Comments on: What Do You Do? Part 1: Create A Network Or A Designer “Farm System” http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/resources/design-careers/what-do-you-do-part-1-create-a-network-or-a-designer-farm-system/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Justin http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/resources/design-careers/what-do-you-do-part-1-create-a-network-or-a-designer-farm-system/comment-page-1/#comment-165107 Justin Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:11:08 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/design-careers/what-do-you-do-part-1-create-a-network-or-a-designer-farm-system/#comment-165107 Ann thanks for your response, when we get anxious about work we tend to forget to just start by picking up the phone. Ann thanks for your response, when we get anxious about work we tend to forget to just start by picking up the phone.

]]> By: Roger http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/resources/design-careers/what-do-you-do-part-1-create-a-network-or-a-designer-farm-system/comment-page-1/#comment-164448 Roger Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:43:10 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/design-careers/what-do-you-do-part-1-create-a-network-or-a-designer-farm-system/#comment-164448 Yeah, I completely agree. Freelancing is one of the things I do, and is a great way to pick up some extra cash. Yeah, I completely agree. Freelancing is one of the things I do, and is a great way to pick up some extra cash.

]]> By: Ann Cummings http://www.NotesOnDesign.net/resources/design-careers/what-do-you-do-part-1-create-a-network-or-a-designer-farm-system/comment-page-1/#comment-164374 Ann Cummings Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:12:35 +0000 http://www.notesondesign.net/design-careers/what-do-you-do-part-1-create-a-network-or-a-designer-farm-system/#comment-164374 I'm in real estate, and when my business slows down, instead of going after new, or 'cold', business, I get on the phone and just start talking to past clients and customers, looking to see who they know who can benefit from my services. Your first and last tips are a great. It's always all about how you treat people. They don't care what you know until they know you care. If you let that be the mainstay of your business, you should always do okay. And getting a 'no' is far better than getting nothing, which is what we get if we just don't ask for the business. I’m in real estate, and when my business slows down, instead of going after new, or ‘cold’, business, I get on the phone and just start talking to past clients and customers, looking to see who they know who can benefit from my services.

Your first and last tips are a great. It’s always all about how you treat people. They don’t care what you know until they know you care. If you let that be the mainstay of your business, you should always do okay. And getting a ‘no’ is far better than getting nothing, which is what we get if we just don’t ask for the business.

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