Idea Matt wrote a great post about a question he asked online, and the answers he got.
Here is his question: How did you get clients when you started your consulting practice? Here are some suggestions that he got:
* Keep a blog and a website for clients to get to know you (fairly expected answer)
* Partner and work with affiliate firms
* Get in touch with your local chamber of commerce, offer to give a talk
* Training courses, conferences
* Write a book
* Write magazine articles
* Write a press release
* Join forums and groups, offer free needs analysis to select members of the forums
* Write a tip sheet
* Have magazine publish an article about your business
Thanks, Matt.