"Build credibility without clients using five tactics Marie Forleo explains that new entrepreneurs face a chicken-and-egg credibility problem, but it can be solved before a single client exists. Her five concrete moves are: a clean professional website, highlighting existing relevant experience on your about page, stating what you do clearly and confidently (not hedging with 'I kind of want to'), offering free or discounted services to three-to-six people in exchange for written reviews, and pitching local press or popular bloggers in your niche. She notes that at networking events, confident clarity like 'I design home offices' gets a card request immediately, while vague hedging gets a polite brush-off. Source: Marie Forleo, MarieTV, Q&A Tuesday"