Ian Brodie is a UK based consultant that helps professional service firms to attract new clients and win more business. He’s helped some of the world’s leading organisations (Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Glaxo Smithkline, Nestle) and has been doing so for more than 16 years. Ian’s site at www.ianbrodie.com was named one of the “resources …
Read MoreMeasuring ROI: A Costly Mistake Made By Many
Most people are scared to make a purchase. $5 or $10 isn’t a big deal, but as soon as you get over that magic threshold where the amount becomes ‘something you have to think about‘ – things change. The human mind works in strange ways. It seems even if the ROI (return on investment) is …
Read MoreFreelance Business Writer and Professional Blogger
Jennifer Mattern is a freelance business writer and professional blogger, as well as an e-book author and Web publisher managing approximately a dozen sites of her own. In addition to her more than ten years of freelance writing experience, she used to be an online PR and social media consultant through her own firm. Jennifer …
Read MoreMarketing Checklists for Consultants
We know many of you find checklists, templates and forms useful and that’s why we included many of our favorite custom ones in our Consulting Success System (Note: it has since been revamped into the Clarity Coaching™ Program). The web has many great resources and we wanted to share some of them with you. Here …
Read MoreA Simple Yet Powerful Secret to Productivity
Do you want to get more done? Here’s a simple trick to help you become more productive and get more meaningful work done every day. In fact, it’s so simple I think you might laugh at me for sharing it with you. My Prediction That’s alright though, I’ve prepared myself for that. I figure most …
Read MoreWhy Are Consultants Choosing to Starve?
Many consultants are choosing to starve. I know it sounds crazy, but it’s true and I have no idea why. They set their consulting fees on an hourly basis. Who else does that? The electrician, the plumber. These can be good solid jobs (in fact, they can be quite lucrative). But is associating their image …
Read MoreBest Strategy for Setting Consultant Fees
First of all, there’s no way I can say that any specific structure of consultant fees are better than others. There’s only what’s best for your situation. So in today’s post I’m going to tell you about what’s been best for me. After nearly a decade I’ve found one fee structure to work better than …
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