5 Basic Steps for Starting a Profitable Consulting Business

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Are you ready to start a consulting business? There’s no better time to start than now. In this video, I’ll explain how you can break into the consulting field and become a profitable independent consultant.
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@PatrickLavergne 4 года назад

Great advice Jonathan. Thanks for sharing!

@mattwright9596 4 года назад

Amazing advice, Jonathan - especially the guidance to start building your audience before you take the leap. I am in that phase and it's been really powerful in terms of starting conversations with my target audience that are helping me get clearer on what shape my product will take. Also really smart to maintain an email list where social media platforms are so dynamic and always shifting.

@LauraBurford 3 года назад

Hi Matt, When people ask me to refer them to someone, I ask them for their top 3 to 5 targeted audience criteria. Doing this also helps me stay on top of who is my targeted audience.

@purvikaanand3194 3 года назад

And Sir, the only reason I didn't find or create a network when I was employed, was because I used to spend my tea breaks and nature calls for extra minutes into my employed work. This gave me an opportunity to witness the benefits of the other side of the coin where now as a Solopreneur, am even more uncouth with my own employed self to be over productive like I did for mine previous employers. :)

@MD-hx3wf 10 месяцев назад

Gold. Thank you for taking the time to make this.

@TheJonathanStarkShow 9 месяцев назад

My pleasure!

@missrose9164 4 года назад

Thank goodness this popped up on my YT timeline. Great info!

@TheJonathanStarkShow 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@grod9976 9 месяцев назад

This is great advice. Thank you for sharing!

@TheJonathanStarkShow 9 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@collinskchina 11 дней назад

Good and very clear strategic advise

@adventure-007 3 года назад

Thank you Jon!

@TheJonathanStarkShow 3 года назад

YW!

@kristen680 Месяц назад

Would you mind doing an example cold call of you speaking with investors?

@autumnonpurpose Год назад

I stared a consulting company and am binging how to make it successful 🥰

@michaelgyan7174 Год назад

What type?.

@QuincyIrvin Год назад

Same haha

@malcilraeure1364 11 месяцев назад

Same!

@EddieRodriguezPA 7 месяцев назад

How’s it going ?

@punkette51 6 месяцев назад

How is it going?

@marcschelz 2 года назад

Really enjoying your content! Would be cool to hear about how to actually start a business like this. Like first projects etc. I have been running my own creative/videoproudction company but would like to venture more into consulting as well :)

@marcschelz 2 года назад

@@klocsolutions1045 not yet :D

@davypaul9827 Год назад

If you are already running your own company, then you are already doing consulting. You just need to shift the framework/POV around what you offer. Depending on how clients find you, you should already be offering a "consulting package" or consult offer. A free consult phonecall is a great and popular way to have prospects enter your funnel. You can at least under your product page have a consulting offer. Its all about the framing of what you solve for people/biz.'s. @DavySTUN

@conormacleod1987 3 года назад

Hi Jonathan - these are great. I was just wondering, what if the problem is is forecasted? How can you sell that? e.g. if you were focusing on infrastructure for growing brands and you were aiming to highlight the impact of waste as you get bigger. This isnt a present problem, but will become one if they hit there growth targets, at which point the problem is so entangled it becomes difficult to resolve?

@TheJonathanStarkShow 3 года назад

Hm... I'm not sure I understand. Can you email the specifics of your situation to me at jstark@jonathanstark.com ?

@PracticalTechnologist Год назад

Thank you for this valuable information. Do you have any advice on how one can transition from a full-time corporate employee to an independent consultant? Specifically on how one can build their consulting business while being employed.

@TheJonathanStarkShow Год назад

Good question! I'll tackle that here on the channel. Thanks :)

@punkette51 6 месяцев назад

@jaimejimenez2886 4 года назад

How do you find these start ups? P.s. Purchased "learn you lines" and its super helpful!

@purvikaanand3194 3 года назад

I have a super simple solution to find unlimited number of startups. So add me, Purvika Anand on LinkedIn and I can help you out with some ideas and thoughts from South India.

@Bankfoto 5 лет назад

Just wanted you to know I appreciate your content. Im into multimedia (photo, video, graphics and printing) and at some point I would like to have an agency (become a consultant) at this moment we do more of weddings because thats where the daily bread comes from and I love it too. I would like to be an agency where big brands will come for multimedia solutions. How do I go about it? I want you to also know that I'll be your number one fan forever, saw you from the futur and I loved your video so you have a true believer. Salute

@TheJonathanStarkShow 5 лет назад

Thanks for your kind words! Would it be okay with you if I answer your question in an upcoming video? -JS

@jessniemishamaseen Год назад

How do you buy a consulting business

@salmos7101 4 года назад

Hello Jonathan, great information. I am an Aviation Jet Engines Field Service Engineer Representative. I want to have my own consultant business. Kindly what is the best advice to start from scratch??

@LauraBurford 3 года назад

Jonathan, as a consultant myself, I talk frequently about what it takes to start a consulting business. Top things I recommend are forget about the website, business cards, etc and focus on what you want to be known for, what is your audience, and be able to explain how you will help someone. I actually provide a webinar on starting from scratch.

@cinnocencesinema1100 Месяц назад

1) know your customer. 2) what's the most expensive problem for your customer that you can solve? 3) request an introduction with prospective customers/people with clear signs associated with your target demographic. 4) listen about the problem your customer is experiencing. ask why it's a problem. 5) prepare for a proposal. think of symptoms associated with bad practices. are those solutions things people are willing to pay for? who has the most expensive version of that problem? capture all the emotionally-charged language they use.

@philmckay9973 4 года назад

stop it! i want to interrupt with my hypothesis! lol

@JoannaLaurensings 3 года назад

I started a consulting business in 2020. I have one client but I’m not sure how to get my next one. I am an industrial engineer focusing on small manufacturing businesses. Can you give me advise on how to find more clients?

@TheJonathanStarkShow 3 года назад

Step 1: Make a list of 20+ ideal clients in your target market Step 2: Connect with likely buyers at each of those companies Step 3: Publish content that is useful to those contacts

@DBoss9000 Год назад

Its 2023 How is the Business now?

@LukeAvedon 5 лет назад

Excellent

@TheJonathanStarkShow 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@user-nh5ni5ru3x 10 месяцев назад

Looking to start a consulting company around digital security any tips

@TheJonathanStarkShow 9 месяцев назад

I'd start by reading How to Measure Anything in Cybersecurity Risk by Doug Hubbard. HTH!

@TRAVIESO_NA 7 дней назад

Say I am getting a client a 8 million dollar deal, what’s a reasonably fee to charge them for me doing the leg work? 2% 5% it’s my biggest deal I’ve had a opportunity with and I don’t want to be greedy and mess up future deals.

@themadute847 5 лет назад

Great video! I'd like to expand my market to international, any ideas on how i could go about doing that?

@jonathanstark6921 5 лет назад

Hi! Thanks so much for your question. My advice would be to make a list of your ideal international clients and get super clear on the business value you could provide to them. For example, "I help silicon valley blockchain startups increase user adoption."

@themadute847 5 лет назад

Thank you for replying! Well coincidentally, I want to work with silicon valley startups but don't really know where to start. I create digital products and branding

@jonathanstark6921 5 лет назад

I would start by making a list of all my trusted contacts (family, friends, colleagues, clients, associates, twitter followers, linkedin network, etc) and ask if they know anyone working at a SV startup. Assuming you get some "Yes" replies, set up some quick calls calls to learn more about the challenges they're facing. The hope is that you'll uncover some pains that they are suffering from that you can alleviate.

@TheJonathanStarkShow 5 лет назад

Hiya! Thanks for your kind words :-) I'll tackle your question in a future episode. Can you tell me a little more about your biz?