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219 FS How to Find Clients Offline with Simon Heaton

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1:00: Simon’s introduction

  • Shopify
  • Four Overlooked Tactics to Find New Clients Offline

    • 3:00: Hosting meetups and workshops

    • How to set up a workshop
    • Logistics involved in finding a venue and managing the event
    • How to decide what to talk about
    • Is it crucial that the meetups be local?
    • Eventbrite

      • 13:00: Speaking at conferences

      • How it differs from hosting workshops
      • How to meet people at the conferences even if you’re not speaking officially
      • Getting the audience engaged and ready to take the next step
      • LeadPages

        • 22:30: Set up a booth at an industry trade show

        • How the look and feel of your booth can draw in attention
        • How to best choose an event
        • Is it worth investing in company swag to hand out?
        • Best way to collect emails at events
        • .NetRocks

          • 35:00: Cold Call in Person

          • How research can help make a sale
          • Why in-person meetings can be more beneficial than telephone calls
          • StickyApps

            • 41:50: More from Simon

            • Get in facetime
            • Find an enticing hook
            • Twitter
            • Shopify Blog
              • Picks:

              How We Hijacked an Entrepreneur.Com Event Sponsorship for $500 (Jonathan)

              Hacking Conferences for Fun and Profit (Jonathan)

              LeadPages (Simon)

              Nvite (Simon)

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