Explore seven low-budget methods for finding first customers through relevant contacts, research, service pages, approved work examples, referrals, and pilots.
Choose the needed task and contact point when finding your first customers. Low spending still requires explanation and response time.
More contacts alone do not establish task fit. Select relevant options from seven methods and record responses and delivery outcomes.
GOV.UK recommends investigating actual problems when learning user needs. (GOV.UK: User needs) Ask about recent tasks at each contact point.
State scope and price, distinguishing friendly responses from real requests.
Respect group rules and ask about work without treating everyone as a prospect.
Investigate current steps and reasons to pay alongside sales interest.
Publish the scope and signup process, then record which contact points lead to requests. Work examples and referrals provide concrete information for understanding the service.
Explain prices, included work, and signup for first-time readers.
Describe the request and deliverable within confidentiality and publication permissions.
Provide the relevant description and contact route, clearly stating any referral incentive.
Define duration, volume, and deliverables within actual capacity.
Record time spent, enquiries, purchases, and post-delivery responses for each method. Compare contact volume with sustainably deliverable work to decide what to try next.
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A: Choose relevant methods and record results.
A: Distinguish friendly responses from actual requests.
A: Respect confidentiality and publication permissions.
A: Communication time, purchases, and delivery outcomes.
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