Quit Corporate Slavery: Be a Solo Technology Consultant
Want to quit working for companies as an employee, make more money, and choose the clients you work with? It might be time to go solo - as a technology consultant.
To be successful, you need to be smart about how you start. In this episode, I share the exact steps I took to become a solo technology consultant offering software architecture and a variety of other professional services.
Whether you're a programmer, in QA, DevOps, do Product Management, Data Science, or any other software development technology role - a technology consultant is not a contractor. You are actually starting a business, and so you need to think like one!
I hope this episode helps you avoid some of the pitfalls that software engineers and other tech professionals can fall into when they try to work for themselves.
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CHAPTER MARKERS
0:00 Introduction
2:55 10 Steps to Become a Solo Technology Consultant
3:00 1. Design Your Services
6:38 2. Discover The Client
8:51 3. Price Your Services
11:16 4. Build Client Awareness
13:37 5. Incorporate
16:33 6. Acquire Clients
19:01 7. Negotiate Contracts
23:34 8. Manage the Engagement
26:16 9. Keep Financial Records
30:27 10. Finish Strong and Get a Reference
34:15 Episode Groove
#consultant #consulting #technology
To be successful, you need to be smart about how you start. In this episode, I share the exact steps I took to become a solo technology consultant offering software architecture and a variety of other professional services.
Whether you're a programmer, in QA, DevOps, do Product Management, Data Science, or any other software development technology role - a technology consultant is not a contractor. You are actually starting a business, and so you need to think like one!
I hope this episode helps you avoid some of the pitfalls that software engineers and other tech professionals can fall into when they try to work for themselves.
Learn about SoloDev, a coaching package to bootstrap your solo consulting business
https://thrivingtechnologist.com/services/software-development-coaching/solodev-coaching-package/
Join this channel to get access to perks:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfe_znKY1ukrqlGActlFmaQ/join
Support me on Patreon:
https://thrivingtechnologist.com/patreon
TechRolepedia, a wiki about the top 25 roles in tech:
https://thrivingtechnologist.com/techroles
The Thriving Technologist career guide:
https://thrivingtechnologist.com/guide
CHAPTER MARKERS
0:00 Introduction
2:55 10 Steps to Become a Solo Technology Consultant
3:00 1. Design Your Services
6:38 2. Discover The Client
8:51 3. Price Your Services
11:16 4. Build Client Awareness
13:37 5. Incorporate
16:33 6. Acquire Clients
19:01 7. Negotiate Contracts
23:34 8. Manage the Engagement
26:16 9. Keep Financial Records
30:27 10. Finish Strong and Get a Reference
34:15 Episode Groove
#consultant #consulting #technology
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