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How do you get your very first paying client when starting a new service business?

I recently started a small business offering language services (translation, interpretation, and language training), but I haven't been able to land my first client yet. For experienced entrepreneurs or B2B sales professionals: What is the most effective way to reach decision-makers, build trust quickly, and secure that initial contract when you don't have a long list of past references?

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King Luke;

I am by no means an expert in small or independent business practices. I have enjoyed the security of a large corporation for most of my career life.

Just a suggestion, as I can imagine it is hard to build clientele list. I recently read a book which shared a story of a young woman and her path to becoming a public speaker, life coach. Prior to being paid for events, she would speak for free at various venues. In turn she would post pictures from the event and get individuals who attended the event to provide feedback on social media.

She did say it was a struggle to determine when to go from speaking for free to charging clients.
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