Bert Holtje

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

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

How to Start a Home-Based Consulting Business

Susan Shelly

From the series that has sold more than half a million copies! * Available in October 2009 * Everything you need to set up a home-based business, create a demand for services, and make money Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based business? Of being your own boss? Have you been hesitant to put your business plans into action? With How to Start a Home-Based Business, you have what it takes to do so like a pro, step by step, even in tough economic times. Here are all the necessary tools and success strategies you need to launch and grow a business, whatever your specialty. The authors share their experience on how to: *Define your specialty *Develop a business plan *Estimate start-up costs *Create a fee structure *Build a client base *Find trusted subcontractors and specialists *Stay profitable *Become a sought-after expert *Bid competitively *Establish a daily schedule *Organize your business *Get paid *And more!

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