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Even if you're shy, taking the plunge as a freelancer of any kind requires you to engage in self promotional activities. If you don't want the perceived stigma of self promoting, then use ethical methods and stop worrying about it. And also remember that others may use slimy strategies, but that doesn't mean you have to do it, too. What we'll be doing today is giving you three solid and totally legit methods for self promotion.

Upload your resume to document sharing websites because you'll be amazed at how many employers, clients and buyers troll through these sites in the hopes of finding a great service provider and product maker. If you have your resume on your website, it's fine to do this and there's no dupe content penalty. This is just one part of the entire self promotional campaign, so to speak, and you never know when someone will see it and that person matters. Make sure before you do this, though, that you take out your personal information (address and phone number).

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Blog commenting is still used as a viable way of self promoting. Make sure that you actually enter the URL of your website into the correct field, and you don't have to talk about yourself in these comments.

And also keep in mind that you will be creating an impression on those who read your comments - think about reputation. Relationship marketing at it's finest is what blog commenting is, and you want to develop positive relationships.

The most important daily task is to be marketing every day, and you need to bring leads in all the time. You don't have to do anything extensive, and you can send out a tweet that links to an article you've been reading (or a product you've put up for sale). There are many ways to market and promote yourself, and you have to find what works for you. Even doing one thing each day will put you light years ahead of your competitors. Once you have enough business, then hopefully you'll have a good reputation and will build on it.

Once you've identified the issues with self promotions, then simply tackle it head-on. You can then open the doors to more possibilities with business, and you'll be glad you did it. Don't become a perpetual student of self improvement on the same subject - face what you need to face.