Whew! It’s finally here! The Start-Up Blueprint is available! If you already know you want the “Start-Up Blueprint: From Zero To Launch”, click the button below. Otherwise, keep reading to learn more. I’m really excited about this, because this is the blueprint I wish I had when I started out, which covers practical, hands-on tactics […]
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You’ve started your business, and maybe have been open for months–or years–but things are slow. You get a bit of consulting work every now and then, but can’t seem to get things off the ground. Maybe you’ve even wondered whether you should throw in the towel and just go back to a day job. Like […]
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I recently wrote an article on FreeLance Switch called “Do You Care About SEO? How About $80k in New Sales?” where I talk about how doing relatively simple SEO on my consulting website returned over $80k in new business. Now, I know the whole deal about “results not being typical…”, but nevertheless, $80k is nothing […]
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In Part 1 of this series, I talked about: the stress of having to constantly scramble for new business, how desperation is detrimental to your business, and several ways to snag new clients. Now, I’ll show you some additional ways you can find new clients. All the techniques I talk about both in Part 1 of this […]
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A couple years ago this September, I didn’t know where the next month’s business was coming from. I had bills to pay, the kids needed new shoes, we like to eat regularly, have electricity, and on and on. But at the start of that September, I had little idea how I’d get enough work to […]
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In Part 1 of this series, we looked at: what a niche is, why you should care about targeting a niche, how to find a consulting niche, and researching a consulting niche. Now, we’ll take a closer look at how you can figure out if a niche is profitable. This is a critical piece, because […]
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Do you want to look unprofessional and incompetent? I didn’t think so. But if you set your rate too low, that’s exactly what will happen. For example, plumbers in my area typically charge about $75 an hour. Now, if I find one that charges $50 or maybe even $40 an hour, that price might look […]
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You’ve got what you think is a great idea for your consulting business, and you’re convinced it’ll make you millions–or at least enough to quit your day job. Let’s say your idea is to become the foremost consultant on, say, ferret foot care. You spend a ton of money and time on marketing materials, countless […]
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Contrary to what you may have heard, you DON’T have to spend thousands of dollars to get a good website. You really can create a professional website for $100 dollars, and still have money left over for a latte. Don’t care for lattes? Fine, then buy yourself a beer, a Coke, or whatever else tickles your […]
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I firmly believe that the best way to maximize your revenue is by finding a good niche for your skills. For example, my main source of consulting business is SQL and VBA development for Microsoft SQL databases. There are probably tens of thousands of people who can do that, and if I entered that marketplace, […]
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