http://robcubbon.com/web-designers-wordpress-developers-get-clients-online/ This is from a talk I gave yesterday at the London WordPress Meetup. I talk about how you can work out keywords that describe you and what a potential client can type into a search engine to find you and then how you can target those keywords with "buying intent". I also talk about how you can improve your authority. Make sure you appear on local searches. Vary the types and platforms of the content you produce. Increase you authority. Help other web designers and developers. And change the calls to action on your website.

1. Using
WordPress
to get
loads more
lovely
clients ...

2. Keyword research
Have a look at Google’s Keyword Planner tool
Keywords with “buying intent” Searches/month
web designer london 590
freelance web developer london 140
wordpress developer new york 10
web designer scarborough 30
?

3. Put the keywords with
“buying intent” into your
home page’s title
WordPress > Settings > General and enter the keywords
with “buying intent” into your Site Title.
Freelance WordPress Developer London |
Leslie Othalthwaite

4. Put these keywords in
your blog posts’ titles
“The life of a London freelance web designer”
“How much freelance WordPress developers charge”
“How to plan web design and development projects
for corporations”

5. Make your blog posts specific
not general
8 “How to run a business”
4 “How to run a WordPress web design business”

6. Help
other
web
designers
&
WordPress
developers

7. Video / YouTube
we can vary the type and platform of our content
to increase our exposure and authority.

8. Go local and responsive
Some people like to do business locally. If you haven’t
got yourself on Google Maps right now, you really should.
<a href=”tel:+447762383426”>+44 (0)7762 383 426</a>

9. Call to action
Hire me

10. Authority
Set up Google authorship on your WordPress blog
Blog regularly
Comment on other blogs
Make sure your blog posts can be easily shared on social media
Create in-depth profiles on all the major social networks
Forge long-term business relationships with other designers and developers

11. RobCubbon.com
Rob@RobCubbon.com
@RobCubbon