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I do not want to give away too much personal information but I mostly work remotely. (I meet with my clients once every 2 months or so) The only exceptions are

I do not want to give away too much personal information but I mostly work remotely. (I meet with my clients once every 2 months or so) The only exceptions are heavily regulated corporations like banks that require everyone to work from within their office for security reasons. (to prevent information leaks)

wtracy 10y ago
A question for any consultants who work 100% remotely: how do you compete with workers in countries with extremely low costs of living?
- dsacco 10y ago
  I work remotely. It's very simple - you position yourself and your skillset in such a way that you cannot be commoditized. There are two essential skills required to manage your own freelancing or consulting practice. The first is the core competency for which you bill (software development, sales conversions, security auditing, etc.). The second is the ability to inspire confidence in your clients that you are capable of using that competency to solve a business problem. Perception matters a great deal in business relationships and framing yourself as an equal who will leverage a unique mix of skills to contribute value is very important. 'patio11 has spoken about this a lot, and his writings helped me get to ~$300k per year as a consultant.
  - patio11 10y ago
    High five!
- dboreham 10y ago
  To be honest I've never been in a situation where there was any such competition. I'm sure it happens on the margins but when you factor in time zone inconvenience, language and cultural barriers it isn't so easy to commoditize consulting. Also good people from anywhere in the world tend to migrate to a few places where this work is done. They don't always stay hanging out somewhere cheap. And good people aren't cheap even if they live in a low cost location. The market price for such people is driven by demanding vs supply rather than the cost of their apartment.

wtracy 10y ago

A question for any consultants who work 100% remotely: how do you compete with workers in countries with extremely low costs of living?

dsacco 10y ago
I work remotely. It's very simple - you position yourself and your skillset in such a way that you cannot be commoditized. There are two essential skills required to manage your own freelancing or consulting practice. The first is the core competency for which you bill (software development, sales conversions, security auditing, etc.). The second is the ability to inspire confidence in your clients that you are capable of using that competency to solve a business problem. Perception matters a great deal in business relationships and framing yourself as an equal who will leverage a unique mix of skills to contribute value is very important. 'patio11 has spoken about this a lot, and his writings helped me get to ~$300k per year as a consultant.
- patio11 10y ago
  High five!
dboreham 10y ago
To be honest I've never been in a situation where there was any such competition. I'm sure it happens on the margins but when you factor in time zone inconvenience, language and cultural barriers it isn't so easy to commoditize consulting. Also good people from anywhere in the world tend to migrate to a few places where this work is done. They don't always stay hanging out somewhere cheap. And good people aren't cheap even if they live in a low cost location. The market price for such people is driven by demanding vs supply rather than the cost of their apartment.