How to Start a Home-Based Consulting Business: *Define Your Specialty *Build A Client Base *Make Yourself Indispensable *Create A Fee Structure *Find … Expert (Home-Based Business Series)

Description

This book contains everything one needs to know to set themselves up as a home-based consultant, create a demand for their services, and make money. Bert Holtje, an author and a longtime publishing industry consultant, shows how to develop a marketable idea, operate a home-based office, draft winning proposals, sell services, get referrals, set fees, manage finances and time, and conduct Internet marketing.

Everything you need to know to build and run a successful consulting business from your home. Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based consulting business? There is no better time to do so than now. How to Start a Home-Based Consulting Business gives you all the tools and success strategies you need to launch and grow your business. Bert Holtje covers everything you need to set yourself up as a home-based consultant, create a demand for your services, and make money. He addresses all aspects of setting up your business, provides indispensable guidance on legal and ethical issues, and shows how to become and stay profitable.

Learn how to: Develop a marketable idea
Write a business plan
Set up your home office
Draft winning proposals
Sell your services
Get referrals
Set fees
Manage your finances and your time
Market yourself on the Internet

* Define your specialty * Build a client base * Make yourself indispensable * Create a fee structure * Find trusted subcontractors and specialists * Become a sought-after expert