Being an Independent Consultant is very different from being an employee. Quitting your job and starting your own consulting business is only half the battle. You need to prepare to be a business owner, and this includes preparing your mind by shifting from employee thinking to a business owner. If you hold on to the employee mindset, you limit your vision and soon sabotage your success. When you leave your …
Scaling up is one of the most exciting times in your IC business. This is a time where you know that your product offerings are good, you have clients coming inconsistently, and you have a regular cash flow. This is what you’ve been working towards. So how do you ensure that your systems and processes will sustain your business growth? Lay a strong foundation wherever you are in your IC business …
Many tasks need to be accomplished every day for a business to function. And for a business to thrive, those tasks need to be completed as quickly and efficiently as possible. One of the best ways to maximize efficiency within your IC business is by utilizing productivity tools to assist with streamlining the systems and processes that keep it running. Productivity tools can create efficiencies in a number of areas …
Do you feel obligated to check client emails, texts, and voicemails at all hours? Do you feel resentful of clients for placing unreasonable demands on your time? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to revisit your boundaries. Establishing and enforcing client boundaries is critical for IC, but especially if you work from home, where the lines between work and home life are easily blurred. Oftentimes …
Today we’ll talk about specific fixes to the four pipeline blockers we discussed last week in EP. 010 4 Reasons Your Consulting Pipeline is Dry. In episode 10, I shared with you four specific reasons why your pipeline is empty, and how understanding the root causes of an empty pipeline will enable you to be proactive in your sales strategy and avoid this significant business issue. In this episode (#11), I …
As independent consultants, we can get so busy, heads down working for our clients, and neglect building and maintaining our pipelines. The result is that the revenue becomes a feast or famine situation. On this episode, I share four specific reasons why your pipeline is empty, to help you to never be in this situation again. [04:02] Reason #1[07:45] Reason #2[10:13] Reason #3[13:16] Reason #4 As a bonus, I’ve created …
Identifying your ideal client is a foundational step in building your IC business, to ensure you build brand recognition for the types of clients you want to work with (and repel those you don’t). You may have slogged your way through at least one of those ideal client avatar exercises before. If you haven’t, no worries, I’ll be providing you with some insights on the process in this episode. Nailing …
So you’ve booked the first call with your ideal client, now what? You want to ensure that the call is as effective as possible, and to do so you need a crystal clear and specific gameplan. Fortunately, creating a strong gameplan doesn’t have to be time-consuming or complicated. It’s as simple as identifying and avoiding the common mistakes made on the first call with your ideal prospective client and implementing …
Last week we discussed where to find more of your ideal clients. The next logical step is to schedule a first call, or discovery call, with those prospective clients. But how do you get the ideal prospect to agree to an initial call? The answer, in short, is to understand your ideal prospective client’s pain points, challenges, and goals, and then identify the value that you can offer to them …
One of the most intimidating aspects of becoming an independent consultant is the fear of not getting any clients. Well, I am here to tell you that finding and signing clients is very possible and it doesn’t have to be a painful and frustrating process. You can fill your pipeline with higher-quality, and more volume of your ideal clients, not just any clients. In this episode, I’m going to share …
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