bootmybiz

I'm definitely doing something wrong if given the advice I get and the connections I have I still fail to find clients.

Your advice is definitely spot on, this is something I'm reading in other business books and I have to reframe my thinking in this way.

Thank you for this advice.

It's true, many people completely ignore marketing, and I did for a while. Now I'm learning, I'm getting books on it and try to fix my deficiencies.

I'll write on the blog about it. At the moment I'm reading "Book yourself solid" from Michael Port: http://www.bookyourselfsolid.com

I also have another book I just bought in the pipeline: http://doubleyourfreelancingrate.com/the-blueprint

I'll have a look at the book you recommended, thank you.

I didn't mean to have any negative tone, English is not my native language. I'll rephrase that, thanks.

Thanks, I'll have a look.

As I wrote in another comment[1] I simply don't want my name connected through Google to that blog (not yet).

I have all the information you mention and it comes out if you Google my real name. I'll send you that info by email.

Still, on HN I never managed to generate any lead. I've participated in many posts about freelancers looking for jobs, for example, but never worked. Now I logged out of my account to create this one and I can't even log back into it.

This blog is now attracting some attention, but only because I'm not in an easy position at the moment and not on the merits of my skills. I didn't even expect it, I just thought to throw the link here to get a couple of readers to start with.

[1]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5361546

This is the advice that everybody gives me, but for some reason this is not working for me.

I'm not uncomfortable in networking and meeting people. It's a skill I have learned with time and I'm pretty outgoing. I know many people and through some event I organize and conferences I've been, I've gathered a good network. I've been involved in a lot of activities locally and I'm quite known.

Still, clients fail to materialize through all these connections. Given that this advice keeps popping up all the time, there must be something I'm doing wrong. I have to find what that is.

The reason is that I simply don't want people that Google my name to find that blog, which my reflect negatively on my professional image.

I can be contacted at info@bootstrappingmybusiness.com and I can provide plenty of real life information (personal info, company website, blog, LinkedIn profile, references, etc.).

I see you have an email address in your HN profile. I'll write you there.

My plan is indeed to get some clients first. I'll write about that soon.

Thank you very much for your great comment.

My first objective is indeed to find some clients. I'm reading some books on it and I read the same advice you summed in your first two points.

How do you manage 4 clients at a time? Did you agree to work on the projects part time or you are working longer hours to cover them?

I'll try the other options you mentioned. Thanks a lot for the tips.

EDIT: I wonder why the parent comment has been deleted. It was a very valuable one.