Network with people you trust. Sell them your excess leads for a percentage of what they'll derive. Choose other freelancers, whom you might consider bringing on board if an agency emerges. This way you have only enough collaboration initially. In other words, you're not compromising your own...
To become an effective online consultant, you need to improve your communication skills, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking skills. To do this, you'll need to learn how to: 1. Express yourself clearly and effectively in writing. 2. Analyze and evaluate information critically. 3. Negot...
STOP!!! DON'T DO IT. GO GET A REAL JOB!! PLEASE! You don't plan to be a consultant. You become a consultant because the experience and wisdom you have is so obvious that those around you are eager to pay you for your insight. It's a calling -- not a job. Giving your "business advice" to a st...
Hi, I'd be happy to help and offer advice, but in order to give any value, I would really need to get more information (for example: what business do you have or what business you're looking to get in to. Stay safe and good luck I've successfully helped over 350 entrepreneurs, startups and busi...
Hi This is a classic market place which requires marketing to both sides simultaneously. I would start by selecting the most popular categories/fields that the users (employers/companies) are looking for (based on Google Adwords Keyword Tool or maybe checking Fiverr - if their services are the s...
Back when I started LinkedIn wasn't as huge as it is now. I wish it was. I didn't have a large network and those networking sessions NEVER brought me any clients. I used to go to all sorts of them hoping to get clients. There were a couple of nibbles here and there, but never anything serious. Th...
Great question. Happy to have a conversation on this (I currently have a reduced launch rate) and explore your options but here are my top tips. 1) Tailor my advice to your business's niche and obviously look in that area, but for example great cofounders could probably be found as follows - cont...
Hi This is a classic market place SaaS (Software as a Service) and the classic answer for getting both sides is quality content, quality marketing, and word of mouth (which you'll get once you provide quality service). The key issue, BEFORE you think about how to get them to your platform is to ...
Last year, I made six-figures from consulting on the side (while I had a full-time job). Here's how I did it... I think a lot of "wantrepreneurs" overcomplicate the process of starting a business, and just throw up their hands because it can seem overwhelming and complicated. A lot of my work c...