I got some interesting responses to my earlier post asking, “Should you offer free consulting?” In this post, I’ll reveal my paradigm shift compared to when I first started my consulting business to my current thinking, and the results I’ve gotten. Before we get into my answer, if you’ve struggled to get clients, I want […]
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OK, here’s #4 of 4 installments of reader consulting questions and consulting problems, though I’ll still answer as many of your questions as possible. In fact, I’m going to schedule a live conference call/webinar in about 2 weeks to do exactly that: answer your consulting questions and give you specific, tactical advice on getting unstuck […]
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I’m getting a lot of great consulting questions, and we’re going to dive into your toughest questions over the next few posts. And in one of today’s questions, you’ll see how an attempt to get clients backfired. Your consulting questions answered Since “how can I get clients?” is one of the most common consulting questions […]
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Today, I want to share a couple consulting questions people have asked me, and answer them in depth. Before I get to the actual questions though, I want to share a story with you. Back on August 28, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake drilled the first commercially successful oil well; that well sparked the […]
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Just to clarify, there are actually 11 items in this list of top consulting problems, not just 10. Confusing, I know. But why 11? Well, it’s 1 louder. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, I’ve found that when I dig into a problem, surveys can be great tool for a few reasons. […]
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In this post, I want to talk about a fear that many of you told me about in last week’s survey: the fear that you’ll be exposed as a fake in your consulting business. Nearly half of you listed this as a fear you have. Before I dig into why we’re afraid to be exposed […]
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Have you ever struggled to get enough clients or consulting work? Chances are, your answer to that question was yes of course! hell yes–and I could use some help! OK, but let’s get a little more specific. Are you struggling to get your first client? Do you have just 1 or 2 clients, but can’t […]
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The wait is over. You’ve read the articles on the top mistakes people–and maybe even you–make when trying to figure out how to get clients. Lots of you attended the webinars I’ve held during the past weeks. In the emails and during my webinars, I’ve been telling you how I’ve been working on something big […]
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During one of my webinars last month, I covered the barriers many of you have been struggling with, along with the proven framework for how to get clients. However, people told me they wanted more detail on the framework. So, on Tuesday, 9/10/2013, I’ll do that for you. I’ll walk you through the framework at […]
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I’ve been writing a lot lately about mistakes I see people make that prevent them from getting clients. Chances are, you’re probably already making at least one of the mistakes I’ve talked about. And chances are that you’re struggling with figuring out how to get clients for your consulting business. Probably the most common mistake I […]
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