If you’ve used the Get Clients Now! 28-Day Program, you know there are two different types of action-oriented elements you can include: Success Ingredients and Daily Actions. Recently I’ve gotten several questions about the distinctions between these two, so let’s take a closer look. Read more

Rewarding yourself for a job well done — do you do it? If you’re like most of my clients, the answer is no. You may think that rewarding yourself is silly, as do a lot of people, and for that reason most everybody seems to skip it. It’s not silly, however; in fact, it’s extremely important! Read more

Have you ever noticed what happens when an independent professional speaks up in a group or posts to a message board and says, “I’m not getting enough clients. What should I do?” Inevitably, everyone responds with a different marketing idea. “Have you tried joining a leads group?” one person asks. Someone else suggests, “What about writing a blog?” Read more

Is it human nature to keep making the same choices over and over again? Perhaps with the wisdom collected over years of experience we weed out what doesn’t appeal to us and choose to stick to what we know works. There’s comfort and safety in routine and the familiar. But boxing ourselves into a limited repertoire may begin to wear thin. Read more

Christopher McAuliffe interviews C.J. Hayden on The Coaching Show on how learning more about your stuck places can fix what’s wrong with your marketing. Here’s what you’ll learn in this program: Read more

“How can I improve my marketing?” a student recently asked me. “I’ve spent hours and hours trying to get clients, and none of my efforts seem to pay off.” Read more

If you’d like to fill out your GET CLIENTS NOW! Action Worksheet on your computer instead of on paper, you’ll find this Word version of the worksheet handy. You can download the file, fill in your action plan, and update as often as you’d like. Read more

The GET CLIENTS NOW! book was written with action groups and reading groups in mind. The 28-day program outlined in the book is ideal for use by a group of independent professionals working together, and the book has been adopted as a text by entrepreneurial support groups Read more

In this live interview hosted by Louise Crooks, C.J. shares dozens of marketing essentials for coaches and independent professionals, and answers audience questions about how to get clients. Learn what marketing mistakes to avoid, and how to overcome obstacles to success. Read more

The six marketing strategies for professional services described in Get Clients Now! are listed in order of effectiveness from most to least: direct contact, networking, public speaking, writing and PR, promotional events, and advertising. Seeing this list for the first time, you may wonder where the Internet fits in. Read more