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How to Get Consulting Clients: 8 Doable Strategies to Grow Your Business
Whether you’re just starting out, looking for new clients or wanting to grow a consulting business with the right clients, it’s important to go back to the beginning. It’s easy to overlook gaps and miss opportunities potentially of huge value to prospects and your...

The Best Life Coaching Blogs That We Can’t Get Enough Of
When you’re first starting out in the coaching industry, things can be a little overwhelming. Regardless of whether you’ve chosen to get certified as a life coach or are navigating the industry on your own, it's difficult to feel productive and fired up when...

Use This Free Consulting Proposal Template to Get a YES from Your Dream Client
So you have a promising new prospect on the horizon and they are interested in working with you. But before you pop the champagne, you still need to have them sign their name on the dotted line. A winning consulting proposal can now make the difference between you...

61 Life Coaching Podcasts: The Ultimate List
One of the best ways to grow your life coaching business is to learn from other coaches who have been there before. And there’s no better way to do this than by listening to some of the best life coaching podcasts, hosted by a rich variety of coaches from all walks of...

Exactly How To Put Together Your Consulting Agreement — With Free PDF Template
If you’re working as an independent consultant, that means you have the freedom to set the terms for your day-to-day work with your clients. And there’s no better place to make those terms official than in your consulting agreement. If legal texts sound like all mumbo...

Looking for Consulting Software? Our Picks for the 19 Best Tools
As a consultant, you need to be a jack of all trades. This is especially true if you’re working independently and, besides tackling complex client cases every day, you’re also running a business. Choosing the right consulting software to manage your day-to-day can...

7 Consulting Certifications to Help You Stand out in Your Niche
To be an expert in your field, you need to acquire some key skills and qualifications. This is especially true in the field of consultancy where your clients will be looking to you for advice. Hands-on experience working in the business functions that you consult is a...

14 Famous Consultants and How They Became Superstars
Modern business consulting as we know it today came about more than a hundred years ago. As companies discovered the need for higher profitability and efficiency, the need for brilliant problem solvers rose who could guide the leaders of these corporations to...

What a Day in the Life of a Top Consultant Really Looks Like
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably come across some anecdotes about the extremely busy, notoriously never-ending schedules of consultants. Many of the professional corporate consultants out there might try to tell you that if you want the fancy paycheck and...

4 Simple Steps to an Impactful Consulting Report (+ Free Google Doc Template)
Research and data is the key to helping your clients make informed decisions and grow their business. However, there’s only so deep you can go into your analysis in a consulting session. So where’s the space for your hard-earned expertise and the opportunity to...

This Is the Best Calendly™ Alternative If You’re a Coach
You’re here because you’re considering starting with Calendly, or switching away from it. Maybe Calendly doesn’t quite offer everything you need, or maybe you just want to make sure you’re making a smart buying decision before you commit to set-up. In this post, we’ll...

5 Simple Steps to an Official Consulting Invoice + Free Template Download
So, here you are. You’ve put together a killer pitch, your first client went for it, you delivered the work like a pro, and now it’s time to get paid. Whoop! But…how? Issuing your first invoice as an independent consultant may seem tricky at first, but with the help...

How Consulting Insurance Works + 4 Great Options to Get You Started
As an independent consultant, your job is to provide perspective and share your knowledge with your clients so they can ace building their businesses. Giving business advice can be an extremely rewarding career — but also a risky one! You could have all the right...

Here’s How to Come up with a Memorable Consulting Business Name (plus, Tons of Examples!)
So you want to start a consulting business, and you’ve got the momentum to get it going. If you’re like many new business owners, you may get stumped on how to name your new consulting business. A name is the first impression people will get from your business. So it...

50 Inspiring, Interesting, and Funny Consulting Quotes
When you hit a wall on the road to success as a consultant, or you feel like you’re losing motivation, sometimes all you need is a reminder that hindrances are temporary and you have what it takes to carry on. Other times, a simple phrase can help you understand...

How to Start a Consulting Business: The 7 Key Steps (+ 5 Must-read Books!)
You’ve likely heard of large consulting firms like Deloitte or Mckinsey. But did you know that several consultants work for themselves — or even start their own consulting firms? It’s not as overwhelming as it sounds! Let’s explore what options you have if you want to...

What Does a Consultant Do? (And Why It’s Your New Favorite Career)
When considering whether to start your own coaching business, you may have encountered the term ‘consultant’. Some people use ‘consultant’ and ‘coach’ interchangeably, but they’re not the same at all. But what does a consultant do, exactly? And who hires consultants,...

How To Take Payment Online For Coaches: We Review The Top 7 Billing Software Tools
If you’re a coach, you should be getting paid in full and on-time. Revolutionary, right? But consider that collecting payments as a coach often isn’t so easy. From endless email chains to tracking down “lost” invoices, the seemingly simple process of getting...

36 Core Consulting Skills to Set You Apart from Your Competition
There’s a certain halo effect that often surrounds the field of consulting. It’s the alluring idea that a consultant’s job is to walk in the door, sweep everyone off their feet with their brilliant ideas, and then leave with a fat paycheck. Now, while some masterful...

7 Consulting Frameworks That Win Big Clients
Consulting frameworks are the keys that open doors to successfully solved business cases. Whether you’re preparing for your first case interview or you need a refresher before a big client meeting, these tried and tested formulas will help you make every session...
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