On any given day, most established consultants are in a position of balancing sales and work. When you look at the day ahead, how much time should you spend on finding new clients vs. doing work for the clients you already have? When you’re starting out, it makes sense to spend a lot of time […]
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Mini storage rental? As in self storage space? A growing number of small businesses are turning to mini storage rental as a way to avoid leaving their existing offices. A few years ago, I did some marketing work for a self-storage company. I’d always thought mini storage was for people on vacation, homeowners with little
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Following yesterday’s post on home office isolation, a few readers wondered if I feel isolated in my home office. I don’t. At least, I don’t right now. When I first started out in consulting, I did feel isolated from time to time. However, over the years, I’ve learned to balance my week with meetings, telephone
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Is isolation making you wonder if it’s time to leave your home office? Working from home can sometimes be isolating, making it hard to stay motivated. I recently mentioned that shared office space can help. If there’s a solution like that in your community, go for it. But here are some other tips for dealing
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) describes a company’s obligation to all of its stakeholders. Corporate social responsibility entails sustainability of financial, economic, social and environmental elements. Companies use corporate social responsibility as part of their business management strategies. Stakeholders include any parties that are influenced by or who can influence a company’s decisions. Although we usually
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When I wrote about becoming a house flipper a few months ago, I mentioned that, "[I]n bubbly markets, amateurs often get into flipping houses and may have no expertise at all. So I wouldn’t consider most house flippers to be consultants." Today, I stumbled across I am Facing Foreclosure, a blog by wannabe real estate
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Working from a home office can be a great setup. But, for many people, there comes a time when external office space makes more sense. Here’s how to tell if it’s time for you: Isolation is getting to you. In spite of pursuing activities outside your home, going to business events, meeting with clients and
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My "Review my site" group project invites readers to give Consultant Journal the thumbs-up or thumbs-down. Recently, Johnny from Fuery.com had these suggestions: Of the content itself, the elementary nature of it makes me shy away a little, but there’s plenty of tips that old pros would do well to pay attention to. From my
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Several years ago, I worked in marketing for a mid-sized software company. Around the holidays, I was treated to lunch by my "photocopy guy" — the lead salesperson for the company we used to print up handouts and other inexpensive materials. Over Thai food, we talked about a million things. He started asking me questions
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If you’re a regular reader of Consultant Journal or any other blog, you might want to consider using an RSS feed aggregator. RSS — Really Simple Syndication — is a format used to distribute updates of blogs and other online content. An aggregator or reader lets you check the feed for updates without actually visiting
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