Mar 4th, 2007
Advantages Of Local Clients
As a freelance web designer, usually most of your work will be conducted over email, fax, phone, etc. Personally most of the clients I have done work for aren’t even in the same state as me. With established sites such as Digital Point, Web Hosting Talk, and Sitepoint, and even Craigslist it has become very easy for a freelancer to find work online, especially when first starting out. While there is nothing wrong with doing remote work, there are many advantages of finding and working with local clients.
Advantages In Advertising To Local Clients
While it’s true you have a much wider reach with advertising your design services online, you can be just as effective in advertising locally offline, and often for less money than it would cost you to advertise online. Here are some methods, listed with their advantages, to offline local advertising,
- Local bulletin boards - Believe it or not, the local bulletin board in your library/church/townhall/Starbucks etc. can be a very good way to spread the word about your design services. It costs you nothing to put up a flyer or ad, and you’d be surprised how many people actually will read them.
