The new Consultant Journal design is finally up. Please feel free to send along your comments. We’re hoping this new design preserves the grassroots feel of Consultant Journal while giving a more professional face. It also features a more flexible layout for advertisers. And it’s now backed by WordPress, which should improve content management. You […]
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Did you know that commenting on blogs is a marketing strategy? Leaving comments on blog posts such as this one is a tool employed by many consultants to drive traffic and attention to their websites. How does it work? By leaving useful, engaging comments readers are encouraged to click on your link to find out
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When to subcontract – seven signs that it’s time When you become a consultant, you become more than a consultant. You’re becoming a business owner. That means you wear several hats. As time goes on, it may not make sense to wear every hat. Here’s how to tell when it’s time to outsource. You don’t like
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As consultants, we often work alone out of our home offices. This can mean hours alone with our thoughts. At times, being a consultant can be a lonely career! But it doesn’t have to be. Here are seven tips to help you avoid loneliness. 1. Networking Networking can be fun, even for introverts! Join business and
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Use a blog to build your consulting business. Sound crazy? It isn’t! It’s difficult, if not impossible, to accurately determine how many blogs are out there. Suffice it to say there at least a hundred million of them! So am I crazy to suggest that you add to the blog frenzy? Well, perhaps. But what I do
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Should you cut your fees for worthy non-profit associations? One of Consultant Journal’s readers, Walela, recently commented on the consulting fees post: This is my first consultant opportunity: to consult with a non-profit that received a grant for a teen mentoring program. Are the fee formulas mentioned on the site applicable to non-profits as well? I
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Have you considered writing guest posts for other blogs in your niche? Here are 8 reasons to write guest posts for blogs that don’t belong to you: 1. Build your expert statusWriting a guest post at another blog is a tangible way to increase your expert status. By writing a guest post about your niche, you’re
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Writing articles can help your business by jump-starting your expert status, offering free advertising and building backlinks to your website. The first step is to identify a publication related to your niche that may accept your contribution. There are many magazines, journals, trade publications, websites and blogs that would be glad to publish your article.
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Buying a netbook? Then you could use these seven tips that will help you choose the right netbook. 1. Netbooks explained Do you really want a netbook or should you be buying a laptop or desktop computer instead? A netbook is a small, lightweight portable computer used primarily for browsing the Internet. Netbooks generally boast
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Start your own consulting business! So you’d like to start your own consulting business; what an exciting time this must be for you. Congratulations on considering becoming an entrepreneur and wanting to find out how to get started running your own consulting firm. Steps involved in learning how to start your own consulting business Choose what type of
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