{"id":1217,"date":"2012-03-04T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2012-03-04T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2012-02-01T14:37:46","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T20:37:46","slug":"bob-davies-on-finding-new-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/bob-davies-on-finding-new-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Davies On Finding New Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is taken from David&#8217;s interview with Bob Davies in\u00a0<a title=\"10 Super Coaches\" href=\"http:\/\/www.10supercoaches.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">10 Super Coaches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What top three methods, in order, did you use to get your clients in the first 2 years?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My belief is that it is vital that coaches become public speakers. Find your passion in the field and book yourself to speak as the \u201cexpert\u201d in the field. 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