{"id":1336,"date":"2012-04-19T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2012-02-01T22:54:21","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T04:54:21","slug":"ginger-cockerham-on-finding-initial-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/ginger-cockerham-on-finding-initial-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginger Cockerham on Finding Initial Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following is taken from David&#8217;s interview with Ginger Cockerham in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.10supercoaches.com\/\">10 Super Coaches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What top three methods, in order, did you use to get your clients in the first two years?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Referral Engine<\/strong> \u2013 I chose a niche of people who are generous, and let them be my advocates! 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