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Consulting Rates - What Are My Competitors Charging?

Consulting rates of your competitors provide an excellent starting point for your own billing rate analysis. If you know you competitor's consulting rates you can analyze various rate scenarios within a tighter range. You don't want to under or over price your own services and this information gives you valuable insight into what your target clients are currently willing to pay.

Techniques For Competitor Sleuthing

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Consultants Help Fine Tune Your Business Performance

A consultant is a professional who provides expert advice in a particular area of expertise such as IT, management, marketing, or finance etc. Consultants identify companies' marketing or business needs, and they help companies improve their performance and profitability by analyzing existing business problems and developing future strategies. They help determine the most effective marketing and business solutions to your business, as well as the best ways ... Continue Reading...

Consulting Is Not Just for Big Business

A home-based business has needs and expenses just like larger corporate business. They require paper, pens, computers, printers, desks, chairs, envelopes, etc?.

Most serious (serious is the keyword for this article) home-based business owners have these expenses calculated in their budget when they started writing their business plan.<... Continue Reading...

Consulting Rates - Can I Charge Premium Rates?

Consulting rates vary from business to business. Some people start up their own computer consulting business right out of school. Others have worked in the industry for many years before deciding to head out on their own. The reality is, not all computer consulting businesses are alike and not all consulting rates are alike either - their owners have different skills sets and experience levels.

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Consulting Salary - What Can Your Business Afford?

Consulting salaries are an important factor in your ability to hire the type of talent you will need as your business expands. You will probably do much of the work yourself, but as your business scales up you will need to employ others to help you. The consulting salary and payment scheme you offer will be key to attracting and retaining top talent.

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Consulting Salary - Are Your Rates Salary Equivalent?

Consulting salaries are very closely related to the hourly billing rates that you charge and the salaried equivalents that you can afford to pay both yourself and others down the road. The consulting salary you expect must be affordable given your hourly billing rates. This consulting salary must also be enough to attract sales and technical staff as your business scales up. If you don't set your rates at an appropriate leve... Continue Reading...