Trust yourself. You know a lot more than you think you do. And thousands of individuals and companies are ready to pay you handsomely to share your knowledge with them - by hiring you to consult with them at fees of $1,000 to $2,000 a day or more!
Dear Consultant (or Soon-to-be Consultant):
Are you age 50 or older?
Do you have decades of life and work experience?
Then consider this....
Your long years of experience give you expertise, knowledge, and wisdom that the young - despite their mastery of blogs, iPods, Twitter, texting, and all the modern gadgets, bells, and whistles - do not share.
Everyone in our society - including YOU - has specialized knowledge that others will pay through the nose to get. And at your age, you know more than most.
"You possess a lot more knowledge than you suspect," says prolific author Gary North. "The great mistake of most small business people is to imagine that their knowledge is widely dispersed. On the contrary, hardly anyone knows it."
This specialized knowledge, when packaged as consulting advice, can be of great value to others.
Ironically, because of your age, corporate America doesn't want to hire you for a full-time, 9-to-5 staff position. If you doubt this, send out resumes, and wait for replies. You'll be waiting a long time.
But there's also some good news - mainly, that these same companies will hire you as a consultant to advise them.
As their consultant, you'll command greater respect - and get paid at a rate that is many times greater than the salary you'd get as an employee.
In fact, more than half of the independent consultants in the U.S. are age 45 or older.
Have you been thinking about going into consulting?
Or are you a consultant who wants to take your consulting business to the next level?
Either way, I can help you fulfill your ambitions of earning $50,000 ... $100,000 ... even $200,000 or more as a successful independent consultant in your own field.
My name is Bob Bly. I'm a couple of years past my 60th birthday and I have made millions of dollars in my little one-person consulting business - and become a multi-millionaire in the process.
Now I want to show you how to do the same -- if you will let me.....
50+: the ideal age for getting
started as a consultant!
According to research from Harvard Business School, management consulting generates about $100 billion in annual revenues worldwide - and more than $50 billion from the U.S. alone.
The U.S. Department of Labor says that approximately 8.5 million Americans identify themselves as independent consultants, contractors, or freelancers.
Self-employed consultants charge anywhere from $100 to $350 an hour. Larger consulting firms charge $200 to $400 per hour.
Unlike my corporate job, where I had to do whatever my boss asked me to do - and handle a thousand niggling little administrative tasks - in my consulting practice, I get to work only on projects that interest me.
And as a consultant, I'm the "idea man." I come up with the creative solutions, but other people - the client's staff - has to handle the implementation ... and that's the part that always bored me to tears.
Best of all, today the opportunities for consultants are greater than ever. We live in an era of specialized knowledge - which only specialists have the time to keep up with in each field.
Thomas Edison once said, "We don't know one-millionth of one percent about anything." Your clients only have time to learn their business. When they need specialized skills and knowledge outside their field, they turn to consultants, like you.
Discover what it takes to start and run
your six-figure consulting business after 50
In our e-book, How to be a Successful Consultant After 50, I tell you step-by-step, how to start and run a successful consulting business that you can do at home while earning $100,000 a year or more.
In it, you'll discover:
- 3 reasons why the best time to become an independent consultant is after you turn 50. Page 4.
- 23 steps to starting and running your own six-figure consulting business from your home. Page 9.
- The 5 types of consulting services you can offer. Which is right for you? Page 30.
- 21-point self-assessment measures your entrepreneurial spirit to show whether you should go solo. Page 21.
- The 7 most in-demand consulting specialties and what you will be doing in each. Page 25.
- How to pick your consulting niche. Page 27. Plus: consulting for business clients vs. individuals. Page 28.
- What makes consulting an ideal profession for the over-50 crowd? Answer on page 32.
- How to determine the target market for your consulting services. Page 33.
- How to write and design a brochure for your new consulting business - and why, even in the Internet age, you still need one. Page 37.
- What to charge for consulting: setting you project fees, day rate, and hourly rate. Page 46.
- Avoid these 7 pricing mistakes when setting your consulting fees. Page 49. Plus: when to raise your fees. Page 52.
- 10 steps to setting up your home office. Page 54. And see page 61 to pick the right computer system and software.
- Save time with an efficient and well-organized system for handling client files. Page 65.
- Outsourcing: get the help you need without hiring staff. Page 67.
- Choosing your business name: what works best for solo consulting practices. Page 69.
- 5 steps to setting up your new business as a legal entity. Hint: incorporation is only one of them. Page 76.
- 8 factors to consider when choosing a business structure for your consulting practice. Page 77.
- Pros and cons of sole proprietorships - the simplest business structure. Page 78.
- How to register your company name in your state. Page 82. Plus: registering with your state revenue agency. Page 91.
- How to obtain a federal tax ID number and why you need one. Page 89.
- 5 steps to creating your 60-second "elevator pitch." Page 105.
- Choosing and registering a domain name for your new consulting business. Page 109.
- The 8 major features your consulting practice's web site must have - and why your site should be rich in content. Page 110.
- Why you should publish and distribute a free online newsletter on your consulting topic - and 17 types of articles you can put into it. Page 112.
- What works better in e-newsletter and e-mail marketing for consultants - text or HTML? Page 115.
- 7 strategies for adding new clients to your roster and building your six-figure consulting practice.
- How to build a profitable online subscriber list and the 11 ways to segment it. Page 121.
- Why you need to offer potential clients a free special report - and how to write one they will actually want to read. Page 125.
- How to put together a free "Information Kit" on your consulting topic and use it to qualify prospects. Page 131.
- How to write a sales letter that generates qualified inquiries from potential consulting clients. Page 134.
- The 5-point "MAD FU" formula for qualifying prospects and identifying potential consulting projects to bid on. Page 139.
- Exactly what to say on the phone when calling a prospect to follow up on an inquiry he has made about your consulting services. Page 145.
- How to interpret the prospect's response to your follow-up efforts and respond in a way that may convert a "no" into a "maybe" - and a "maybe" into a "yes." Page 147.
- How to write a consulting proposal that wins you the business. Page 151.
- Getting the client to sign your contract or agreement and award you the consulting assignment: what you need to know. Page 154.
- How to complete and submit the consulting work to ensure client satisfaction. Page 160.
- 5 proven strategies for working with clients who are much younger than you are. Page 164.
- 16 steps you can take to turn a first-time client into a raving fan and repeat customer. Page 168.
- How to make sure your clients give you great testimonials you can use on your web site and other marketing. Page 175.
- 7 ways to ensure that your clients give you repeat business and referrals. Page 178.
- Marketing yourself: 4 steps for turning your consulting reports into articles and articles series. Page 183.
- 7 tips for writing query letters that get editors to publish your articles in their magazines and newsletters. Page 187. Plus: ideal word length for articles. Page 190.
Readers say it best!
Here's what people are saying about earlier editions of How to be a Successful Consultant After 50....
"Required for both newcomers considering consulting and consultants interested in maximizing their income job satisfaction."
--Roger C. Parker, best-selling author
"It certainly delivers what it promises. I was struck not only by the number of new ideas gained, but by lessons learned that in my case need not have been learned the hard way had I had this program."
--Terry C. Smith, seminar leader/consultant
"If you want to add consulting to your quiver of profit arrows or upgrade your fees and services if you are already in the field, get this now. Tremendously valuable."
--Dotti Walters, publisher, Sharing Ideas
"Full of excellent examples and information. I don't think you will be disappointed. Excellent for someone starting out and someone who needs what Bly calls a 'jump start.'"
--G. Abjun
"It really does take you step by step through all the different business development considerations inherent in a consulting business and offers some excellent advice for getting started. Four stars."
--Name withheld by request
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