S16E07: Finding Clients

11/06/2025 1h 3min Temporada 16 Episodio 134

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Episode Synopsis

Jenny, Solange and Liz share their thoughts on finding clients, while some of our listeners in private practice reveal what really works for them. Also tune in for a book review from Phedra!

00:53 Let’s get into it!
05:05 Bragging about yourself can be hard
06:28 Listener contributions
08:07 Business cards, fairs and open studios
18:36 Should we tell people where we are?
21:27 Listener contributions
23:03 Social media
33:25 Websites and price transparency
42:59 Old-fashioned advertising
47:05 Listener contributions
54:51 Review: Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum

Show Notes:
- Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum: https://shop.getty.edu/products/ancient-glass-in-the-j-paul-getty-museum-978-1606069196 and https://www.getty.edu/publications/ancient-glass/

Previous business and freelancing episodes:
- S16E06 Early Career Freelancing: https://thecword.show/2025/05/29/s16e06-early-career-freelancing/
- S13E05 Being in Business: https://thecword.show/2023/05/17/s13e05-being-in-business/
- S11E04 Building a Business: https://thecword.show/2022/05/04/s11e04-building-a-business/
- S02E03 Freelancing: https://thecword.show/2017/09/22/s02e03-freelancing/

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Hosted by Liz Hébert, Solange Masher, and Jenny Mathiasson.

Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.

Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.

A Wooden Dice production, 2025.