{"id":87158,"date":"2021-10-10T11:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalmarketer.com\/?p=87158"},"modified":"2022-02-22T06:11:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:11:16","slug":"your-first-digital-marketing-client-how-to-get-them-and-keep-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalmarketer.com\/blog\/your-first-digital-marketing-client-how-to-get-them-and-keep-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Your First Digital Marketing Client: How to Get Them and Keep Them!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Just like the best-selling books on Amazon are not necessarily the best-written books, the most successful digital marketers are not necessarily<\/em> the best at what they do.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What they\u2019re the best at is marketing themselves. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marketers like Seth Godin<\/a>, Gary Vaynerchuk<\/a>, Ryan Deiss<\/a>, and Neil Patel<\/a> are seen as exceptional because they practice what they preach. They understand that the thing they\u2019re selling to potential clients, media publications, other marketers, and businesses looking for collaborators is their own personal brand. And they\u2019re up for the challenge of marketing the hell out of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So in this article, we\u2019re going to dive into practical steps to landing your first digital marketing client by understanding how to market your own knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s face it, asking \u201cwhat does a digital marketer do?<\/a>\u201d is the digital equivalent of \u201chow long is a piece of string?\u201d Because there really is no clear-cut answer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to think of the perfect digital marketer as a digital chameleon, seamlessly blending into any marketing area. But this can be incredibly daunting as a beginner in this field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And for that reason, I generally recommend keeping it simple. Of course, it\u2019s a good idea to familiarize yourself with all areas of marketing but then pick just one or two key areas to focus on mastering before adding others to your arsenal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This works well for several reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n