Ep #32: Personal projects are the most exciting ways of marketing your business because first, you pick something that you really want or like doing, and then you make it outstanding.

In this episode, we are going to talk about creative ways to market your business with personal projects.

We will talk about the projects I've done and different ideas of what you can do such as organize an event, exhibition, get published in online or offline media, get connected with authorities and influential people in your industry.

Time Stamped Show Notes:

• [00:22] About this episode and how personal projects can help your marketing
• [00:44] How Marina come up with the idea of organizing a fashion show with her friend
• [02:38] Think about what you always wanted to do and put the idea into the project
• [03:39] Personal projects are the excellent ways to expand your service
• [04:46] The idea for your personal project should excite you as it will help you to realize it and bring more people to help you with it
• [05:16] The ideas of personal projects we will talk about in the episode
• [06:24] List everything you need to realize your project even if it seems unreal
• [08:13] What you may need if you want to do an exhibition of your work
• [09:27] You no need a lot of money to work on amazing things and your personal projects, think about the value you can bring to people as an exchange
• [10:41] The ideas on how to collaborate with other businesses
• [12:23] Work all together with the team and everyone who involved in the project to market your event or promote a personal project
• [13:54] The challenge that almost ruined Marina’s fashion show
• [16:33] How to get media involved in your personal project
• [18:32] One of the biggest mistakes that people make when they reach out to media
• [18:44] Work on the round-up post as a personal project to get extra promotions or new connections
• [20:42] If your dream always was to publish a book then interview the experts on your topic
• [22:41] One of the ways to connect with influencers or include the projects with important or famous people in your portfolio is to do a project for them for free
• [23:59] Not everything you can buy for the money and not always you have to pay
• [24:56] For the show notes go to marinabarayeva.com/32 and subscribe to the Marketing for Creatives show

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