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Narrow Your Niche to Win More Work as a Solopreneur

Successful Independent Consulting

Many solopreneurs make the mistake of marketing themselves as a jack-of-all-trades. Here are three exercises to get you started. Exercise #1: Reflection. Exercise #2: Study Your Work History. For example, Fortune 500 or middle market? The exact opposite is true. Pinpointing your niche is hard. What am I good at?

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Consultant Marketing Synchronicity

Jerry Fletcher

The exercise is to have someone in the meeting rant for one minute, uninterrupted, about a subject of their choice. The exercise is intended to open up a closer understanding of the people “in the room” and to build engagement. Rant, he said. And rant a couple of us did. And so it goes.

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Fearless Marketing Mastermind

The Fearless Marketer

Here’s my update on the Fearless Marketing Mastermind: First of all, who is this for? We’ll always include a 10-minute small group discussion or exercise. Marketing messages and ultimate outcomes. Proactive Experience Marketing: Webinars, speaking, presentations, podcast interviews, etc. Keep-in-touch marketing (i.e.

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The Way of Marketing Moderation

The Fearless Marketer

All three sisters did a lot of exercising in their lives – sports, running, walking, skiing. Too much exercise puts a lot of strain on your joints, and the knees are often the first to go. Including marketing for our small businesses. You may be surprised to know that I spend virtually nothing on my marketing.

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5 Great Marketing Ideas

The Fearless Marketer

Every week for 25 years I’ve written this newsletter, The Fearless Marketer (used to be More Clients). Look, ultimately, marketing is about clearly and persuasively communicating about the value of your professional services. Refining Your Marketing Message. The Way of Marketing Moderation. Don’t just read them.

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Make Your Life and Marketing Simple

The Fearless Marketer

And if you can make your life and your marketing simpler, you’ll be happier and more successful. Good food, sufficient exercise, and enough sleep. OK, how about marketing your professional services? Stop making marketing complicated. The post Make Your Life and Marketing Simple appeared first on Action Plan Marketing.

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Consultant Marketing The Essence

Jerry Fletcher

As secondary benefit of the above exercise is seeing how long it takes you to accomplish a task. Jerry Fletcher is a sought-after International Speaker, a beBee ambassador, founder and CEO of Z-axis Marketing, Inc. Now go through the week and highlight the activities you could bill a client for. Task Schedules. And so it goes.