HOW TO BUILD A PERSONAL BRAND THAT ATTRACTS YOUR IDEAL CLIENTS
One of the best parts of building a personal brand is getting to attract your ideal clients. When you know who you are and what you offer, you’ll find it easier to connect with potential clients. You’ll know how to reach them without having to resort to pushy sales tactics.
1. KNOW YOURSELF.
For many solopreneurs and small business owners, personal branding starts with discovering who you are. When you build your personal brand, you can highlight your strengths while minimizing your weaknesses. This will help you feel less frustrated and save you energy because you’ll know which projects are a good fit for your talents.
Don’t be afraid to say ‘no’ to the wrong projects or partnerships. An important part of personal branding is only allowing projects and partnerships in your life that focus on your strengths. When new opportunities present themselves, pause to check in with your gut. Is this project exciting to you? Does it allow you to highlight your best qualities? Will it add more joy to your life?
2. DISCOVER YOUR MESSAGE.
You have a message to share with this world, a unique way to make people’s lives easier, more meaningful and more fun. You may not recognize what this message is. Most people don’t.
Often, it takes the guidance of a business coach or a trusted mentor to help you discover your message. That’s why you may want to consider working with a coach or mentor as you seek to define your personal brand.
3. FIND YOUR SWEET SPOT.
Once you understand personal branding and know the message you’d like to share with your ideal clients, it’s time to think about your sweet spot. This is the area where your clients’ need help and where you function best.
You can communicate your sweet spot by sharing stories that show who are you are, as a person and a professional. For example, if you help moms get their pre-baby bodies back, then sharing your own weight loss story can be inspirational.
You want the stories that you share to resonate with your ideal client so don’t be afraid to examine their goals, fears, and frustrations. You could share a story about your own frustration with finding half an hour to exercise when you have a newborn in the house. When you share these personal stories, you’ll be building your personal brand and connecting with your ideal clients.
Personal branding is all about knowing who you are and what your message is so you can serve your ideal clients. Keep in mind that it does take time to discover and implement your personal brand. If you’d like to speed up this process, working with a brand strategist (wink, wink) is invaluable.
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I’m Jannan Poppen. I help small businesses bring their vision to life through brand identity design and Squarespace web design so they can create the impact and income they desire.
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