Obtaining clients is like a two way street. You both earn trust and build
professional relationship to each other, you build camaraderie, you build
confidence, you earn credibility, you know their needs and wants, and a lot
more.

When you are in the point of obtaining clients, the toughest part of taking
care of them and making sure you are able to understand the change in their
perspective, in their preferences, etc. This will help you build flexibility
in obtaining and taking care of your own clients.

Nice for share.. this tips for policy??

Yes, there is often a lot of expertise in networking and computer repair, so
you need to reach clients who can't afford IT staff.

Do you have a web site? Tell me why someone should hire you over someone
else? I'm not challenging you, I mean for you to think about this, so you can
say so in your sales pitch. I am starting a computer maintenance service and
the reason people should hire me is because I'm a veteran computer
technician, because I understand Windows and Linux, I understand the Windows
Registry and security. My customers will see a performance improvement on
their computers from my services and all of my technicians have passed a
thorough background check, so we are all professional and trustworthy.

Think about that and come up with a short pitch for your business. Then talk
to people, reach out to small businesses, make sure you have a professional
web site describing your services.

--Mike
http://blog.mladams.com

I have a few suggestion for you: 1. Lowering prices for limited time. 2. Free 30 days (or othe priod of time) try. 3. Live example of your services. 4. Advertise in targeted areas (signs at tech centers). Remember that starting a business and get it running is mostly the hardest thing. Good luck.

Why don't you try for online marketing? It's cost effective and once you've executed your strategies well, a huge boost in the business could happen. You've got to have a website as well that looks professional. Clients can be very skeptic you know. Also, you can start marketing your services locally.

Thanks for your replies. Please add only new ideas to this thread. All others will be removed.

Here are some marketing tips, tactics and approaches that you mightwant to consider as you build out your small business: The 'Ultimate' Small Business Marketing Guide

Congratz in your new endeavor. At the current state of the economy I believe that IT business is a very competative field. You could try online promotion like Social Media and Social Bookmarking. Also try to join IT forums. Increase the visibility of your site. Accept small jobs. Do trial job. And ofcourse pray for a little luck. Good luck ....

Thanks jthorf What type of social media websites do you recommend.

Instead of offering 'all types of services,' you could focus on one or two specialized services. That might allow you to become a recognized expert in those areas, which could really help you with your marketing.