Building rapport with your local clients made easy. Learn some killer tips from Rey Baguio as he shares his knowledge in building relationships with clients effectively.
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Notable Quotes:

* There’s a lot of work out there, although a lot of people are asking how? it’s really hard to get first client, second client or more clients. Yes, it would be but I believe you would just need to have the right mentality, the right approach and don’t just follow what others are saying. I’m not saying that don’t listen to them, actually go ahead and listen to them. Watch webinars, attend webinars, seminars but make your own strategy. Because once you follow others’ strategies or way of doing things without even thinking if this is something that will work for you. It will make your life or looking for clients more difficult because you don’t know how to approach them.
* So I just get that clients trust it in terms of me handling their brand, their business, but they actually referred me to their friends. But anyways, then you just need to do good with the next client. Do good with the next client, make sure that you end the contract or your agreement with them in a nice way, in a civil way, don’t burn bridges and you can never really tell, they’ll bring more clients for you eventually.
* Before you actually go into learning a lot sa digital marketing and scouring the internet or the events, going to events, you need to actually determine first para hindi masayang ‘yung oras mo. If there’s something that you would want to do na related sa Digital Marketing. What I always suggest to these people is go to Google. Google mo lang, areas or disciplines or areas in Digital Marketing.
*  And then if you want to learn more, that’s the only time I would suggest, ito depende naman sa’yo if you have the funds naman, you have the time, you have the money, then go ahead. Enroll ka sa mga webinars, bootcamps, and attend seminars right away. Pero kung wala pa, learn more about it first.
*  Be intentional with what you do. Nakakaoverwhelm ang social media and internet ngayon, online ngayon, opportunities, nakakaoverwhelm. There’s a lot. Maraming nagrereklamong wala silang mahanap na trabaho, wala silang mahanap na kliyente pag freelance, bumabalik sila sa BPO or saan kasi overwhelming siya pero nandiyan yung mga opportunities talaga. Just be intentional in your activities, kung anong gagawin niyo, para hindi ka, maibsan naman ‘yung pagiging overwhelming ng fact na marami kayong nagfri-freelance.
*  May nabasa kong Blue Ocean Strategy. Instead of competing, you actually make the competition irrelevant. Not because you’re the best, but because yung competitors mo will not consider you, actually you will not have any competitors at all.

Rey Baguio’s Journey to Freelancing

* He was a Professor in Cebu, teaching Philosophy, Logic and Rizal.
* Worked in HR for almost four years with Rustan’s Supermarket.
* Spent almost six years working in different BPO companies when he moved in Manila.

* He resigned because he could no longer see him working in the industry for 10 or 20 years.
* He wanted to have his own business, to be his own boss.

* In 2011, his first freelance job was writing articles.

* He would write 500-word article worth 50 cents.
* To be able to reach his 40,000 mark, he did part time tasks in Fiverr. Like, posting in Social media for a period and got paid for that task. He also made image quote for his clients
* He was hired to do part time work for another client, K Eagle marketing, a SEO company. His job was web syndication.