It’s a safe bet that if you are freelancing, you are pretty good at what you do. Marketing yourself, however, is probably a whole different story. Well, here are the top ten reasons why marketing efforts don’t go as well as you like, just in case they happen to pop into your head:
10. Neighbors weren’t home.
9. 10 year layaway plan wasn’t such a great idea.
8. Damn Wal-Mart undercutting my newspaper ads!
7. Too many clients taking advantage of $1 happy hour.
6. Having trouble cashing in food stamps.
5. Maybe Facebook photos of that donkey incident in Tijuana had something to do with it.
4. Post-Christmas sale wearing out its welcome.
3. The economy. Yeah, it’s the economy’s fault!
2. No one going for free toaster with purchase.
1. Keep forgetting to leave business cards in public toilets.
And while we're on the subject...
P.S. Jones
May 3rd, 2010 at 4:39 pmYeah, I always wondered why people leave business cards in bathrooms. As if I’m going to touch anything I see in a public restroom.
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Jon Buscall
May 3rd, 2010 at 6:34 pmHa! Great stuff. After spending my weekend and today sorting my tax returns this was just what I needed to make me laugh. I loved number 5! Hilarious.
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Johnny
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:49 pm@P.S. That’s especially true for mens restrooms!
Johnny
May 3rd, 2010 at 9:55 pm@Jon Maybe we’ll have to add a 1a. Tax authorities keep bullying me for cash.