Before you start consulting, you need to protect yourself from these common pitfalls. Make your consulting business something you love, not something that drains all your time and energy. Most consultants are doing it wrong...

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Table of Contents:
0:00 Intro
0:35 3 keys to succes
0:45 Key #1 Focus
1:03 Key #2 Skill
1:42 Key #3 Emotional
3:03 Mistake #1 Charging High Prices
5:39 Mistake #2 Followup
7:31 Mistake #3 No Free Time
12:29 Outro


3 BIG Consulting Mistakes To Avoid! Start Your Consulting Business The Right Way

Online Consulting Proposal and Business Mistakes how to start a consulting business

Do you want to accelerate your business growth and actually enjoy being a consultant? Wondering how to start a consulting business? Avoid just one of the consulting traps I talk about in this video plus when you stick around till the end I’ll share with you the BIG proposal mistake that can drain hours of your time.

As an online consultant, failing to know your expertise is a big mistake to avoid to accelerate your consulting busines. You should know your expertise. What are you good at? You can be a copywriter, creative writer, digital marketer. You might be a pro at designing, fashion, food etc. To become a successful freelancer knowing a specific niche is highly essential. Start building extensive knowledge on your niche.

Now this actually flies in the face of a lot of consulting advice out there that talks about charging higher prices. I talk about it in this video why this is a bad idea when your just starting your consulting business online.

When you start out your career as an online consultant, you will learn a lot of things and those lessons will help you make better decisions over the time.

Failing to follow up with the prospects is one of the consulting biggest mistakes that might cause you your consulting firm.Before you leave a meeting or get off a call, schedule a followup unless you have no desire to work with them. If the prospect says like “oh next week”, you can say “great would Tuesday work for you?”.... And get to a specific time. If the prospect pushes back and doesn’t want to commit to a time, you just saved yourself a ton of headache.

Another common mistake in consulting is the writing of the proposals. Proposals shouldn’t take more than an hour or so. They should be extremely short and only recap what was discussed in the sales call or meeting. It’s pretty much just a summary of what you plan to do, the results they are going to get, and how much it costs. That’s it!

Watch this how to start a consulting business guide to know what things you need to make sure to avoid when you are starting your consulting business.

Avoid these consulting mistakes to be able to get a stream of consultancy potential clients. These steps will surely make you a highly paid consultant. Apply your skilful, analytical, innovative mind and increase your business horizons. You can be a consulting pro when you avoid these mistakes.

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