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Can we talk about finding clients before social media took over?
I was sorting through some old business cards and remembered how I used to get most of my gigs from local networking events. Back then, it was all about face-to-face chats and handing out physical cards. Now, I spend hours online trying to stand out in crowded feeds. Does anyone else feel like the personal connections were easier back in the day?
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hernandez.gavin6mo ago
Actually I was reading a newsletter that made a good point about this. It said back then, building a client base was about slow trust. You'd see the same people at monthly chamber of commerce breakfasts or trade shows, and relationships just happened from repeated chats. Like, you'd meet a graphic designer at one event, then bump into them again and finally land a project months later. The algorithm doesn't work that way, it's all about instant clicks.
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wood.paige6mo ago
Notice it in how we make friends now too... you meet someone once at a party, follow each other, and that's it. You never really talk again. The old way forced you to see the same faces and actually talk.
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mattheww576mo ago
That "slow trust" idea Gavin mentioned really sticks with you. So is the trade-off just that we get more chances now but each one means less? Like @hernandez.gavin said, the algorithm pushes for that instant click, but does a connection that fast ever actually stick? Feels like we swapped real relationships for a higher volume of weaker contacts. Makes you wonder if that old way, as slow as it was, built stuff that lasted longer.
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