Come up with a marketing strategy
The first thing you need to do is come up with a good marketing plan. If you're in business with yourself then you might want to talk with friends and family to get some ideas on how to market your business in order to help it grow. If it's more than just you in the company then consider brainstorming in a meeting about some unique strategies to market the business. You want to set yourself apart from the rest of the competition so try and come up with some creative ideas. Here are some ways to help you get the word out:

• Send out flyers. It takes time and nobody ever likes to do it, but making flyers to advertise for your business can really help get the word out. The best thing about flyers is you can put whatever you want on them and advertise your business however you want. You can put them in mailboxes, send them out in mail orders, or pay someone to do it for you. Some grocery stores will even let you put them up on their message boards.
• Cold calling. Another "not so popular" marketing strategy, but can be quite effective. There are actually companies you can pay to get you lists of your target audience so that you're not wasting a lot of your time calling people who may not actually be interested in your business. The key to cold calling is finding your target audience. You have a better chance of being able to "sell" them your business over the phone if they are already interested in what you're selling or advertising for.
• Talk with family and friends. A great way to spread the word about a growing business is through family and friends. Talk with them about what you're doing and where it will be happening. Let them know if you will be having any special promotions or offering some type of business discount prices to help bring in more clients.
• Offer special promotions and discounts. A great marketing strategy for helping to bring in more clients for your business is to offer special promotions and discounts. If you make and sell a clothing line then offer a two for one thing, or 50% off for the first 50 customers. Whatever type of business you run, promotions and discounts will almost always bring in more business. And once you've got the word out and people are coming to you for business you can actually talk with them face to face about what you do and hopefully convince them to stick with you.

Education yourself Besides coming up with a good marketing strategy, another way to help get more clients is to educate yourself. Educate yourself about your own business; take classes and become aware of new things out there to get ahead of the competition. And educate yourself about your target market; what are they looking for?

Learning how to get more clients can help you keep your business running and give you an opportunity for growth in the future.