How To Find a Test Client to Prototype Your Offering
Before you take the leap to freelancing, I highly recommend doing 2-3 "practice" engagements where you either do them pro-bono or a small fee to keep each other honest.
Freelancing Course
A collection of 7 posts
Three Things To Help You Shift Your Mindset Before Taking The Leap
This involves reaching out to people on the path ahead of you, grappling with your insecurities and figuring out what "success" looks like.
How to identify as a "freelancer" without getting trapped
Identity is a tricky thing when you are self-employed. The trick is to playfully inhabit the role of a freelance consultant without it becoming your entire identity. You need to believe that you
How do you pick a name for your consulting practice?
I came up with a name for my consulting practice on an airplane trip where I just stared at a notepad on my phone and forced myself to keep brainstorming. I ended up
How to think about your service offerings
It can be a challenge to think about how to "brand" yourself as a new consultant. Its good to have a general idea of the roles and services you'd like to offer, but
How to work with freelance consulting platforms
I've experienced working at one of the original talent platforms, a-connect, that emerged around the first tech boom in the early 2000s. This is when freelance consultants started to emerge in larger numbers
Four ways to find projects as a new freelance consultant
I outline four ways of finding projects as a freelance consultant: Personal and professional networkSmall boutique consulting firms that overlap with skills/interestsTalent platformsOffline groups and communitiesAdditional links: Ultimate Guide To Consulting Talent