Ep. 3013 - Q&A: “How do I find my first clients without paid advertising?”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project
4.8 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we help a new business owner attract their first paying clients without spending a dime on ads. Learn grassroots strategies for networking, social media, and building momentum from scratch.
Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
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| 0:00.0 | Have you ever tried to make an appointment with a therapist who only has openings in the middle of your workday or a dermatologist? |
| 0:07.2 | You try to make an appointment and you just can't get in for like six months or perhaps you've drove over an hour to see that one specialist in your insurance network. |
| 0:16.1 | Well, guess what? |
| 0:16.9 | There is a solution to all these problems and more. |
| 0:19.4 | The solution is Zoc Doc. |
| 0:21.5 | Zoc doc, a free app and website where you can search and compare high quality in network |
| 0:25.7 | doctors and click to instantly book an appointment. Stop putting off those doctors appointments. |
| 0:31.0 | Go to Zocdoc.com slash hustle to find and instantly book a top rated doctor today. |
| 0:37.3 | That's ZocdoC.com slash hustle. |
| 0:40.7 | Zock-D-O-C-com slash hustle. |
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| 1:00.8 | That's J-Lab. |
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| 1:17.5 | How can you find your first clients without spending money on ads? |
| 1:25.8 | Love this question. |
| 1:26.8 | It's very much aligned with the values of side hustle school, |
| 1:30.4 | which is to start a small business or create an income generating project without going into debt, |
| 1:35.0 | without spending much money at all, in fact. So in this episode, we're going to help a new business owner |
| 1:39.1 | attract their first paying clients without spending a dime on ads. Does everybody know what a dime is? Well, it's just a small |
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