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The Independent Consulting Manual - Your Guide to a Consulting Career
The Independent Consulting Manual - Your Guide to a Consulting Career
Free ebook and video series on independent consulting. I'm not familiar with all of these authors and speakers, but I have learned a lot from Kai Davis over the years. The topics include writing proposals, pricing, automating processes, email and phone scripts, positioning, and more.
Imported from Diigo#free#book#freelance#consulting
·independentconsultingmanual.com·
The Independent Consulting Manual - Your Guide to a Consulting Career
How to manage “Can I pick your brain?” requests - Ness Labs
How to manage “Can I pick your brain?” requests - Ness Labs

These suggestions on how to handle requests for free advice are the ways I handle them. I'll answer questions via email for free, and I often send links and resources. But if you want a paid 1:1 call, especially if you're vague about what you want, you're going to have to pay for my time like every other consulting client.

This article also includes ideas on how to make better requests, and that's what's probably most helpful here. i'm much more likely to respond to specific, brief requests where people know what they want and have clearly made some attempt to research on their own.

<strong>Do your research.</strong> Show that you have tried to get the information you need in other ways, and resolved to send them an email because you could not figure out an answer to your query based on what’s freely available through other means. “I have read your blog post about X and wanted to ask…” or “I see that you joined the editorial team of this magazine a year ago and I was wondering…” show that you have done your research and need further information.
Imported from Diigo#consulting
·nesslabs.com·
How to manage “Can I pick your brain?” requests - Ness Labs
Sharing the Wealth - Mindful Mornings
Sharing the Wealth - Mindful Mornings
Patti Bryant mentions me in a blog post about how helping others and being generous with your resources helps consultants gain credibility and find new clients. A scarcity mindset says there aren't enough clients to go around and you should hoard your resources and knowledge. An abundance mindset says there's enough, so go ahead and share generously. (She doesn't use the phrase "abundance mindset," but that's what she is describing.)
Imported from Diigo#consulting
·mindful-mornings.org·
Sharing the Wealth - Mindful Mornings
Next Level Course — Zen Courses
Next Level Course — Zen Courses
Zen courses offers a "course blueprint" product to help teams map out a curriculum. The scope is very well defined, with a fixed price of $2500 ($500 deposit to secure a spot, the rest paid before the 1st call), 3-4 weeks timeline, booked in advance. Nice use of scarcity ("only 2 spots left for 2018!"). She has a "who is this for" and "who is this not for" list--not for solo entrepreneurs. If they decide to book her for a full course dev, she gives them a credit to that work.
Imported from Diigo#pricing#consulting#elearning
·zencourses.co·
Next Level Course — Zen Courses
Ultimate List Of The Best Online Course Platforms
Ultimate List Of The Best Online Course Platforms
This is geared toward individual experts or consultants who want to launch their own self-service courses. For most of this audience, they don't even want to self-host with LearnDash (although he mentions that too). I am periodically contacted by people who fit this audience and don't have the resources to hire an instructional designer. This might be a helpful article for that audience.
Imported from Diigo#LMS#consulting
·foundertips.com·
Ultimate List Of The Best Online Course Platforms
Secrets of Star Training Consultants | Training Magazine
Secrets of Star Training Consultants | Training Magazine
Preliminary findings from Saul Carliner and John Murray's research and interviews with "star consultants" in the field of learning
<p>Participants also indicated the types of assignment they feel are inappropriate for them. Most of the assignments refused could be characterized as “conventional.” Several participants specifically mentioned that they distance themselves from training about products and software to focus on more strategic projects.</p> <p>One participant avoids “order-taker projects.” </p>
Imported from Diigo#training#freelance#consulting#instructionaldesign#research#elearning
·trainingmag.com·
Secrets of Star Training Consultants | Training Magazine