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November - Considering Consulting Conundrums: A Panel Discussion about Working as a Consultant
When: Tuesday, November 15th 7:00 – 9:00 PM.
Where: New Horizons Computer Learning Center, 6175 Shamrock Court, Suite W, Dublin, OH 43016
Our panel consisted of:
Along with many DE members. This was a great and informative meeting!
Should you hassle with a contract? How do you deal with a difficult client? Scott told us
about his experience with a very difficult client.
Read about it in
his online magazine.
Here is his advice for dealing with this client:
- Get an initial non-refundable deposit up front (at least 50%).
- If you don't use a contract, get one!
- Include a a "kill clause":
Termination:
Omnibucket reserves the right to Terminate contract on grounds of __________, and Client reserves the right to exercise Termination if one of the following occurs: (things like missing deadlines, or whatever).
- Have a lawyer to look over any contracts you have.
You can probably find good contracts online. Are are some articles from
Sitepoint on freelancing and contracts:
How much should you charge for a project? Here are some tips:
- You want to be reasonable and give the client a good value but you do not want to under cut your self either.
- Add up your expenses and how many hours it will take you to do the work.
- Look at your competitors.
- You appear more professional if you price by project.
- And the group agreed, the more you charge, the better clients you will get.
- Be aware of scope creep. Use good project management to manage it.
- Remember to save money for taxes.
Some resources for how much you should charge:
How much money should you save for taxes? How do you pay tax on what you make?
Should you become a LLC or Inc.? Brian Coohan provided a lot of information on this topic:
What should you do if you client refuses to pay you? You want to deal with this in your contract.
How do you get more contract work? Most of the panel agreed that they
received most of their contract work through word-of-mouth advertising and
repeat clients. Nancy Paul, of Nancy Paul and Associates, Inc., has found that joining professional groups
is a great way to
connect with potential clients. She said that "people like to do business with people that they know."
Another tip from the group is that you also want to ensure you have a web site to showcase your work and get it
ranked in the search engines.
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When: Tuesday, April 18 7:00 - 9:00 PM
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