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What resources would you recommend for someone to get started with consulting?
by rw 17y ago
What resources would you recommend for someone to get started with consulting?
- jacquesm 17y agoA program to track your hours, something to make a contact database and a todo list. All of those are pretty essential. Billing and such you can do with any word processor. If you go this route make sure that you reserve enough for taxes once the money starts coming in. Plenty of people fall into that trap. A good rule of thumb is to take the 'gross' tax rate and reserve that much right away whenever a bill gets paid on a savings account. Then when tax time comes around you have your deductibles and you end up with some money left over instead of a hole to fill.
- bhousel 17y agoGerald Weinberg's two "Secrets of" books on consulting are a pretty good start. They're actually good for anyone who gets paid to give advice, not just professional consultants. Highly recommend.. Secrets of Consulting: A Guide to Giving and Getting Advice Successfully: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0932633013?ie=UTF8&tag=7thpositi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0932633013 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0932633013?ie=UTF8&tag=... More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0932633528?ie=UTF8&tag=7thpositi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0932633528 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0932633528?ie=UTF8&tag=...