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Ask HN: Going freelance. What are your best advice to new consultant?
I am going freelance consultant as of 6/1 -- I am excited yet nervous.<p>What are your best tools for keeping your self organized, managing client info/time/data/etc?<p>I am a health care systems design consultant - not a developer. Ill need to track time spent, just found Toggl. and invoice etc..<p>What do you do as a consultant?
- chrisbennet 15y agoNever "loan" the client more than 2 weeks salary. If they can't do 10 days net then offer to work off a retainer.
- michaelpinto 15y agoA tool won't keep you managed, only you can keep you managed. So I wouldn't go crazy with trying to find the perfect tool, aim for something that's simple and easy to maintain so you can focus on billable time and marketing.
- phlux 15y agoThanks, that sounds like sensible advice.
- joshkaufman 15y agoRead these Alan Weiss books immediately: "Getting Started in Consulting" - http://personalmba.com/review/getting-started-in-consulting/ http://personalmba.com/review/getting-started-in-consulting/ "Value-Based Fees" - http://personalmba.com/review/value-based-fees/ http://personalmba.com/review/value-based-fees/ (Links are my short reviews / overviews.)