Real World IT Consulting – 007

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Today we pick up where we left off in Episode 006 and talk about BUSINESS LICENSING. Topics covered: Recap of the six things and what we’ve checked off our “business start” list Overview of business licensing, as it applies to the consulting business Tips and recommendations for different types of licensing And much much more! [...]

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Real World IT Consulting – 006

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Today we pick up where we left off in Episode 005 and talk about CONTRACTS. We’ll discuss: Contract basics for consultants Things you will need to complete and sign a contract What consulting contracts should include (minimums) Tips and tricks DISCLAIMER: This episode touches on legal contracts between consultants and clients. I am not an [...]

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Real World IT Consulting – 005

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Real World IT Consulting – 005 — The THIRD Thing You Need to Start IT Consulting Today we pick up where we left off in Episode 004 and talk about Business Entities (or business types.) We’ll talk about a few types of business entities (DBA / “Doing Business As” / LLC, Corporations, etc.) in the [...]

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Real World IT Consulting – 004

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Real World IT Consulting – 004 — The SECOND Thing You Need to Start IT Consulting Today we pick up where we left off in Episode 003 and talk about Clients (or, getting your first client.) I’ll share two of my favorite strategies for landing the first client for your new consulting business. Watch the [...]

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Real World IT Consulting – 003

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Episode 003 – The FIRST Thing You Need to Start IT Consulting In the last episode of Real World IT Consulting – 003, we talked about the Six Things You Need to Start IT Consulting. Today we pick up where we left off and discuss the very first thing on the list – a resume [...]

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Real World IT Consulting – 002

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Episode 002 – The ONLY Six Things You Need to Start IT Consulting What are the things holding you back from starting — or growing — your consulting business? There are actually only SIX things (depending on where you live in the world, it can be as few as FOUR) you really NEED to start [...]

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Real World IT Consulting – 001

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New Video Show! Just released the first ever edition of the “Real World IT Consulting” show. This is a series that will run 5+ days per week and cover a lot of ground, including: The ONLY Things you REALLY Need to Start IT Consulting How to Get Clients (or more clients…) How to Expand Your [...]

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Top 5 Blog Posts

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In today’s blog post, I’m going to do something a bit different. If you’re new to CorbinLinks.com, or looking for the top articles, here they are in order of popularity (as of May 2012):

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How to Grow Your IT Consulting Business with Information Products

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This is Part IV of my six-part series on ways to grow your IT consulting business without adding new clients. Today’s focus will be on creating and using information products to promote and grow your business.

Before getting into the content, I highly recommend that you read through Part I of the “How to Grow Your Business” series. This information-packed series was inspired by my own business and figuring out creative ways to expand, especially through the last economic downturn.

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Epilogue – Results of Our Recent Freelance Web Project

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Today we’ll pick up where the “Ten Success Tips for Web Freelancers to Win More Freelancing Projects” article left off. Remember I promised to write an epilogue to the experience? Well, the project is done and I can finally share a bit about it, including which service we used. If you haven’t yet read “Ten Success Tips for Web Freelancers to Win More Freelancing Projects“, please go have a look at that first and come on back. Ready?

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