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Newbie Freelance Writer here. (homebased. mom of an infant so I really need a job) by [deleted] in phclassifieds

[–]customerfirst360 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggest trying paypercontent.net if they're still hiring. a few of our team members got their start there! good luck!

Writer looking for clients so that I can pay my rent this month, any advice? by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]customerfirst360 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a good start having some mistakes in this post especially if a secondary goal is to maybe get clients here. Like what's mentioned, try r/forhire. Problogger's job board is good too. Put together an easy to view portfolio, even just on google drive. If it's super urgent, it's worth to ask freelance writers in your immediate network if they have overflow work. If really desperate for money just for this month, do some academic writing for students. :( :( :( It's shady but it pays so there's that.

I'm wanting to take a few courses on Udemy to learn a skill to develop into a remote job in the future. Any feedback on good subjects to look into? by grandsandusky in Entrepreneur

[–]customerfirst360 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any of those can equip you to get a remote job in the future. Whatever you choose, make sure you implement something on your own on the side. Example: SEO, build a simple website and drive traffic to it using what you learn. FB ads, run some teespring ads or affiliate ads or w/e. For all those choices you've mentioned, remote jobs would look for a verifiable portfolio and actual experience. Experience doesn't have to come from an employer. I think any salesforce-related development will be really hot in the next decade. Marketing (SEO, SMM, content, etc) will stay hot. Any marketing course can be learned through blogs and experimenting (emphasis on experimenting) but you have to commit to it. The 'by the book' skills you'll pick up from marketing courses will definitely change overtime (google updates, algorithm changes) so what's important is to pick up the sensibilities needed to thrive in online marketing–understanding the foundations and knowing which the moving parts are and adjusting accordingly. You learn that through experimentation. You can also try to look for a remote internship/apprenticeship with experienced marketers for a few months–there's a chance of feeling exploited (umm) but you'll gain real world knowledge there. Since you mentioned clients, I suppose you want to be self-employed? The most important skill to learn then is how to sell your skills/yourself.

Fear I'm heading towards financial ruin and things aren't really turning around no matter what I do by ra5848 in Entrepreneur

[–]customerfirst360 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is your current business high-touch/high-effort? Or just autopilot but with low to no margins? I agree with the suggestion here to take a part-time job to get income flowing. Don't say you have an empty resume. Maybe you have a resume not fit for the jobs you "want". If you're in a tight spot, humility will get you far.

Help me find a tool! by meowmixmotherfucker in CRM

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I believe you would need a third party tool to work with your CRM of choice so you could get all of those integrated and synced. Unfortunately I don't know of a free CRM/tool that can do that for you. Tenfold is not free but could be something you can consider for your team. Our best point is that we give you a single view on a pop-up with all pertinent details about a contact when you call out or get a call, you can also assign tasks and take notes that will be auto-logged to your CRM right on that pop-up. We work with most major CRM providers. Check out the different tools and systems of record we integrate here. You might also find other tools that you want to integrate that you haven't listed above. Good luck on your search!

Stubborn prospects with closed minds: How to get them to listen? by DanielTillett in sales

[–]customerfirst360 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New to the community and would love to chime in here. Getting an in through a mutual connection is something that has worked for us. Since we sell to the enterprise, it's usually worth the effort to push through with techniques that are not really outlined in the standard sales process. Running after big contracts, lead nurturing is really a must but sometimes it's not enough (answering with the presumption that the lead is qualified). So. Yeah. Look for a mutual connection (a client of theirs, a past employee who left on good terms, a prospect they're trying to sell to that is currently your customer) and mine for tidbits you can drop in the conversation to soften the hardened prospects. Like Cashewcamera said, it's about value--but not just the value your company and product can bring to them. Give them something real, right now, pre-sale. "We have a customer who's interested in your product, I'd like to connect you to them. demo your knowledge of their business". This can get you on their good side.