Independent professionals pay a lot of attention to the mechanics of marketing. They take classes, read books, and hire experts to learn how to do the best job possible. When I first work with a client, I often discover that his or her knowledge of marketing techniques is quite good already. What might be lacking is the right marketing attitude. Read more (members only)

We self-employed professionals spend a great deal of our marketing effort on searching for the right words. We read books, take classes, and hire consultants to help us write copy for our marketing materials. Writing sales letters, drafting brochures, and composing websites consumes hours or days of precious marketing time. Read more (members only)

I am not a sales and marketing guru. I’ve written two books on marketing and taught thousands of people how to sell themselves, but really, I don’t know more about sales and marketing than most of you. Read more (members only)

“I’ve done everything I can think of to get clients,” a desperate self-employed professional writes. “I printed a brochure, I have a web site, and I’ve placed ads. But no one is hiring me. What am I doing wrong?” Read more (members only)