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All blogs are "human written" from concept to publication by Patrice Davis.

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My Top Lessons Learned As The Owner of An Independent Consulting Firm (Part 1) 1099 contractor vs consultant automation become a consultant becoming a consultant consulting business freelance consultant freelance consulting independent consultant

Being an entrepreneur comes with its ups and downs. As a glass-half-full person, I try to learn what I can from my downs so I can become a better person, a better leader, and a better, more successful entrepreneur.

To celebrate my fourth year in business, I’m sharing some of the...

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10 Tips to Generate Leads For Your Consulting or Freelance Business become a consultant business consulting freelance business freelance consulting freelancer independent consultant lead generation marketing

I remember a conversation I had with my former business coach when I shared the method I was using to generate leads for my business. Her suggestion on how to add rocket fuel to my lead generation strategy was simple and effective.

Today that simple suggestion is generating more leads than we can...

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5 Marketing Strategies to Prepare For Your Fourth Quarter 4q become a consultant consulting business fourth quarter freelance consultant freelancer independent consultant lead generation sales goals

After almost four years of running an independent consulting business, I’ve started to notice some quarterly trends in business activity. For example, the first quarter of a new year has shown a similar amount of interest in our consulting services with a predictable change in the second...

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How to Start a Consulting Business With Under $500 become a consultant business consultant consulting business freelance consultant freelancer independent consultant

An independent consulting business has one of the lowest start-up costs.

 As a new consultant, you basically need to a website, a logo, a scheduling application, a project management system, and maybe a customer relationship management system (CRM). The CRM is optional especially since there...

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5 Steps to Transition From an Employee to an Entrepreneur become a consultant business processes client satisfaction entrepreneur independent consultant key performance indicators mindset professional development

Gone are the days when you saved seven different versions of your resume, one for each slight variation of the many job postings you monitored. You likely shudder at the thought of smiling through the multi-step recruitment whac-a-mole of the screening call, the hiring manager interview, the...

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16 Time Management Tips for Solo Consultants become a consultant consulting business consulting service independent consultant solo consultant time management work from anywhere

There is no shortage of advice about how to manage (and optimize) your time as an entrepreneur. I’ve given this some thought and decided to share the time management strategies I found helpful when I was a solo consultant and now that I have a small staff.

Some of these tips...

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My WFA Adventure in Lisbon, Portugal how to become a consultant independent consultant lisbon work from anywhere

Lisbon was the third and final destination on a three-country trip in Europe spurred by my daughter’s study abroad stint in Germany. 

As soon as I arrived at the Humberto Delgado Airport, there were noticeable differences from Barcelona.

I stayed at an Airbnb located in...

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My WFA Adventure in Barcelona, Spain barcelona become a consultant independent consultant new consultant traveling consultant work from anywhere

Barcelona is a beautiful city full of amazing sights.

It is also the capital city of Spain’s autonomous Catalonia region and is known for its art and architecture. 

I arrived in Barcelona in June 2022 after spending eight days with my children in Germany because my youngest was...

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I Seriously Undercharged for a Service become a consultant business consultant business consulting consultant consulting fees independent consultant

I wouldn’t be surprised if I learned that most new consultants undercharge for their services at some point.

Whether it’s because they don’t know (yet) the value of their services or they don’t have the courage (yet) to ask for what they deserve, many of us do it.

The...

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