Comments on: Creating Your Own Word-of-Mouth Advertising http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-your-own-word-of-mouth-advertising/ Freelance Resources for Writers, Designers & Other Virtual Service Providers Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:50:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Seth Nickerson http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-your-own-word-of-mouth-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3502 Seth Nickerson Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:33:14 +0000 http://emomsathome.com/freelance-parent/creating-your-own-word-of-mouth-advertising/#comment-3502 Great comments. If you haven't already, I recommend signing up with LinkedIn, and soliciting for recommendations on their network. It's fairly easy to get praise this way, and it's out there in a medium where other people in overlapping networks (who may not know who you are) will see it. In turn, you could take these positive takes and use them on a testimonial page on your own website, or if a potential client asks you for recommendations. It's okay to ask people for recommendations. After all, don't you really want to know what they honestly think of your work? One last thought: You could send your clients a Starbucks card, thanking them for the recent work, and that you would appreciate it if they filled out a short survey on your website. You can create surveys online at SurveyMonkey. There are easy ways to ask for this type of feedback. Get enough positive feedback spinning for you out there, and you could move to an entirely work on referral business. Great comments. If you haven’t already, I recommend signing up with LinkedIn, and soliciting for recommendations on their network.

It’s fairly easy to get praise this way, and it’s out there in a medium where other people in overlapping networks (who may not know who you are) will see it.

In turn, you could take these positive takes and use them on a testimonial page on your own website, or if a potential client asks you for recommendations.

It’s okay to ask people for recommendations. After all, don’t you really want to know what they honestly think of your work?

One last thought: You could send your clients a Starbucks card, thanking them for the recent work, and that you would appreciate it if they filled out a short survey on your website. You can create surveys online at SurveyMonkey.

There are easy ways to ask for this type of feedback. Get enough positive feedback spinning for you out there, and you could move to an entirely work on referral business.

]]> By: Tamara Berry http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-your-own-word-of-mouth-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3457 Tamara Berry Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:50:15 +0000 http://emomsathome.com/freelance-parent/creating-your-own-word-of-mouth-advertising/#comment-3457 You may want to consider asking other writers (those you have subcontracted for or maybe some who are otherwise very familiar with your work) for some feedback. Many clients hate writing (hence why they hired you in the first place) or they feel that it would take too much time. Few writers use that as an excuse! You may want to consider asking other writers (those you have subcontracted for or maybe some who are otherwise very familiar with your work) for some feedback.

Many clients hate writing (hence why they hired you in the first place) or they feel that it would take too much time. Few writers use that as an excuse!

]]> By: Melissa Donovan http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-your-own-word-of-mouth-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3456 Melissa Donovan Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:21:15 +0000 http://emomsathome.com/freelance-parent/creating-your-own-word-of-mouth-advertising/#comment-3456 I have to confess, I have a hard time asking clients to write a few sentences to endorse me. As with asking former employers for letters of recommendations, I have more than once heard, "Sure, you write it and I'll sign it." I recently started offering a discount on a future order to clients who submit testimonials. We'll see how that works out. I have to confess, I have a hard time asking clients to write a few sentences to endorse me. As with asking former employers for letters of recommendations, I have more than once heard, “Sure, you write it and I’ll sign it.” I recently started offering a discount on a future order to clients who submit testimonials. We’ll see how that works out.

]]> By: Lis Garrett http://www.sparkplugging.com/freelance-parent/creating-your-own-word-of-mouth-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3446 Lis Garrett Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:35:19 +0000 http://emomsathome.com/freelance-parent/creating-your-own-word-of-mouth-advertising/#comment-3446 I've started to ask for client feedback, as well, and I post it on my website once it comes in. I notice it's one of the most popularly clicked pages on my site, evidence that people do care what other people think. I’ve started to ask for client feedback, as well, and I post it on my website once it comes in. I notice it’s one of the most popularly clicked pages on my site, evidence that people do care what other people think.

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