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Consulting Zen
Neal Kemp
California
What I Do Ruby / Rails
Javascript / Angular
HTML, CSS, etc...
What I Do Project Management
Product Development
Technical Advising
I MAKE THE INTERNET well, part of it...
What is consulting
anyway?
FREELANCER
FREELANCER
CONSULTANT
Consulting is
super.
Super? Why?
Super? Why?
Real Problems
Super? Why?
Real Problems
New Projects
Super? Why?
Real Problems
New Projects
Choose Your Adventure
10 hours a week? (beach mode)
70 hours a week? (investment banker mode)
Three Businesses
Three Businesses Finding clients
Actually working
Getting paid
Finding Clients
Finding Clients
Local meetups
Finding Clients
Local meetups
Conferences (like TakeOff!)
Finding Clients
Local meetups
Conferences (like TakeOff!)
Former clients, friends, etc
Finding Clients
Local meetups
Conferences (like TakeOff!)
Former clients, friends, etc
Online communities
BE A PERSON
Dealing with Clients
Dealing with Clients Engineer happiness
Dealing with Clients Engineer happiness
Empathize
Dealing with Clients Engineer happiness
Empathize
Communicate
Managing Time
Managing Time Use tools
No
No
No
No No
No
Use real tools.
Trello – Task Management
Streak – CRM
Harvest – Time Tracking & Invoicing
Managing Time Use tools
Avoid context-switching
Managing Time Use tools
Avoid context-switching
Eliminate distractions
On your side
On your side Tax person
On your side Tax person
Financial Planner
Get a lawyer.
Oh yea, use contracts too.
Invest
Invest Headphones with microphone
Good chair
Stay Current
Stay Current
Conferences
Blogs
Open Source
Experiment
Experiment Pricing
Experiment Pricing
Projects
Experiment Pricing
Projects
Client search
