Using the Internet to Find Clients

Using the Internet for Find Clients
Making Sense of It All

If you are one of the many who know you should have an internet presence, but don't know where to start, this group is for you.  Join us if you are:

• Overwhelmed or confused about how to use the Internet to find clients
• Now sure where or how to start
• Have little to no presence in the area of Social Media
• Want to reduce costly trial-and-error attempts with feedback from peers and supported by Dr. Ira's knowledge and experience

Dates:  Mondays, September 13, 20, 27 and October 4

Time:  2:00 to 3:30 pm ET (1:00 pm CT; noon MT; 11:00 am PT)

Group Leader:  Dr. Ira S. Wolfe

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Study Action Groups Schedule

What are Study Action Groups? Study Action Groups are designed to help you study a topic, take action to implement it, and gain benefits from the feedback of a small working group led by a faculty member that is an expert on the topic.

You will meet once a week for four (4) weeks by telephone, with participant numbers limited to 6.   We want you to be able to attend, no matter where you are.  Simply carve out 90 minutes a week for 4 weeks so you can turn your ideas into action – and test your thinking along the way.

Study Action Groups are arranged on this page by categories.

• The "Transition" category is for people in transitioning out of being an executive or employee and into being an independent consultant.

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Your Business Road Map – One Page Business Plan®

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Your Business Road Map
The One Page Business Plan® for Consultants

Writing a business plan can be a challenge, but running your business without one is even more so.  The One Page Business Plan® is a well-known, innovative approach to business planning and can be the difference between success and failure as a consultant.  Once mastered, many consultants continue to offer this as a service to their clients.  Join this Study Action Group to:

• Learn key components of a successful business plan
• Know where you are taking your consulting business, and how
• Develop a usable business plan that won't sit on the shelf
• Reduce costly trial-and-error attempts with feedback from peers and supported by Harvey's knowledge and experience

Dates:  Monday, September 13, 20, 27 and October 4

Time:  11:30 am to 1:00 pm ET (10:30 am CT; 9:30 am MT; 8:30 am PT)

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Taking the Plunge to Self-Employed Consultant

Transitioning from an organized work situation, either executive or employee, can be more difficult than people imagine.  Being on your own as a self-employed consultant requires self-discipline, the skills to market and sell yourself, and the ability to hang in there when it gets tough.    As an employee, you were in a structured environment with company goals and objectives.  It was your job to implement for results and you may have been very good at this.  Now that you are on your own (or considering it), where will this structure and accountability come from?

Likewise, if you are considering consulting after a successful executive career, you may also find the transition difficult.  You have experience in creating a business mission, vision, goals, strategies and objectives but you often delegated that for others to implement.  It was carried out under your direction and you relied on others.  As a solo-preneur, wearing all these hats has taken down many others before you.

This is exactly the reason we have created our Study Action Groups for Transition.   They are designed to help you anticipate and plan for this transition in your life.  Because the challenges of transitioning are different for an employee and an executive, we have one for each of you.

Please visit our Study Action Group page for more information on these Transition groups.  Your investment up-front will pay off huge dividends down the road.

Transition Study Action Group – Employee

Transition Study Action Group – Executive

To Your Success!

Jennifer Leake, Chief Mining Officer

Using the Internet to Find Clients – Making Sense of it All

Overwhelmed by all the things you hear about Internet Marketing?  LinkedIn … Twitter … Facebook …. newsletters …. blogging …. the list goes on.  Where do you start?  How do you find the time to do all this and still find clients and provide a service to them?

That's what this Study Action Group is all about.  What is a Study Action Group?   It's a virtual gathering of a small group of like-minded people, meeting with a topic expert for ideas to grow their consulting business.  The intimate and convenient setting offers the unique ability to learn, test ideas in a safe environment, and provide the accountability and support to actually implement the things you need to be successful.

If you want to learn how to use the Internet to find clients, create a plan and actually put some things into action, this group is for you.  Not sure where and how to use it to grow your business in today's competitive market?  This introduction class will help you learn the value of Internet Marketing, including Social Media and the basics to get started.

Led by Dr. Ira S. Wolfe, a prolific writer and sought-after expert on Social Media, he has mastered the art of using the Internet as a 24/7 marketing tool.   For more information on his group, click here.

Click here for more information on all our Study Action Groups.

 

To Your Success!

Jennifer Leake