Preface: The World's Foremost Consultant and His Impact on This Book; 1 The Business of Consulting; 2 How to Get Clients: Direct Marketing Methods; 3 How to Get Clients: Indirect Marketing Methods; 4 Marketing Consultant Services to the Public Sector; 5 Making the Initial Interview a Success; 6 How to Write a Proposal; 7 Pricing Your Services; 8 What You Must Know About Consulting Contracts; 9 Planning and Scheduling the Consulting Project; 10 Negotiating with Your Client; 11 How to Easily Solve Your Client's Problems; 12 How to Research; 13 The Importance of Ethics in Consulting.
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Getting started in consulting can be a tricky prospect. How much should you charge? What type of language should exist in the contract? How can you find clients? Written by a veteran consultant with hundreds of consulting engagements to his credit, How to Make it Big as a Consultant is filled with detailed advice on every aspect of starting up and maintaining a highly lucrative consulting career. The book helps readers:?℗¡get a handle on the legal, tax, and insurance issues involved in setting up and running the business? understand what clients really need? create the structure for an assig.