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Successful Independent Consulting
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
being paid on a 1099 tax basis as a business instead of on a W-2 tax basis like a temp worker makes a huge difference to your profitability for two key reasons: You can pay less tax. In other words, I had received 1099 tax statements from my clients for that tax year; I did not have any W-2 tax statements. Absolutely! In the U.S.,
Successful Independent Consulting
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Three Key Considerations When Using ChatGPT Let's cut to the chase—here are the three key things to keep in mind every time you use ChatGPT: 1. Fine-Tune Descriptions: When using ChatGPT for job descriptions or client-facing documents, pay attention to language nuances. If not, you should be! If you’re using the free version 3.5,
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Successful Independent Consulting
JULY 21, 2023
Part 2: Three Steps for Getting Referrals with Your Own Plan Last month, we took our first look at insights from Stacey Brown Randall’s webinar, “How to Generate Referrals Without Asking.” Make a spreadsheet, listing all of your clients from the last 2-4 years. Read Part 1 here.) All it takes is 3 steps. Sometimes it reveals many.
Johanna Rothman
MARCH 21, 2024
Then, in Part 2 , I asked those unemployed agilists to review their functional skills, the skills people need to do a product development job well. When managers do not change the culture, they cannot reap all the benefits of agility. But when managers cannot change and, as a result, do not change the culture?
Successful Independent Consulting
JUNE 28, 2023
I look up when the work is done, and there’s no more work to do. Now I gotta go hustle and get some more clients. ” What happens when your new client gets wind of your incentive program? How will they feel when they discover that the original referral they received was disingenuous? Referrals beget referrals.
Johanna Rothman
MARCH 18, 2024
Then, in Part 2, I suggested you mine your experience to move to a line job, so your value is obvious. Now, if you want a job where you focus on using your agile skills, assess your agile subject matter expertise. If not, read it now. If you're an unemployed agilist, you are not alone. There way too many of you.
Successful Independent Consulting
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Thanks to inflation, everything is more expensive now. Seems like a good excuse to raise your rates, and now is the perfect time. With the new year just around the corner, now is the time to inform your clients that your rates will be going up next year. Instead, I suggest triangulating on a rate that seems fair. Jot it down.
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