Comments on: No Budget = No Deal http://www.modernblue.com/web-design-blog/no-budget-no-deal/ Web and Graphics Studio Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:31:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nate http://www.modernblue.com/web-design-blog/no-budget-no-deal/#comment-12473 Nate Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:01:31 +0000 http://modernbluedesign.com/web-design-blog/no-budget-no-deal/#comment-12473 Great tips on taking on new clients. "Show me the money!" is a key concept. If businesses don't understand the power of the internet and don't have an allocated budget, they're probably going to be a big waist of everyone's time. I've also asked potential clients questions like: What do you want your website to do for your business? What does your traffic do now? What keywords do you want to be found for in search engines? How much are you spending in online marketing dollars right now? If they can't give me some pretty good answers, we simply "part as friends" and go our separate ways. This is hardest when they are actually friends who are looking for "free advice". It's like being a doctor - every body wants a diagnosis. Great tips on taking on new clients. “Show me the money!” is a key concept. If businesses don’t understand the power of the internet and don’t have an allocated budget, they’re probably going to be a big waist of everyone’s time. I’ve also asked potential clients questions like:

What do you want your website to do for your business?

What does your traffic do now?

What keywords do you want to be found for in search engines?

How much are you spending in online marketing dollars right now?

If they can’t give me some pretty good answers, we simply “part as friends” and go our separate ways. This is hardest when they are actually friends who are looking for “free advice”. It’s like being a doctor – every body wants a diagnosis.

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