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Welcome to Lesson 5! If you missed the previous lessons, please go back to that email or head over to the course page. http://sounddesignlive.com/from-the-sound-up/ Notes - The better we understand how we fit into our client's business, the easier it will be for us to explain that to potential clients in the future. - This can seem very abstract for sound engineers. Do you create an amazing show? Provide risk mitigation? Bring in new fans? - The best verification would be to have conversations with our clients about this. - If the question seems too obtuse, just tell me what you like doing the most. Homework 1. What is the valuable outcome or result or solution that comes from your work? BONUS: Talk about this with 5 clients. 2. Tell me something unique about yourself. What makes you special? Great job on completing your fifth lesson and I'll see you tomorrow! -Nathan

Welcome to Lesson 4! If you missed the previous lessons, please go back to that email or head over to the course page. http://sounddesignlive.com/from-the-sound-up/ Notes - The more clear you are about what you want, the easier your marketing will be and the easier will be for people to help you. - Your ideal clients are current clients who are receiving the most benefit from working with you, or previous clients who loved working with you -- and you with them. Or they could be friends or acquaintances who aren't clients yet but you believe would gain a lot from your services. -George Kao - It's your responsibility to find your ideal client. Homework 1. Brainstorm a list of qualities and characteristics based on people you know already: Who drains the life out of you? Who do you enjoy spending time with in general? Which of your current clients do you look forward to seeing? Pick the top 5 qualities that define your ideal client. 2. Who are you? Do you consider yourself an audio engineer, AV technician, business owner, freelancer, all around badass? Hit reply and let me know. Great job on completing your fourth lesson and I'll see you tomorrow! -Nathan

Welcome to Lesson 2! If you missed the first lesson, please go back to that email or head over to the course page. http://sounddesignlive.com/from-the-sound-up/ Notes - Be intentional about what you are creating in your new city. - Don't just tell people that you are looking for work. What kind of work? - Up until now, you may have created a career on accident. That won't work fast enough in your new city. Luck is not a strategy. Homework 1. Look at what you've created in your life. What's in your life now that was once a dream? Write down a list of 5. 2. Now look at what you wrote for the last homework assignment and commit to creating it in the new city that you're moving to. Email your new commitment to the 5 people you selected in the last lesson. 3. What are your financial and time needs in this new city? Said another way, how much money do you need to pay the bills and survive? And how often do you want to work? Hit reply right now and let me know. Great job on completing your second lesson and I'll see you tomorrow! -Nathan