Dan Kennedy – Ultimate Consulting Business

Dan Kennedy – Ultimate Consulting Business

By Dan Kennedy

I’ve never made less than $100,000.00 a year, part-time, from my consulting activities. I think most people have the same opportunity and ability, if they choose to utilize it.

For a whole collection of reasons, the marketplace’s need, desire, demand and willingness to pay for “advice” and “specialized, expert assistance” is bigger than ever and growing explosively. There may never have been a better time to pick one or several consulting specialties and ‘hang out your shingle’ as a consultant.

In many respects, consulting is a near-perfect business. You have enormous freedom…. you can operate with virtually no overhead, even from home if you choose….and it is relatively easy to “bill” at least $1,000.00 a day. There are well over 1,000 consulting categories and specialties, so the odds overwhelmingly favor you having some combination of education, practical knowledge, experience, credibility and interests that can be “packaged” as consulting services desired by some market or markets. (Among my friends and clients who’ve become successful consultants, there is a reformed bread truck delivery man-thief, a physical therapist, a former college football coach, several salespeople, and a tailor.)