Consult on the Side

In this quick read, you'll learn how to start, market, and grow your consulting business while working a full-time job

Unlike other 100+ page books, you can read this 10 page guide in one day and start consulting on the side tomorrow. This short, practical & actionable guide will help you start consulting tomorrow with the specific strategies, tips, and sample scripts I've used to build a consulting business with 32% YoY growth, all while working a demanding full-time job. While there are many articles, books, and courses out there, my goal is to help you sift through the noise and make it easier to learn by doing.

What's inside this book:

Here's what you'll learn:

• The most important thing you'll learn: The difference between consulting and freelancing
• Finding your niche: How to decide what to offer and position outcomes
• Finding clients: How to define your audience & find the right clients
• Pricing: How to figure out what to charge
• Prototyping: How to test your service ideas quickly
• Selling: How to close clients
• How to manage your time and grow your consulting business

FAQs:

Is this for me?

This is for you if you're currently working a 9-5 and...

• You dream of someday working for yourself but haven't yet made income from outside a full-time job
• You want more control over your time to focus on your family or creative pursuits but also need an income higher than what a part-time job can offer to pay the bills
• You ultimately want to start another type of business (e.g. e-commerce, software, hospitality) and you want to know how to consult so you can have some income to pay rent in the early startup years of your business

Can I expense this to my company-sponsored professional development budget?
Yes. Once you purchase, you'll receive a receipt that you can submit to your company for reimbursement as a professional development expense.

If I like this, can I share this with someone?
No, purchase of Consult on the Side is for individual use only. If you'd like to purchase a copy for a friend, you can purchase another copy and choose the gift option to send a copy to them. If you'd like to hire me to lead an interactive workshop on this for your team, contact me for pricing.

Who are you?
I'm a product manager and designer working full-time in the tech industry, and consulting on the side. My first job was in sales and marketing, and I bring my experience in positioning, pricing, and closing multi-million dollar enterprise software and service deals to how I've built my consulting business.

Why did you make this?
Over the years, I've given advice to various friends who wanted to get started with consulting on the side. I wrote this for them and am now making this guide available to help others get started with consulting.