Chat Recap: Pre-qualifying Prospects, Contracts and More

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Chat Recap: Pre-qualifying Prospects, Contracts and More

Dec 10, 2015 | Chats

Chat Recap: Pre-qualifying Prospects, Contracts and More

Dec 10, 2015 | Chats

PrintOn the second Wednesday in December, we held one of our traditional Q&A chats, where top independent communication professionals shared thought leadership, tips and advice in response to questions submitted by the community (learn how to join us here). On December 9 2015, we weighed in with opinions and insight on the following topics of interest:

  1. Besides networking, what's a good resource for finding new work/clients? Where do you look? #solopr
  2. (1/2) One of the often-overlooked steps in the client lifecycle is pre-qualification – not all leads are good leads. #solopr
    (2/2) Veterans: Can you estimate what % of new business prospects you end up avoiding? #solopr
  3. Q3:  is from @JanetLFalk: Has anyone used ebooks as a new business tactic? How long, how much info to give away, fee for designer…? #solopr
  4. Back to the lifecycle, what do you do if the client is in a hurry and wants to get started before you have a signed contract? #solopr
  5. What steps do you take with a new client for onboarding? #solopr
  6. How often do you propose new programs to existing clients? #solopr

A few of the top tweets are highlighted below (followed by a link to the full transcript):


Be sure to check out the transcript in PDF for the full discussion. Please note that the transcript is in reverse chronological order. If you weren’t able to join us this week, weigh in on the chat questions in the comments!

Note: This was our last Twitter chat until after the New Year! #SoloPR Twitter chats are going on hiatus for the holidays. We’ll see you again in 2016!

Written By Kellye Crane
Kellye Crane is the founder of Solo PR Pro, which provides the tools, education, advocacy and community resources needed for indies to succeed and grow. She's a veteran and award-winning communicator with more than 20 years of experience - 19 of them solo.

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