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You missed the black hole called marketing or an agent. Landing page alone will get you nowhere real quick. You might get a lucky client or a few by posting s
by AstralStorm 8y ago
You missed the black hole called marketing or an agent.
Landing page alone will get you nowhere real quick.
You might get a lucky client or a few by posting samples. Maybe. But would that even be sustainable? It would you just end up hired and not really a consultant?
Network effects are also unreliable on a small scale. Plus networks need a bit of care that takes time and work.
- scarface74 8y agoI could see myself outsourcing that. I’ve worked with plenty of local recruiting companies from both the hiring side and looking for a job. I would probably setup a win/win partnership with them. I can guarantee them qualified developers, and they can find clients and get a cut. Recruiting companies usually will do either 1099 Corp to Corp contracts. Of course as you build your own clientele, you hope you lessen your need for external recruiters.
- tluyben2 8y agoI would recommend (as I fell for that once and never again) never starting a consultancy/services company unless you already have the network to give you a 3 year runway and growth path. Starting this and going out to market your services without having a good pipeline set up before your start (for instance from your previous job / company) can be an extremely painful way to burn out your money and possibly yourself. If you have no network and only $250k and skills you think that are marketable, you'll have a good chance of that 250k being gone and you having done nothing but talking with 'potential clients' which end up in your pipeline at 30-60%. With your runway gone, you have no time to close these prospects and no money coming in. I see it happen so often...