If you’re an independent consultant, time management will be one of the most critical areas to your consulting business. Why so important? You’ll know how long it takes you to complete each part of a project so you can quote it more accurately next time. You’ll know whether you need to ask for more money, …
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I guess the title is a bit misleading, a consulting retainer agreement with your client may or may not be the best way to go. It depends on many factors. But that’s what I’m going to explain… One of the biggest challenges you’ll face as a consultant, especially in the early days, is making your …
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We receive emails from companies and consultants that want to be listed in our site. Some offering advertising, others the promise of magically appearing on page one of Google, and others just want us to list or profile them. Yesterday we got an email that read: XYZ & Associates would like to be added to …
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There’s a great post over on the Wall Street Journal blogs about how consulting can land you a full-time job. During tough economic times like these, getting an offer for full time work can seem like a blessing. Depending on your situation, it may or may not be. Clearly there are many disadvantages to going …
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When I first got started in marketing consulting I was a voracious consumer of information. My mentality was to devour everything I could get my hands on. Surely the more “I knew” the better, right? Wrong. The more you know the worse off you may be. The problem with trying to dip your fingers in …
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Many of us fall into this trap at some point during our professional lives. The pile of “things to do” grows and grows until it feels like it’s going to hit the roof and topple all over us. Whether you’re a business consultant or business owner finding that right work-life balance is critical. We all …
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Consultants have a bad name. There I said it. You think I’m joking? Okay, not all consultants have a bad name, but to many people the word ‘consultant’ brings mixed emotions. If I said “car salesman” what would most people think of? Overly-aggressive, fast talking and sleazy. True? Sometimes sure, but many companies have worked …
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I have no idea who created this video but if you’ve ever wondered about offering your consulting services through elance.com, guru.com, odesk.com or any other online marketplace, this video does a pretty good job at outlining the benefits. The author won’t reveal his whole method, seems like he stops at part three, and maybe his …
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In this video Josh Feinberg provides 3 tips to help you start a consulting business. This video is geared towards IT or computer consulting but the principles can be applied to any consulting field. Here’s the summary: Consulting is as much about people skills as it is about technical ones. Don’t worry too much about …
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This is a follow up to the a recent video post related to how consultants can use LinkedIn . Here’s another video coming from the CEO of Cheskin, a strategic consulting and market research firm with clients like Nike, Coc-Cola, Dell, Starbucks, and so on. Darrel Rhea explains how LinkedIn helped him land a $1 …
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