The Independent Consultant's Toolkit

Tips, templates, and checklists to help you grow your consulting income and impact without sacrificing your independence.

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Choose the specific stage of your consulting business to gain the relevant resources and reach your goals more quickly.

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Independent Consulting Business Foundation

12 Steps to Start Your Consulting Business

The 26-page eBook includes 12 steps to start a successful consulting business and the 4 mistakes to avoid.

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50 Essential Questions
to ask your prospects and clients

Download this cheatsheet with the 50 go-to questions to use when meeting prospects and selling your consulting services.

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27 Ways to Uncover High-Paying Consulting Clients

27 real-life examples you can replicate to fill your pipeline with ideal consulting clients.

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How Independent Consultant Rates and Retainer Fees Work

Leverage this comprehensive playbook to establish and optimize your consulting pricing strategy and fees.

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Create a Pipeline of Ideal Consulting Clients in 26 Minutes a Day

The step-by-step checklist to grow and maintain your independent consulting pipeline. Stop second-guessing and know exactly how to fill your pipeline.

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Consultant
Rate Calculator

Grab the consultant's rate calculator so you have a reusable tool to calculate your consulting rates for each engagement.

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Consultant's
One-Pager Template

Grab the consultant's "one-pager" template. It's a simple, compelling template to add to your toolkit.

And, it comes with a bonus "case study" template so you can build a powerful library of case studies to share on a moment's notice.

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Consultant's
Proposal Template

Download a complimentary consulting proposal template here.

It's the perfect addition to your consulting arsenal, designed to make every proposal you send out more valuable.

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Consultant's
Niche Checklist

Download the 9-Step Consulting Niche Checklist here.

Clarify and optimize your niche, so you attract more ideal consulting clients to your practice.

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Independent Consulting Pricing

Consulting Business Growth Assessment

Take this 5-minute assessment and you'll receive a 15-page, personalized report that outlines the opportunities to improve scaling your consulting business so you increase your profit, make more impact, and work on your terms.

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The 12-Month Plan for Independent Consultants

Develop a clear plan you can lean on to achieve your business goals this year.

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The Pricing Assessment

Take the Consultant's Pricing Assessment.  Uncover your areas of opportunity to increase your pricing and become more profitable.

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Service Offering Assessment

Leverage the results to become known for and sought after for what you do, make selling easier, and ultimately increase revenue.

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Avoid Leaving Money On The Table

The 18 advanced negotiation tactics to help you negotiate more confidently.

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Personal Branding Assessment

Take the 5-part Personal Branding Assessment specifically written for you as an independent consultant. Identify tangible ways to stand out and become sought-after as a consultant.

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Retainer Readiness Assessment

Take this Assessment to uncover your areas of opportunity and the path to adding retainers to your consulting business.

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Independent Consulting Business Development

The Blueprint to Double Your Consulting Business

Uncover specific strategies you can use to double your revenue without growing a team.

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Independent Consultant's Productivity Assessment

Take the productivity assessment to uncover tangible ways to make the most of your time, and effectively balance working on your business with client delivery.

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Routine Builder for the IC Business Owner

Grab a comprehensive list of business owner activities. Pick and choose from the list to quickly build your effective business owner routines.

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Playbook to Hire & Manage a Virtual Assistant (VA) for Your Consulting Business

Grab a job description for a virtual assistant who can take the admin tasks off your plate, and free you up to do more strategic business owner work.

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9 Ingredients to Scale Your Independent Consulting Business

Uncover the 9 specific strategies you can leverage to make more money without working more in your consulting business.

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