Launch guides for first-time consultants
Practical, no-fluff playbooks on choosing your niche, pricing your work, and landing your first client — the exact steps that get you paid.
How to start a consulting business (step-by-step)
The 8-step playbook to launch your consulting business — pick a niche, package priced offers, set up the get-paid basics, and land your first 3 clients.
How to pick a consulting niche
A 5-part test for a sellable niche, a step-by-step method, and real examples with pricing.
How much to charge as a consultant
A simple formula for your rate floor, day rates vs. projects vs. retainers, and real starting numbers by field.
How to structure a consulting retainer
Turn one-off projects into predictable monthly income — the three retainer models, how to set the number, and how to cap the scope.
How to land your first consulting client
Where your first client actually comes from, a word-for-word outreach sequence, and a 14-day plan.
How to get consulting clients on LinkedIn
Rewrite your profile, build a buyer list, and send DMs that book calls — with copy-and-paste scripts.
Consulting discovery call script
A word-for-word script for the call that wins the client — the 6-part structure, the questions that surface budget, and how to close.
How to write a consulting proposal
The 7 sections that get signed, how to price and scope the work, and a copy-and-paste template.
Consulting contract template
The clauses every agreement needs, the ones that get you paid, and a copy-and-paste contract outline.
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