Making Contact for Drawing Work
Making Contact for Drawing Work
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I have become self employed to earn some extra money on top of my Salaried 'day job'. I am interested in doing drafting work and would like advice on how best to solicit business.
The 'challenge' is that although I have advised my manager of my extra activities, I cannot approach people in the industry that I am working in (the UK is quite small), so any work I get would have to be from a totally new contact. I plan to carry out drafting/design/layouts etc of a mech eng bias and to charge approx £25/hour-this may seem high but I have used AutoCAD for over 8years and thus very productive.
Does anyone out there have any ideas/experience on the best way to solicit business - mail shots, [cold] calls, web-site?
The 'challenge' is that although I have advised my manager of my extra activities, I cannot approach people in the industry that I am working in (the UK is quite small), so any work I get would have to be from a totally new contact. I plan to carry out drafting/design/layouts etc of a mech eng bias and to charge approx £25/hour-this may seem high but I have used AutoCAD for over 8years and thus very productive.
Does anyone out there have any ideas/experience on the best way to solicit business - mail shots, [cold] calls, web-site?
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RE: Making Contact for Drawing Work
You may also contact architectural and drafting colleges and see if they hire tutors in the evenings during school semester.
The ideas are limitless-any one who is end user of plans is your prospective customer.
I would RECOMMEND YOU ALSO VISIT BOOKSTORES AND BROWSE THE Business, Marketing and Career success sections for positive outlook and money making ideas.