sold to but they’re happy to help and if they’d like
they’re happy to help and if they’d like
they’re happy to help and if they’d like you they know you they trust you they
you they know you they trust you they
you they know you they trust you they feel like you can do something for them
feel like you can do something for them
feel like you can do something for them they’re going to want to hire you or
they’re going to want to hire you or
they’re going to want to hire you or they’re going to pass you on to somebody
they’re going to pass you on to somebody
they’re going to pass you on to somebody who might be able to use your services
who might be able to use your services
who might be able to use your services so phase one is just go out and start
so phase one is just go out and start
so phase one is just go out and start talking to potential customers ask them
talking to potential customers ask them
talking to potential customers ask them for your help make a list of the people
for your help make a list of the people
for your help make a list of the people who are in your network who are
who are in your network who are
who are in your network who are potential customers who are say
potential customers who are say
potential customers who are say entrepreneurs but also just the people
entrepreneurs but also just the people
entrepreneurs but also just the people you know who you can ask do you know
you know who you can ask do you know
you know who you can ask do you know somebody I could talk to I want to start
somebody I could talk to I want to start
somebody I could talk to I want to start a business but before I do I just want
a business but before I do I just want
a business but before I do I just want to get some feedback on it I want to
to get some feedback on it I want to
to get some feedback on it I want to answer a few questions is there anybody
answer a few questions is there anybody
answer a few questions is there anybody you know who I could interview and just
you know who I could interview and just
you know who I could interview and just ask them quickly about it that gets the
ask them quickly about it that gets the
ask them quickly about it that gets the ball rolling you’re going to make so
ball rolling you’re going to make so
ball rolling you’re going to make so many wrong assumptions about what you
many wrong assumptions about what you
many wrong assumptions about what you think you need that will only be solved
think you need that will only be solved
think you need that will only be solved once you start talking to your customers
once you start talking to your customers
once you start talking to your customers I made a pretty huge mistake with with
I made a pretty huge mistake with with
I made a pretty huge mistake with with my first business was a software company
my first business was a software company
my first business was a software company and I built the feature the most
and I built the feature the most
and I built the feature the most complicated feature of my software I
complicated feature of my software I
complicated feature of my software I thought was was the I thought was great
thought was was the I thought was great
thought was was the I thought was great that I thought my customers would love
that I thought my customers would love
that I thought my customers would love but it turns out they didn’t care about
but it turns out they didn’t care about
but it turns out they didn’t care about it and I spent so much time with my team
it and I spent so much time with my team
it and I spent so much time with my team making this thing and it didn’t work out
making this thing and it didn’t work out
making this thing and it didn’t work out now luckily I had enough other great
now luckily I had enough other great
now luckily I had enough other great features in my software that were less
features in my software that were less
features in my software that were less complex to make but that people actually
complex to make but that people actually
complex to make but that people actually liked and used that the software sold
liked and used that the software sold
liked and used that the software sold but the learning lesson here was talk to
but the learning lesson here was talk to
but the learning lesson here was talk to your customers we could have been so
your customers we could have been so
your customers we could have been so much further ahead if I just built the
much further ahead if I just built the
much further ahead if I just built the stupid thing around what they actually
stupid thing around what they actually
stupid thing around what they actually wanted so you’re not going to have a lot
wanted so you’re not going to have a lot
wanted so you’re not going to have a lot of success just going out and handing
of success just going out and handing
of success just going out and handing out business cards and say hire me
out business cards and say hire me
out business cards and say hire me because you’ll even know what you’re
because you’ll even know what you’re
because you’ll even know what you’re selling yet and make it easy for
selling yet and make it easy for
selling yet and make it easy for yourself because that’s a lot of pain if
yourself because that’s a lot of pain if
yourself because that’s a lot of pain if you go out hang up business cards trying
you go out hang up business cards trying
you go out hang up business cards trying to sell yourself everybody says no no no
to sell yourself everybody says no no no
to sell yourself everybody says no no no you’re just getting rejected constantly
you’re just getting rejected constantly
you’re just getting rejected constantly you’re going to think this is this is
you’re going to think this is this is
you’re going to think this is this is ridiculous like I can’t even get my
ridiculous like I can’t even get my
ridiculous like I can’t even get my first client how am I going to build a
first client how am I going to build a
first client how am I going to build a huge company how am I going to make a
huge company how am I going to make a
huge company how am I going to make a living off of this so make it easy for
living off of this so make it easy for
living off of this so make it easy for yourself and make it easy for your
yourself and make it easy for your
yourself and make it easy for your clients make that list go start talking
clients make that list go start talking
clients make that list go start talking to people let them know what you’re
to people let them know what you’re
to people let them know what you’re doing let them know what you want to try
doing let them know what you want to try
doing let them know what you want to try to build get some feedback see what
to build get some feedback see what
to build get some feedback see what people have to say see what their
people have to say see what their
people have to say see what their challenges are and there will be
challenges are and there will be
challenges are and there will be opportunities that will open up that
opportunities that will open up that
opportunities that will open up that maybe you didn’t even think of that you
maybe you didn’t even think of that you
maybe you didn’t even think of that you can start with them on there may be one
can start with them on there may be one
can start with them on there may be one simple small little project and if you
simple small little project and if you
simple small little project and if you over deliver like crazy you might be
over deliver like crazy you might be
over deliver like crazy you might be their full-time person that they always
their full-time person that they always
their full-time person that they always bring on and tell their friends about
bring on and tell their friends about
bring on and tell their friends about and it’ll take you in a direction that
and it’ll take you in a direction that
and it’ll take you in a direction that you never even thought was possible but
you never even thought was possible but
you never even thought was possible but you don’t know that until you go out and
you don’t know that until you go out and
you don’t know that until you go out and start talking to potential customers
start talking to potential customers
start talking to potential customers believe those you watching liked the
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