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Pick up the phone and call potential customers or even better you could meet with them in person. Cold calling / meeting is tough in the beginning if you are i
by terrellm 17y ago
Pick up the phone and call potential customers or even better you could meet with them in person.
Cold calling / meeting is tough in the beginning if you are introverted like I once was, but in my case the motivation to pick up the phone was knowing I would be able to put food on the table and pay the rent.
- stuff4ben 17y agoJust call them up and see if they're interested? What do you say? In my case I don't have an actual product, just the skills and time in the evenings to do something. So maybe I should just call up some non-techy friends and see if they're having problems at work that might be solvable with computers...
- terrellm 17y agoExactly... it all starts with finding a problem that needs solving. If you can find friends, family members, or local businesses where you have a connection then it may be easier to get started. My first business was started when I had an idea for a software program and talked to a college professor. He put me in contact with another professor who just happened to know of someone in need of a software like what I envisioned. I agreed to write the software just how the customer wanted and they agreed to test. After the software was done, I began marketing it commercially and have since sold it in 56 countries.