Marketing A New Business
2 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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Dotty Scott shares practical marketing advice for new businesses: tell people what you do repeatedly, use business cards, join networking groups, and keep promoting your services to sustain yourself.

Dotty Scott shares practical marketing advice for new businesses: tell people what you do repeatedly, use business cards, join networking groups, and keep promoting your services to sustain yourself.
Um, what I've done is join networking groups, tell everybody that you're— what you're doing, have business cards. Um, people might think business cards are passé, but have business cards. Let everybody know, and don't assume that people know what you're doing. I found that— I found that to be true where I've, I've talked to people who I thought were like— who I know are very good friends of mine, and they're like, oh, I didn't know you were think you were working with somebody like this. I didn't know you were like working for nonprofit healthcare company. And yeah, I, I, so just, yeah, don't assume that you, that people know what you're doing. And if you have to tell them 7, 8, 12, 15, 100 times, tell your audience that. And, and, um, don't be shy.
It's your business. It's, it's your business. It's, and it's how you feed you, yourself, and your family. So you have to put your nose to the grindstone and pound the pavement, as they say, and just— and don't be afraid to bombard people with what you're doing because