strategicmoves

I've found that social media works when you have a network of like minds around you or put another way, when you're a member of a "social circle" within whatever platforms you use. I've gotten clients via referrals through G+, Twitter and Skype. (Maybe OP could add "referrals" to the poll as one of the ways we get clients) Interestingly, "word of mouth" sort of covers social media and referrals because it's personal in nature (unlike print media or radio, etc.) and results in certain kinds of paid work more often than other methods. (I'm not a web hosting company but like Ken I offer hosting to some clients as a value-added service.) Like medfordite, I give a referral fee to clients when their referral moves from opportunity to paying client.