04178nam a2200349 a 4500 vtls000086933 KUKTEM 20251125100140.0 150521t2014 nyu g 000 0 eng d 9780071826341 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0071826343 9780071823555 (e-ISBN) 0071823557 (e-MHID) 201505211450 ariffin 201505211450 ariffin UMP HD69.C6 W45 2014 Weiss, Alan Million dollar launch : how to kick-start a successful consulting practice in 90 days / Alan Weiss New York : McGraw-Hill, [2014] xiv, 254 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index The first 30 days. Departing and starting. Maintaining bridges ; Consolidating contacts ; Building the bank ; Finding a home ; Gathering support -- Setting up shop. Legal beagles ; Equipment and supplies ; Local finances and design ; Scheduling your time ; Accepting (and ignoring) advice -- Welcome to the marketing business. Creating brands ; Finding your value proposition ; Moving from avocation to occupation ; Identifying your sweet spot ; Blowing your own horn ; Million Collar Consulting� market gravity ; Summary of the first 30 days -- pt. I review -- The second 30 days. Close encounters of the client kind. Finding that elusive and important number one ; Marketing for free ; Creating pipelines ; Creating and qualifying leads ; The Million Dollar Consulting� qualifying system template ; Getting paid -- Creating your digital empire. The Internet upsides and downsides ; How to create and exploit a great blog ; The truth about social media ; The real estate of your website ; When high touch trumps high tech -- Pursuing the ideal prospect. The market value bell curve ; Streams you enter and streams you create ; Delivering while marketing, marketing while delivering ; Why any partnership will work against you ; Wholesale and retail -- pt. II review -- The third 30 days. Diversifying your approaches. The Million Dollar Consulting� accelerant curve ; Taking the role of expert, not consultant ; Building your name as a brand (yes, already) ; Broadcasting the array of your services ; Going viral -- Creating passive income. Web-based products and services ; Subscription services ; Hard-copy value in a digital world ; Remote coaching -- Close to home : life balance. Drawing people to you ; Maximizing vacations ; Utilizing your support structure ; Investing wisely ; Procuring ongoing help -- pt. III review -- Beyond the first 90 days. The vital need to build and nurture self-esteem. Self-talk ; Support groups outside the home ; Building efficacy ; The success loop ; Avoiding the roller coaster but keeping the thrill. ""[Weiss is] one of the most highly respected independent consultants in the country." --New York PostIf you're an aspiring entrepreneur, you've come to the right place. In Million Dollar Launch, bestselling author and superstar consultant Alan Weiss shows you how to get your business up and running--fast! Step by step, Weiss reveals how to create a revenue-producing practice quickly and successfully--while funds last and while support systems remain passionate. This is an indispensable guide to those critical first 90 days.Alan Weiss is the bestselling author of Million Dollar Consulting. He belongs to the Professional Speaker Hall of Fame and is the recipient of the National Speakers Association Council of Peers Award for Excellence, representing the top 1 percent of professional speakers in the world"-- Provided by publisher Consulting firms. New business enterprises. Consultants Marketing. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consulting. bisacsh Consultants Marketing. fast (OCoLC)fst00876209 Consulting firms. fast (OCoLC)fst00876228 New business enterprises. fast (OCoLC)fst01036825 0 0 0 0 20000 20000 2019-09-04 76.12 0 HD69.C6 W45 2014 0000097919 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 76.12 2019-09-04 OPEN VIRTUA40 77967 77973 VTLSSORT0080*0400*0200*0201*0202*0203*0900*1000*2450*2600*3000*5200*5040*5050*6500*6501*6502*6503*6504*6505*6506*9992