Build Your Online Presence Another way to get clients is to build your online presence. This means creating a professional-looking website that can easily be found by search engines. Joining an online consulting job marketplace is also a great way to let potential clients know you are available for work.

Is it too late to become a consultant?

No it is not too late to become a management consultant. What you essentially need is little more than a business card, a sales piece to serve as a resume of your expertise, and a willing client.

DO IT consultants travel a lot?

Yes, consultants travel all the time, and no, it’s not glamorous. Of course, most firms try to accommodate special circumstances, but travel is still a major part of the job description.

Do software consultants travel?

Consultants generally pay for routine travel to their clients’ offices if they’re local. Software development consultants generally provide their own computer systems and software licenses, but as I look around my office I see two computer systems that belong to two of my clients.

Is 35 too old for consulting?

So no, 35 is not too old. While it’s very doable, remember you’ll have a tough challenge in learning a whole new job and new expectations facing people that have been doing that for the past 10 years. But I’ve seen people join at 32 and make a great career out of it.

What is an experienced hire?

Experienced hire simply means that you are hiring candidates that have worked and held a full-time job before.

When to issue a delay letter to the client?

Some of these delays are ’caused’ or dictated by the client, while some of them aren’t. When the client doesn’t make a proactive decision about a design or similar change, then it is up to the contractor or responsible party to issue a project delay letter to the client.

When is your big customer wants to pay late?

Today, she says, extending payables is a best practice, and a good way to grow cash mountain. Not coincidentally, according to a 2012 Experian/Moody’s Small Business Credit Index study, severe delinquencies (invoices more than 90 days past due) climbed 11% in the first three quarters of 2011.

What is the value of a new client to you?

“What is the value of a new client to you?”. If a new client is worth $20,000 to your client then you can start the discussion around your fee by associating it to the value your client will receive. If you can help them get 3 new clients each month, and each one is worth $20k to them that’s $60,000 a month in new revenue and value created.

When to add a late fee to an invoice?

You can send a message beforehand that because the invoice has gone unpaid for so long, you’re going to have to add a late fee if it isn’t paid within 48 hours, or something similar. You did the work, and they aren’t holding up their end of the bargain. So a late fee at this point is completely fair.