The Good & The Bad

It's an interesting quandry, when you do work for a client that is so good that they want to bring you on full-time. Then, because of your hesitation, due to the fact that you're really enjoying consulting, they tell you that if you don't come on full-time, they'll have to find someone else, and cut your contract short. It wouldn't be bad if you were only working a few hours per week with them, but when you are putting in 30+ hrs per week, and you really enjoy the technology, it makes the decision tough. Which brings us to today.

I accepted the position, under a few conditions. First, that I could work hours that would give me some flexibility to continue consulting. Second, that I could take the occasional call from clients, during business hours. And lastly, that it is no secret that my consulting will continue. They've accepted the terms, so we will now see how the consulting and the full-time employee worlds merge.

I will continue sharing my consulting resources. I've been focusing on tax laws lately, in order to maximize my deductions, and make sure I'm submitting in a timely manner. www.sba.gov and www.irs.gov have proven to be helpful in this task. I uses Quickbooks as well, so their site and help functions have been great.

That's it for now.

Cheers,
Randy- Triadic Vox

Creating the Consultant's Corner

Hello consulting world..... So, here it is. I started my own marketing consulting business after leaving a biotech meltdown. I've learned that my skills in strategy, productization, identity/brand, and globalization are highly transferable, highly leveragable, and in demand. I started Triadic Vox (The Voice of Three) sort of as a stop-gap, keep-me-busy solution while I was looking for a real job. What I found out is that this is a real job, with tons more opportunity and benefits than a standard full-time (meaning 50+ hours, getting paid for 40 hrs) corporate position. What I also found out is that there is tons of information, organizations, etc. out there for consultants like me. So here we are with a blog. I don't confess to knowing any more than the next consultant, but I felt it would be valuable to have a place to share what I learn as I move along this path. I imagine that there are about a bazillion folks out there like me. I also know that there are a bazillion sites with information that are helpful for the little guy, like me, so my intent with The Consultant's Corner is created to share resources that are out there, so that we can all make a little $$ to support our families, and have a phenomenal time being our own boss.

I'll try to focus on several pertinent areas, including:

• Self-employment basics
• Building, leveraging, and helping a great network of professionals
• Prospecting for new business
• Creating leveragable Best Practices
• Continually finding great learning resources

If there are other topics that begin to bubble to the top, we'll put them on the list.

I am grateful for friends with faith in me. I am grateful for technology and the internet, that can actually make me smarter than I really am. I have been offered full-time positions with clients, because they see the value in my service. That is awesome! I am grateful, however, to go to be at night, and know that I am sleeping with my boss..... me!.... and it's okay. This is just the beginning. In future posts, I'll start listing websites and references that have really helped me get things started, and get the ball rolling in this world of professional consulting.

Randy, Triadic Vox