Comments on: The Pros and Cons of Using Craigslist to Find Client Leads http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/freelancing-tips/the-pros-cons-of-using-craigslist-to-find-client-leads/ Graphic Design Studio & Marketing Agency Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Erik Ford http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/freelancing-tips/the-pros-cons-of-using-craigslist-to-find-client-leads/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Erik Ford Fri, 14 May 2010 19:12:56 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=99#comment-829 @Sandt, Not certain if this is what is causing your problem, but I noticed that the link you provided in your comment doesn't take the user to your website. I would double check that in your post next time. @Sandt,

Not certain if this is what is causing your problem, but I noticed that the link you provided in your comment doesn’t take the user to your website. I would double check that in your post next time.

]]> By: sandt Litchfield http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/freelancing-tips/the-pros-cons-of-using-craigslist-to-find-client-leads/comment-page-1/#comment-817 sandt Litchfield Thu, 13 May 2010 23:44:15 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=99#comment-817 i've posted my venetian plaster service (in LA) twice and got no replies. but i'll keep trying. i’ve posted my venetian plaster service (in LA) twice and got no replies. but i’ll keep trying.

]]> By: Erik Ford http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/freelancing-tips/the-pros-cons-of-using-craigslist-to-find-client-leads/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Erik Ford Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:53:42 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=99#comment-5 @Lisa I agree with you. Nothing can replace the personal touch of meeting potential clients face to face. And, it is difficult to determine who, on Craigslist, is a potentially valid client or not. There are some definite disadvantages to the service. But, with that said, I think that it offers new freelance designers a unique (and free) opportunity to begin to build a client base for themselves at the onset of their career. Maybe you can share some ways you were able to find clients when you began? @Lisa I agree with you. Nothing can replace the personal touch of meeting potential clients face to face. And, it is difficult to determine who, on Craigslist, is a potentially valid client or not. There are some definite disadvantages to the service. But, with that said, I think that it offers new freelance designers a unique (and free) opportunity to begin to build a client base for themselves at the onset of their career. Maybe you can share some ways you were able to find clients when you began?

]]> By: Lisa http://www.wearepixel8.com/blog/freelancing-tips/the-pros-cons-of-using-craigslist-to-find-client-leads/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Lisa Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:16:02 +0000 http://www.lucidmotives.com/blog/?p=99#comment-6 My only problem with Craigslist, especially in Atlanta, where I live, is that the majority of the ads are poorly written with typo, punctuation, and grammatical errors and that they aren't fully detailed enough. Sometimes these things mean that the client and/or employer is a fake or they can mean scam. I believe it's safer to approach businesses or individuals in person and hand them your business cards, depending on where you live, rather dealing with people online. My only problem with Craigslist, especially in Atlanta, where I live, is that the majority of the ads are poorly written with typo, punctuation, and grammatical errors and that they aren’t fully detailed enough. Sometimes these things mean that the client and/or employer is a fake or they can mean scam. I believe it’s safer to approach businesses or individuals in person and hand them your business cards, depending on where you live, rather dealing with people online.

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