Keeping your day job and growing your consulting business on the side can be a winning combination. We look at how WhoDoes can help your consulting business thrive, no matter what level it’s at and how time poor you are.
If you’re sitting there, tossing around the prospect of consultancy and then backing off because “the pressure, oh my god, the pressure,” then just stop. Stop right there. And breathe. It’s not an all or nothing situation – you do not need to immediately give up your day job. And you do not need to give up the idea of consultancy if you want to stay at your day job. You can dip your toe in while in the safe haven of your current employer. It’s a risk-free investment in your future.
The best that can happen is that you get inundated with client enquiries and the worst is that, well, you don’t. No matter what situation you find yourself in, WhoDoes will be beside you, guiding you onto that road to success.
The three camps
What you do need to do while in the cosy arms of your current workplace is decide what services you can offer and add them to your WhoDoes profile.
Three things can happen: you get loads of enquiries from new clients looking for things you know you can provide; you get enough to test your market; or you get no interest.
Let’s take a microscope to those three situations and see how WhoDoes can help:
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You’re flooded with client enquiries.
First, well done, you. Clearly your skills are in demand. While you’re busy rocking your consultancy gig and permanent work situation, we can help simplify your potential transition and workload. WhoDoes will direct you to some nifty tools that will help get you started on your path as a consultant (and that will help keep your business moving while you’re focused on your day job).
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There’s interest in you, but the dam walls aren’t breaking.
This is a great start: your service and location are decent and your profile is obviously good enough to attract potential clients. You just need a little boost, and that’s where WhoDoes kicks in: our service helps provide insights into your industry, like what is being offered by other consultants in your area and where clients are looking for your services in nearby areas. A little insight can take your business a long way.
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All is quiet on the western front.
Not a peep, glance or look in? Well, this is where WhoDoes shines. We’ll up the ante on your self-promotion game by demonstrating how you can improve your profile, give you a morale boost (or reality check) by showing you how many clients are looking for your services and help you re-frame your offerings. You’ll walk away with a profile that represents the consummate professional that you are and some added marketing skills to boot.
And, as a boon for all members no matter where they sit on the above scale, WhoDoes targets your market to bring more potential clients to our platform.
So, don’t panic – you don’t need to throw yourself into consultancy with guns blazing. Dip your toe in and let WhoDoes help you on that path to consultancy success.
Next up we’ll discuss how to put together a network that will rival the big industry players.