Second Session: Best Bang for Your Buck
How can I form professional connections in my community?
Non-Profit Volunteerism/Hybrid--become a member or sponsor
Board Membership--local organizations NEED board members, these affiliations are golden!
ThinkLocalSantaCruz.org<---a great site for finding locally-focused groups
Sponsorship/Stay Involved<---don't just write a check, invest some time too
Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County
Good Places to find local affiliations and organizations:
Board Match
SantaCruzNext.org
Meetup.com/tech meetups
Craig’s List /gigs
ThinkLocalSantaCruz.org
Interview your clients<--find out why they hired you, ask them to promote you
Newsletters
“Free for 15 Mins”<---offer free services with a limit, often creates paying clients