Monthly Archives: May 2010

Guest Post: How Consultants Should Set Their Fees

Guest Post: How Consultants Should Set Their Fees

Today’s guest post is by Greg Gentschev of Brekiri, and covers some key pointers on how consultants should charge for their fees. Greg spent the past 10 years in consulting, working in areas including growth strategy, competitive analysis, and benchmarking, … (READ MORE…)

The Secret of Having Free Time in Your Consulting Business

The Secret of Having Free Time in Your Consulting Business

Some of my friends can’t believe how much ‘free time’ I have. I just got back from a couple of weeks in Europe. I was off for another couple in the fall, and when some friends from Japan recently came … (READ MORE…)

Guest Post: Keeping the Sales Funnel Full

Guest Post: Keeping the Sales Funnel Full

Today’s guest post is by Greg Gentschev of Brekiri, a business research start-up in San Francisco. Greg spent the past 10 years in consulting, working in areas including growth strategy, competitive analysis, and benchmarking, before moving on to found Brekiri. … (READ MORE…)

Best Strategy for Setting Consultant Fees

Best Strategy for Setting Consultant Fees

First of all, there’s no way I can say that any specific structure of consultant fees are better than others. There’s only what’s best for your situation. So in today’s post I’m going to tell you about what’s been best … (READ MORE…)

Consultants Shouldn’t Blow Smoke

Consultants Shouldn’t Blow Smoke

For consultants there are really only two things of importance: the results they generate for their clients and their reputation. The other day Sam and I went to listen to a famous marketing legend talk about his business and the … (READ MORE…)

Growing Your Consulting Business: A Simple Recipe

Growing Your Consulting Business: A Simple Recipe

If you want to grow your consulting business you just need to ask. Of course, you first need to make sure you’re actually good at what you do…but once you’re confident in your skills and ideally have helped generate some … (READ MORE…)