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	Podcast:		Healthy Software Developer
	Episode:		10 Steps to Become a Solo Technology Consultant
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:35:15
	Publish Date:		2024-06-26 20:22:00
	Description:		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. Learn about SoloDev, a coaching package to bootstrap your solo consulting business https://thrivingtechnologist.com/services/software-development-coaching/solodev-coaching-package/ Join my 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 You can also watch this episode on YouTube. Chapter markers / timelinks: (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 Visit me at thrivingtechnologist.com Find me on X as @jaymeedwards Find me on LinkedIn as jaymeedwards
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