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Successful Independent Consulting
OCTOBER 27, 2023
They don’t know to add a hefty margin to cover things like self-employment tax, business expenses, health insurance, and nonbillable time spent on business administration. This article explains how to determine your “base rate”, and the external factors that will impact your pricing. Then multiply that number by 2, 2.5,
Successful Independent Consulting
MARCH 11, 2022
Is it worth the time and money if you get most of your business from referrals or by subcontracting? Due to legislation like AB-5 , if you want to preserve your business-owner tax advantages (see “ 1099 vs W-2 ”), you need a website as evidence that you are “customarily engaged in an independently established trade, business, or occupation.”
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Successful Independent Consulting
MARCH 30, 2023
It can differentiate you from competitors, and it demonstrates that you take your business seriously. You need to look like—and, of course, be—a legitimate business, not just someone doing side projects while looking for a full-time position. This means naming your business and having a logo in the place of the blue-gray square.
Successful Independent Consulting
AUGUST 31, 2020
As independent consultants, we’ve all worked remotely to some extent but now we are working virtually 100%. To complicate things further, many of our clients are learning how to work virtually for the first time and they may misperceive “checking in” as a waste of time and/or something they don’t want to pay for.
Successful Independent Consulting
OCTOBER 10, 2019
As an independent consultant running your own business, good marketing is critical. No one is going to hire an unpolished freelancer to help solve their business problem, especially if they’re going to spend tens of thousands of dollars. This means naming your business and having a logo in the place of the gray square.
Consulting Matters
FEBRUARY 17, 2020
I started to suspect that I was when I was presenting some difficult feedback to a client about their sales practices. I had sat with over 100 focus group participants and heard story after story about the impact of the company's unethical sales practices on their lives. Related: Consulting vs. Leading. I'm an Empath.
Successful Independent Consulting
APRIL 2, 2018
I know a consultant who is going to do some work designing a company’s program for high-potential employees. The consultant has talent but not much experience. Pricing consulting services is notoriously difficult, particularly for self-employed consultants. Dear Liz, I have a quick question. Can you ballpark this for me?
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