Consulting

Do consultants need resumes? You need them for just about every other kind of job, so why wouldn’t you need one in the world of independent consulting? Well, you may want to have a resume on hand. But you probably don’t need to show it to clients. You should be focusing on your skills, experience […]

Have you read The 4-Hour Workweek? Author Timothy Ferriss wrote this book to show people how to downsize time spent on work and upsize time spent on personal pursuits. It may sound impossible, but I know someone who makes $30k a year from working four hours a week. Sure, $30k may not bring you riches, but

Cheap Christmas cards — believe it or not, one of the top reasons people visit this site is to find out about cheap Christmas cards. If you’re in the market for holiday cards, I recommend you check out my past posts on cheap Christmas cards. It’s already November 22, so you’ll want to get going

How to find a qualified consultant – that’s a subject many companies struggle to address. But help with determining how to find a qualified consultant may be hard to get. So, here at Consultant Journal, we’ve put together this article to help companies find the help they need. What do you need from a qualified

Just a quick note to say that the power in my office went out for a few hours today. Everything is up and running again. So, if you’ve sent an email or been unable to access this site, you should be able to do so now. Sorry for any inconvenience. Thanks for your patience! IT

Interested in taking on a side job? Lisa Manfield, who works in marketing for The Tyee newspaper, mentions that her paper is offering $5,000 journalism fellowships. According to The Tyee: The fellowships are $5000 each, and go to independent journalists wanting to report a series of articles that educate citizens about important issues in British

My Become a House Flipper post has generated a lot of interest — most recently from the producer of Flip That House. Producer John Ziomek of Flip That House writes: My name is John Ziomek and I am a producer on Flip That House! If any of your readers are about to flip a house,

As a consultant, it’s sometimes tempting to try to be all things to all people. A prospective client contacts you and asks if you can do "X". You’ve done X before, but only a few times and it isn’t really what you excel at doing. However, it’s hard to turn down a new client and

Sometimes, people ask me if it’s expensive to work from home. They point out all the home office supplies I need. However, by factoring those items and overhead into my consulting fees, I offset those costs. In comparison, have you ever considered the cost of an office job? One Families.com writer summarizes expenses you have

As a consultant, you can enjoy a more flexible lifestyle than people stuck in regular jobs. But could you have a four-day work week? Business technology consultant Mark Shead suggests consulting can lead to a shorter work week. Although I haven’t had a compressed work week for a while, I definitely worked a shorter week