What do you bring when you meet potential clients?

[PBDS]

I am going to meet with a possible client today and i got to wondering what do you bring with you when you meet clients?
i make up a folder and include in it:
my card
my brocheure
mothering mag(i have a ton,lol)
doula faq
a list of my services
what i do and do not do
referances
why i became a doula
a sheet on common birth related terminology for a hospital birth
my philosophy
and a copy of my contract

[DoulaMorgan]

I bring the contract, the Doula FAQs and myth sheets, my card, magnet (for them if they hire me) and a list of services. That's it. Not too much really.

[Kacy]

- First potential client meeting

The above thread has a lot of information pertaining to this.

You can use the 'search' and 'tag' features (found in the pink menu above the forums) to find threads about specific topics.

[PBDS]

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Originally Posted by Kacy - The above thread has a lot of information pertaining to this. You can use the 'search' and 'tag' features (found in the pink menu above the forums) to find threads about specific topics.

thanks for the link!! that is a great thread!!!
and is that what the "tags" are for? that made a serious lightbulb moment for me,lol!!! thanks!

[Kacy]

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Originally Posted by Amlie thanks for the link!! that is a great thread!!! and is that what the "tags" are for? that made a serious lightbulb moment for me,lol!!! thanks!

Yep! The more relevant tags (and the more specific they are) the better!

[UtahDoula]

I bring much the same as previously mentioned. The only difference is that I bring TWO copies of my contract to leave with them. If they decide to hire me, they mail one back to me with the deposit and still have one to keep.
I also have a recommended reading list so that if they don't hire me, at least they have a list of good books.

[raeben]

i bring my prenatal packet with me so i can better explain what would get covered in the prenatal visits - client intake questions, pain-coping handout, birthplan worksheet, coping strategy assessment, etc. they can keep any handouts but i keep all the rest until i'm contracted.

i'm with a doula group so every potential client gets a packet from us beforehand with the contract, scope of practice, information on our classes, resources, our cards and brochures and coupons for a variety of other pregnancy and postpartum services.

i always talk about why i became a doula, my style of doula-ing and answer their specific questions about my scope of care or what i would do in a particular situation. i feel that i communicate this stuff better in verbal, rather than in written form.