The most basic advice I like to provide is to blog about what you are doing…Becoming an expert in your field, or at least the perceived expert is the goal. The greatest way to be introduced to potential clients is through word of mouth, yet word of mouth has many different meanings these days. One blog picking up another blog is in my opinion the greatest word of mouth today. Here’s two great examples after my sister had her blog up for only one month:
Ohdeedoh
Hutt design blog:
http://www.huttdesign.com/press.html