Freelance Consulting

Introduction-

A consultant works with the management of a business to improve
the profitability of the business. Working with the top management, you can rest assured the consultant is a very highly paid individual.

Some consultants charge $100 per hour. Others charge $1,500 per day for their services, and still others work on an annual retainer fee of $12,000 to over $30,000 per year from any number of large corporations.

Until a few years ago, the title "consultant" was more or less
limited to retired diplomats and top corporate officers. In other words, until recently, the consultant's position was honorary than actual.

But that has all changed dramatically in the past few years.

The number of consultants for almost any problem in life has
increased by tenfold or more during the past ten years!

And the field of consultants only continues to grow. In fact, independent consulting is one of the fastest growing businesses in the country today!

Reaching for a consultant is an expert at recognizing problems
and shaping solutions to those problems.

The need for problem solvers for business problems- among large and small businesses worldwide- has never been greater.

The ever changing moods of the buyer plus the myriad of crisis situations faced by businessmen almost daily, have created this "seller's market" for the alert consultant.

Another side of this need for consultants is in the case of the
over-enthusiastic entrepreneur who rushes headlong into a business in which he has little or no experience.

Many such dreamers invest their life savings in questionable projects without even considering the idea of bringing in a competent business consultant to analyze and evaluate their plans.

Even experienced people are prone to over-rate their own ideas.

The image of the end result, and dedicated enthusiasm toward the
attainment of one's goal are the prime prerequisites for success.

However unmerited enthusiasm and dedication can also be very dangerous as well.

Unless it is based upon solid research, it may cause people to chase headlong after nonexistent rainbows. And that's where you can fit in as a business consultant.

Sell Yourself-

It is not necessary for you to have owned or operated a successful business to become a successful business consultant. Nor is it imperative that you have been in management or have held a titled position.

You will, however, need the ability to sell yourself, and an up-to-date understanding of the area in which you intend to assist others.

The first step is to make a honest evaluation of your own training and experience. You might be an ambitious tax consultant who was never recognized for your abilities.

You might be especially good in such areas as:

➢ System Design;

➢ Marketing;

➢ Scheduling;

➢ Expediting;

➢ Productivity...

There are hundreds of consultants across the country specializing in Direct Mail and Mail Order operators. Most of these people enjoyed some measure of success in those fields, and then discovered the easier way- advising others on how to operate successfully.

There are consultants for people who want success with a garage sale, party planning merchandising, or even multi-level operations.

The important thing is to choose an area in which you've had some experience; an area that you have spent sometime learning about; and of course, an area of work that you enjoy.

Almost everyone is afraid of the responsibility involved.

They claim they don't have the experience or the knowledge. Such was the case of a young lady we know who was seeking work as a personal clerk.
She had worked five years as assistant to the personal manager of a large manufacturing plant.

Yet- when we advised her to become a consultant to people looking for work or to start her own resume writing service- she pleaded lack of knowledge, experience and ability.

Just about everyone has had special training in a certain line of work, and they've gone on to absorb special studies or education along the same lines, and most people have worked all their lives along or very close to a specific line of endeavor.

So, why shouldn’t a woman who has worked 20 years as a waitress represent herself as a consultant to the training program for waitresses within a restaurant organization?

A shipping and receiving clerk would be a natural for setting up efficient operations and for solving problems for businesses just beginning or expanding production output.

The point is, most people don't realize how much expertise they
really have, or the probable marketability of their training,
knowledge and experience.