Comment Planting Seeds (Score 1) 474
I have little interest in the social aspect, but am now using LinkedIn/Facebook (not MySpace, yet) for business.
I've got a corporate video production company. I need to get my work in front of as many people as possible. As an independent with a specialty, I'm hoping people will have the interest to take a look - and hoping further that my work plants a seed for a need.
Considering the marketing approach, and translating that to IT - maybe a consultation with a creative mind to a) get people to look, and 2) plant the idea that your specialty is what they need... perhaps some offers will come your way. Creativity in your approach would imply creativity in your work - which should be attractive to an employer/client.
Otherwise, I see it as running the numbers - like any job hunting scenario. Make sure your contacts know you're in need of work. Someone getting your credentials from someone they know and trust is much more effective than a cold call.
...and I know enough to remember that potential clients will be looking - so I'm keeping it as professionally personable as possible.
Hope that helps. Best of luck!
I've got a corporate video production company. I need to get my work in front of as many people as possible. As an independent with a specialty, I'm hoping people will have the interest to take a look - and hoping further that my work plants a seed for a need.
Considering the marketing approach, and translating that to IT - maybe a consultation with a creative mind to a) get people to look, and 2) plant the idea that your specialty is what they need... perhaps some offers will come your way. Creativity in your approach would imply creativity in your work - which should be attractive to an employer/client.
Otherwise, I see it as running the numbers - like any job hunting scenario. Make sure your contacts know you're in need of work. Someone getting your credentials from someone they know and trust is much more effective than a cold call.
Hope that helps. Best of luck!
