How do you market yourself?

[crapot]

Hi,

Do you market yourself or your company (assuming you’re contracting via ltd)

Thanks

[eek]

Hi,

Do you market yourself or your company (assuming you’re contracting via ltd)

Thanks

Depends what I'm marketing and what the person I'm talking to wants....

[FatLazyContractor]

Depends what I'm marketing and what the person I'm talking to wants....

^This

On second thoughts, what type of business ?

[BolshieBastard]

Hi,

Do you market yourself or your company (assuming you’re contracting via ltd)

Thanks

Stand on a busy roundabout with a placcard around your neck saying 'I.T. Contractor. Gizza job!'

[FatLazyContractor]

Stand on a busy roundabout with a placcard around your neck saying 'I.T. Contractor. Gizza job!'

Summat like that ?!

[BolshieBastard]

Summat like that ?!

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[TheFaQQer]

Do you market yourself or your company (assuming you’re contracting via ltd)

Decent enough LinkedIn profile.

Decent enough company website.

Speak at conferences in my area of expertise, which gets the name out there.

[vadhert]

Stand on a corner with a sign saying 'Awaiting pimping'

[crapot]

Thanks guys for the responses. some are funny

What I was alluding to with my question is the emphasis you place in marketing yourself or spend time and energy to getting your company first and then yourself as the engine behind it.

I did few gigs in web (asp.net) development back in 2011 before going permie. I found most of my gigs through acquaintances.

I just left the company and wanted to do contracting again. I was then thinking if I should spend time with a company presence or simply market myself first.


Thanks

[rob s]

Networking (contacts from old gigs), conferences, and a super secret awesome marketing plan which I will sell once I've found out it's not that awesome.